Replace Heated Windshield with Plain One?

danrhiggins · Jan 18, 2014

I have placed an order for a 2014 Lux that will not come until early April. The money I gave them to make the order is refundable. I have a few weeks to make sure this is what I want to do and the one thing that is not settling with me is the wire mesh in the heated windshield. I spent a good part of the day yesterday and in the evening driving around. Daytime was passable. Night time was a pain. Whereever there were lights (headlights, signs) the windshield looked smudged.

They are now offering the option in the Evoque and other models to get the Climate Package without the heated windshield.

Has anyone replaced the heated windshield with a non-heated one? If so, how well did it work?

suvowner · Jan 18, 2014

http://www.landroverworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=22324&highlight=Heated+windshield

danrhiggins · Jan 18, 2014

suvowner said:
http://www.landroverworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=22324&highlight=Heated+windshield

Per your other post I am going to stick with it for a few months and see how it works out. In Colorado we don't get a lot of wet snow and the vehicle is in my garage when home. But I suspect it may end up more useful than I imagine nice I have it through a winter.

cypress822 · Jan 18, 2014

i would not get rid of my heated windshield

NASdiesel · Jan 18, 2014

Same here. Mine is perfectly clear so the smudge must be a result of lack of cleaning. I could not imagine the truck without it.

mbw · Jan 18, 2014

It takes a little time to get used to. Sometimes I notice it at night or in snow in daylight.

It really bothered my wife for awhile, but she doesn't mention it much anymore.

Pickasaurus · Jan 19, 2014

I live in Colorado also and have not had a windshield scraper in my car since I bought the LR4. I love the heated windshield. I keep my LR in the garage so the only time it ices over is when I am at work.

Pick

Expat93 · Jan 20, 2014

After a week of driving, you won't notice it.

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jptruck · Jan 20, 2014

Top-3 feature of an LR4. Silly to remove it. I can't say I've ever noticed mine, except when it's working.

bushway9172 · Jan 20, 2014

I never notice it except when one of my friends asks about it.

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