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Yesterday, in Québec, we had our first real day of winter.So, I went to work, and as I left work, late afternoon, my Vibe was covered with a 3/16" ice shell.But I soon realised, that I didn't have any ice scrapper !!!! (left them in the yard storage house).I started the engine, put the heat to full maximum, after 5 minutes, I saw that the bottom of the windshield was slowly being clear out, but it would have took, much too long, to get the whole windshield clear.So being an Engineer, I was looking for anything that look like an ice scrapper.I found it, by removing the left dashboard storage compartment, when you remove it, the lower/bottom edge can act as a scrapper.1 minute after, I was on my way.

Interesting Did you do any damage to the plastic?

this now belongs in the uncomon uses thread

i don't get the part about a shoe string?

MacGyver would be proud. on frosty but not ice-sheet days i've used a credit card in a pinch.

None, what so ever, but I let the windshield being warm enough, so I didn't have to use that storage pocket as a hammer.

According to "Dictionary.com"Shoe string noun 1. a small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring" [syn: shoestring] 2. a lace used for fastening shoes [syn: shoelace]

That is where I put my good credit to use. Scraping a window with a master card is priceless.

Quote, originally posted by PopeyeFAFL »According to "Dictionary.com"Shoe string noun 1. a small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring" [syn: shoestring] 2. a lace used for fastening shoes [syn: shoelace] ahhhhh!thanks for the clarification.

Quote, originally posted by PopeyeFAFL »Yesterday, in Québec, we had our first real day of winter.So, I went to work, and as I left work, late afternoon, my Vibe was covered with a 3/16" ice shell.But I soon realised, that I didn't have any ice scrapper !!!! (left them in the yard storage house).I started the engine, put the heat to full maximum, after 5 minutes, I saw that the bottom of the windshield was slowly being clear out, but it would have took, much too long, to get the whole windshield clear.So being an Engineer, I was looking for anything that look like an ice scrapper.I found it, by removing the left dashboard storage compartment, when you remove it, the lower/bottom edge can act as a scrapper.1 minute after, I was on my way. lol, well I put de-icer windshield washer fluid in my vibe and never dilute it, just spray it on and watch it melt the ice

Quote, originally posted by Katscan »lol, well I put de-icer windshield washer fluid in my vibe and never dilute it, just spray it on and watch it melt the ice do those actually work?

I'm not sure it would work in a montreal ice storm but it works great for morning frost and a little more then that.

I've always used a CD jewel case for ice. Works pissah.