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This is the first Baur I've had, and the first convertible I've had.

Now that the weather has turned for the worse...

I'm starting to get condensation inside the windows.

Car is kept outside at the moment. All the seals seem fine and there are no holes in the car.

Is this a weakness of Baur convertibles?

My old Baur used to get the same problem till I treated the windows with anti-mist fluid. It's easy to apply and I used to do it every week during the colder months.

Cheers Mark, that's a good idea. Will give that a try.

It's starting to get VERY cold up in Scotland!

I didn't really want to be hacking chunks of ice from the windscreen...

Might be worth getting a car cover you can throw over to keep the worst of the frost off?

Gonna hopefully bung it in a garage with cover till spring.

Car cover on street is my backup plan...

Need to keep it away from salt!

Gritters have been out for a few weeks now

Mark,
Any recommendations on Anti mist fluid? This is happening on the e30 cab. Is it safe to use on the perspex rear screen?

They do one in Halfrauds that seems ok. You need to start with clean windows and I found it best to apply with kitchen paper towel. The more you use it the better it seems to work too. I'm not sure about rear screen although I think its ok as they use it for crash helmet visors afaik.

After speaking to a friend who had the same problem with his MK1 Golf convertible.
He suggested putting dehumidifier granules around the car. Apparently 1 in each corner of the car worked a treat for him.
I imagine he means something like this....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KONTROL-Moisture- ... _500wt_716

If you use them let us know how they work? Cheers Andy

You might need to put proctector ( scotchguard) on roof as it will be getting soaked right through.

Scotchguard for the roof sounds like a good idea...

Sitting under a car cover at the moment... No condensation inside

Keep having to clear the snow off it at the moment. About 8 inches in Fife!

Yep if she's outside some roof conditioner to keep her water resistant and some anti fog on the windows. Then still I'd check under all 4 mats and in the trunk for any leaks...