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Why don't cars have the same wires in the side windows as they put in the rear window? They heat up faster than the vent heater and such a system would also allow you to defog the glass without heating the whole passenger compartment. I know I can simply roll the windows down for a while but in a snow storm that gets a bit messy.
Hyenuf, Dec 12 2006
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This is only a guess but perhaps the electrical connection to a moveable piece of glass is too precarious
Bad guess. Electric defrosters are accepted on the rear window since the wires do not appear visible, being so far from the driver. Wires on the side windows would be more apparent, and more distracting, decreasing visibility in normal circumstances. Legal liabilities abound.
Hot air is your option of choice.
Sand, my comment was meant to be flippant, not sarcasm. No offense intended.
No offence taken. I've heard worse.
Wired ribbon = simple electrical connection. Yet complex. Miniaturizing the wires or perhaps finding some way to use clear materials (fiber optic/thermal?) would help here. Even with wires in the way, your sight plane would be far beyond the window, so the wires wouldn't obstruct much. Think screen doors.