Interior frost?
 

Is this normal? Found this just now never seen anything like it, albeit it's -21 celcius outside right now. Should I do anything?

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It's totaled. Sell it before it catches fire. Buy a civic. Problem solved.

That just means the humidity inside the car was high enough to produce frost as the car cooled. Don't use a hookah inside the car in the winter any more? Could also be something you cleaned the car with left residue that facilitated this?

I've never noticed it on anything other than windows. It's been hovering around the same temperature off and on here the last few weeks.

Also, totaled. Time to take the bus.

Omg :(, it's that rare of an occurrence?

Anything I should do in the meantime? I'm so sad right now :cry:

I am able to keep mildew out of my project cars in Oregon with a 100w light bulb...

I wonder how many BTU's it would take to combat -21c?

OP, I assume that you do not have a garage.

Buy one of those flame resistant flame suits.

Get damp rid and put it in the car. During summer time, the calcium carbonate will be a good desiccator. In the mean time you cant do much except scrape off the frost and throw it out. It'll mean you'll have rusty metal where there's exposed metal, like bolts under the carpet etc.

Buy lots of earplugs for when you gut the exhaust on your new civic and can't stand the sound. :D

More seriously - make sure to get the car up to temp and run the A/C with the heat (I think this happens by default as often as not), which will help dry things out. Be careful in the spring as things warm up - it may very well be excess moisture (or soaked out wet) somewhere that really should be dried properly; if it's into the carpet, that can cause mildew and mold.

Running the A/C with heat can still help with this.

May want to take your floor mats indoors and let them dry out completely. Often run into this in the winter from tracking snow into the car and it creating a moisture source.

Haven't seen it on the lower dash panels before, but its the same thing as when the windshield does it. If you have the chance to park at a spot warm and dry, leave the windows cracked open slightly to allow evaporation to occur and the moisture to leave the car.

Crack your windows a tiny bit overnight.

My windows have been freezing on the inside pretty bad this winter (first winter of not having the car garage parked overnights) and cracking the windows a touch has helped.

I usually run my heater on high with the windows down before turning off the car for the night to prevent this.

I had it happen the other day after having two people in the car and the heater on recirculate and not airing it out.

I suggest you get a room next time ....... :D


humfrz

I was going to suggest that the OP wears a carbon filter mask and to stop farting in his car..

Quick get it a blanket and some hot cocoa with a splash of bourbon. That'll warm her right up.

The high humidity is probably caused by respiration. The simple solution is do not breath while in the car with the windows up. But murdoc has an easier way to reduce the in cabin humidity before leaving the car to cool down.

frost/condensation is from moisture on the inside of the vehicle getting cold/freezing at low temp.

Best way to avoid this is to cover the floor in towels to soak up the moisture/snow/ice from your boots/shoes and before you sit in the car each time, pull the towel out, shake out what is on it, put it back over the carpet/floormat and then sit in the seat and kick off as much snow from your boots as possible before turning and putting your feet into the vehicle. Doing this every time will keep the floor dry/clean.

I do this every time I go on trips in winter or summer to keep the interior from getting messy. Just lay a towel down, get it dirty/wet and shake it off or take it in and dry it.

My car gets this every single time it is cold. My mats are saturated since I drive it at least twice a day when it is snowy. I get at least two coffees which pump moisture into the air every single day. The snow brush is usually still covered in snow when I put it in.
None of this is going to harm anything in any way and it will all dry up as soon as the weather is nice enough to drive with the windows open. People in humid places have a much larger exposure to moisture every day but since it doesn't make a pretty pattern they just can't see it. The inside of the car is manufactured using plastic, metal and fabrics made to withstand such things. It is not made of sugar that will spontaneously disintegrate because of exposure too a little moisture.

Don't lie to him by telling him the truth.

His car is going to catch on fire and there is nothing we can do about it. :suicide:

Run the defroster

Mr .ac ...... I'm starten to suspect that you have a wrecking yard and a civic dealership ..........:confused0068:

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humfrz

I refute your assertion.

The interior is too damp. Do you have rubber winter floor mat? If your capets are wet, try drying them. Or remove water/ici on your winter mat.
A good tip is to prevent the interior from being to hot before getting out of the car. Because the more warm the air inside is, the more humidity it can old, and when the air inside gets cold, the humidity freeze (mostly on the inside of window, but can be everywhere).
Before getting out of the car open the windows a couple of second to let cold (and dry) air in, or leave the door open for a couples of sec to let hot air out.