Already in autumn the first frost comes at night. For vehicles that are not in a garage or under one Carportstand, means the autumn / winter icy door locks and windows. Vehicle owners have various options to free the windshield, especially the windscreen from the ice. Among the simplest and most effective methods is the ice protection film , This is available in vehicle accessory shops and on various online trading platforms.

It does not have to be hours of ice scraping

Millions of motorists know this in the cold season: In the early hours of the morning everything has to go fast, because the way to work is long and the car is cold. This is also outside in the parking lot and the windows were not covered. With a ice scraperThen it goes out in the morning in the cold, at least to free the windshield from the ice. Only then will drivers get a clear view in traffic. But there are days when even the best scratches do not get down the ice, which is always the case with older vehicles.

New vehicles can still tackle this with a heated disc heater, which takes a long time and thus lost a lot of time for the morning coffee. Easier it works with the ice protection film , The need to take vehicle owners in the morning only from the windshield and can start the car, since the windshield is free. This remains free, as the vehicle is heated while driving by means of the heater and this prevents a new formation of the ice layer.

Where is the ice protection film available?

The ice protection film Available in many vehicle accessory stores, even large super store markets offer their own vehicle department. And discounters offer this product within one or more action weeks in the fall / winter time. With discounter offers it is important to be fast, because the goods are limited in the offer. True to the motto: „Who comes first, who owns the goods“.

A good and convenient alternative is the online order, because it can also be made on the go. No one has to because of one ice protection film into the cold, but can deliver these directly to the desired address. But what should buyers pay attention to?

The ice protection film is a product from the lower price segment and therefore affordable for every vehicle owner. The simplest version, which is already available at weekly markets or the flea market, is placed under the windscreen wipers. This requires that the windshield wiperslie directly on the windscreen. Experience shows that these little effect, since a gust of wind is sufficient and the ice protection film shifts. Parts of the disc are exposed and are no longer protected from ice.

An ice protection film must therefore be clamped at least in the left and right Rührrahmen and therefore provide a tab or excess length, which can be trapped. It is a thermal film that stores heat between the film and windshield and the ice can only be deposited on the top layer of the ice protection film.

Standard ice protection films are not always suitable

Manufacturers of ice protection films offer specially made foils for vehicle series. The reason is plausible, because not all windscreens are the same size and uniformly curved. To protect the entire windshield from the ice,. Well worth a frost protection film made to measure. These include the „Maxi“ lens cover available online for models made by the vehicle manufacturer Honda. This can be used throughout the year, as the ice protection foil as well Sun protection filmapplicable.

An alternative to pinching an ice protection foil are magnetic foils. This thermal film is placed on the windscreen and the film edge on the windscreen frame, which is metallic, placed. The disadvantage is that it must be the exact size, otherwise air gaps arise, and thereby at least partially freeze the windscreen.

Who wants to protect all vehicle windows from the ice, can buy a vehicle hood, which has an ice protection film integrated. The hood is pulled over the entire vehicle and fastened at the four corners. The vehicle is completely protected from frost. The removal of the hood, however, can become an act in windy conditions, as it flies around as soon as it is loosened on one side. It is recommended to remove the hood with the ice protection foil in pairs.