GR86 Condensation?

[bqf]

Picked my car up on Christmas Eve, done about 100 miles in it, over 3 days or so. Garage has other things in it, so it's been on the drive. Haven't been able to/wanted to drive it, with all the salt on the roads.

There is a large amount of condensation on the inside. I've Gummi Pflege Stift'd the seals on the doors, and closed the vents, but i'm surprised. I know we've had mad weather, 12 degrees one day, 2 the next but I'm surprised at how much there was.

Anyone else had this? It'll be garaged soon so the problem goes away, but condensation is the enemy of vehicles, I have found.....

 

[ZN8]

I haven't had it with this car, but in the past when I've had a dormant car not used in the winter, I put a couple of 1kilo bags of dessicant inside.

 

[leosayer]

Every car local to me had a lot of interior condensation over the past couple of weeks.

Probably best to leave the vents open.

 

[v8s]

My Mini has been suffering with it lately, I have checked all the carpets and in the boot looking for a leak but they are all bone dry. I think it was due to the dry cold days we have had and the sun being quite intense has lead to a warming of the interior which then creates the condensation overnight. I tried cracking the windows open slightly (left open during daylight hours and the doors locked and alarm off) when I knew it wasn't going to rain, the car is outside on the drive so I feel OK with it not having the alarm on. I then shut the windows at sunset and it has made a positive difference to the condensation to the point there has been little or none.

 

[Chris Mc]

£10 from SF.

drop some in a few chinese t/a containers. Dry back out indoors, repeat if and as necessary.

 

[GR86GRY]

My dealer said his prep guys insist on wet vac'ing the cars before they go out so I made sure they'd didn't do that to mine for this reason. Might just be that?

I found mine steaming up whenever I went out in it... Turned off the recirculate button and problem solved.

 

[v8s]

Cat litter granules are also supposed to absorb moisture but haven't tried that one myself.

 

[GR86GRY]

I used to keep this kind of thing in my convertibles and they always seemed to work quite well.

 

[bqf]

Thanks very much all - I didn't even know about the moisture bags. I use a dehumidifier in my campervan but obvs didn't want it plugged in in a small car.

Have ordered some of these bags, thanks chaps

 

[Chris Mc]

Cat litter granules are also supposed to absorb moisture but haven't tried that one myself.

It works, but if you have a cat, guess where it ends up having a poop

 

[Ersakus]

I don’t have any issues thankfully
I always run the ac even in winter on humid days and circulate outside air in

 

[GR86GRY]

And circulate outside air in

That was the bit I missed and was causing mine to steam up!

 

[OldManMarkoos]

My gr is ok, but my mini has had a lot of moisture. I put my dehumidifier in the car and left that running. did the job.

 

[midlife_sportscar]

Shouldn't apply to a new vehicle, but worth checking the cabin pollen filter and replace as necessary.

 

[GR86Enthusiast]

I used to keep this kind of thing in my convertibles and they always seemed to work quite well.

I use these for my F Type even though it's garaged in winter. One in the car and one in the boot. The blue circle turns to pink when it needs a recharge. Six minutes in the microwave then allow to cool, recharge complete!