Heated windscreen
For a safer and better ride
A safe modification for colder countries as the (optional) heater using engine heat takes a very long time to defrost the windscreen.
Not everyone needs that one !
But mornings in eastern
Switzerland can be cold, and LR owners know what
cold means in a Land Rover: air seems always cooler
INSIDE the car than outside ! Not only the
windscreen freezes on the outside and needs to be
scratched before hoping.
But the inner side does
it too. Indeed, the breath of the driver freezes
immediately touching the ice cold windscreen, making
the driving quite hazardous.
The danger (and the fine) being
consequent, and the engine taking ages to warm up
until the demoister starts actually demoistering...
a heated windscreen can be a nice addition.
Linked to the addition of an
alternator, replacing the dynamo, to run without
draining your battery, it truly helps increasing
safety.
Beware though: careful
installation did not manage to have not less than 3
corners (on 8) to crack ! Each windscreen made of 2
very thin glass panels, sandwiching the heating
wire, is extremely fragile and the company Ricky Evans
Motorsport refused to refund, as long as
the package and content arrived safely !
Is that a retromod or a genuine
option ?
Only the 1967 Series IIA 109 NADA
Safari Station Wagon special North American export
model did feature dual heated windscreens, similar
to rear window defrosters but embedded in the
windscreen glass. This was part of a broader set of
upgrades aimed at making the vehicle more
competitive in the U.S. market, including a modified
2.6L engine and other comfort features.
