Keep a spray bottle of that alcohol based "frost buster" stuff at work. When its time to go home, pull on the door handle, but just pull a tad on the door rathe rthen open it. The window will either go down or be stuck. If its stuck then keep the door shut, clear off any visable ice, spray the stuff on the bottom of the window, wait and try again. Eventually the ice will free up.

 

OHHHH NOOOOO!!!!!!

Wait a minute,

I live in Florida.

Have fun guys.

 

...it's a product defect - this should not be happening on a Z or any car. Neither of my 300TTs did this and I drove both in Chicago & Boston winters. Quit trying to fix it yourself and take it to the dealer and have them check it out.

joe

 

I plan on driving my Z through Chicago winters as well. I've owned a couple cars with no top-of-the-door frame and all I did was keep a scraper in the trunk to get the ice off of the windows. I don't know how effective this will be with the windows having to go down to open the door, but I'm willing to give it a shot. My car stays garaged when I'm home, but while at work its another story. I'd also try the de-icer stuff, too. I'll be damned if this "feature" keeps me from buying this car and using it year round. If I DO have problems, you better believe I'll take it to the dealer and mention how this "feature" keeps me from getting into my car in the winter and how it gave me little choice in ruining the door seal. We'll see. I think we'll eventually pool our thoughts and find a working solution come winter.

P.S. Doesn't the remote have a way to lower the windows? I thought it did, but that's just what I heard, as I don't own a Z yet. If so, you can certainly check to see if the windows will lower before trying the door.

 

Yep, the remote will lower the windows half way I know for sure.
You just hold the unlock button for a few seconds.
I guess you could use that as a test to see if de icer is needed.

When my window was frozen yesterday morning it looken like the back of the window was free but the front was caught up.

btw: with just normal frost this morning it worked fine.

 

I don't think remote starters are an option for the Z because of the security microchip that is installed in the key.

Also most to the z's two thirds any ways are manual and I don't think they will install this type of starter on a maual for liability reasons.

Other than that it would be a good solution.

 

I was picking up a air filter at murray's today and checked with one of the sales guys about the freezing problem.
He set me up with a product called xice which is suppose to keep rain and snow from clinging to areas to prevent freezing.

 

Zoro,

I'll check it out. Is xice readily available at auto parts stores or do you have to order it special?

Thanks,
WayneTN

 

I wonder if theres some sort of low energy draw heater you could put in the car that runs off the battery.....just putting out enough heat to keep the inside above 40 degrees or so...that should be enough to keep the windows from freezing shut.

 

This roll down is another example of engineering gone wild. Feed the gadget happy Americans another buzzing ringing toy. Sorry but its stupid. And we are our own worst enimies.

 

If you look at the construction of the window and door frame you will notice that the window would trash the door frame if you try to open it without the window dropping that 1/4". The car will not allow you to open the door if the window can't drop which will be a problem when there is ice or frost...or a dead battery. We will all be doing the limbo under the strut brace trying to get into our cars!

 

As you can tell I am new to this site. I've been waiting for some 1/2 brain to weigh in with "use some hot water to melt the ice" my faith in this forum went up a bit.

Thanks

 

Someone else already said this and I'm going to second it. Coat your door and hatch seals with silicone lubricant spray. It isn't greasy and won't stain. Best of all, it will keep your doors and windows from sticking in the winter. As an added benefit, the seals will last longer too.

I spray things like CV boots, suspension bushings, door gaskets, etc. with silicone spray. It definitely won't hurt, and might keep things from deteriorating so quickly.

-TB

 

There's no problem using hot water around the edges of the frozen window PROVIDED you use it very, very slowly and don't use too much of it. That way things should gradually warm up and it should gently melt any tough ice away from the window edges so the window can open and you can get the engine and some heat started up. But, too much hot water could be a problem due to temperature shock, so go easy.

One problem is, where would you get any hot water if you're not at your house? Hence, the talk about xice and other products.

WayneTN