weird! how does this happen? you can wipe it off on the inside of the car...

bmw246 · 01-31-2013, 07:11 PM

how does this happen? its obviously cause of the cold (its about 5 degrees F here in Chicago) but how do the lines form??

rdub315 · 01-31-2013, 07:30 PM

might want to post another pic - no idea what i'm looking at here.

edirtaynine · 01-31-2013, 08:15 PM

apparently you wiped off most of the picture too.

catherineanh · 01-31-2013, 08:22 PM

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apparently you wiped off most of the picture too.

hahaahhaha

StevenY. · 01-31-2013, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by edirtaynine

apparently you wiped off most of the picture too.

I thought it was just me.

Dark_Knight_335 · 01-31-2013, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by edirtaynine

apparently you wiped off most of the picture too.

Oh that was quite funny laddie!

alexwhittemore · 01-31-2013, 08:36 PM

Jpeg got corrupted. You sure it's not just condensation that's been partially burned off by the window heater, though?

diaz92376 · 01-31-2013, 08:40 PM

and here i kept hitting refresh....

bmw246 · 01-31-2013, 11:42 PM

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here we go guys... sorry

avocet · 02-01-2013, 12:26 AM

Do you have a light tint? Maybe it has cracked/crazed.
Are you sure it's inside? Maybe it is scratches in the glass.
Can you feel the marks? Hag you tried wiping them? Windex?

If it is inside and yo can feel it but you can't wipe it off with a mild cleaner, do NOT try and scrape it with anything. You will damage the defrost elements if you do

alexwhittemore · 02-01-2013, 12:42 AM

Oh that's so neat, it looks like a sheet of continuous crystallized ice formed then cracked across various grains. Seems unlikely, though. Seems more likely they're micro-scratches that form nucleation sites for ice crystals, but then long straight runs of them would also be very surprising.

Hybrid For Life · 02-01-2013, 04:18 AM

Smegma....

Sethism · 02-01-2013, 06:26 AM

Looks like the window lamination (either factory or tint) has a few few small ridges folds, or (more likely) cracks in it that allows condensation through to form those ice crystals. Really cool.

AddictedToBavarian · 02-01-2013, 09:24 AM

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Smegma....

+1. Has to be smegma.

bmw246 · 02-01-2013, 09:42 AM

yah i bought new and since have done npthing to the car (to save for my four series of course....) so no aftermarket tints and yes i can wipe off from inside the car

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bmw246 Lieutenant 135 Rep 523 Posts Drives: 2015 F83 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (0)	weird! how does this happen? you can wipe it off on the inside of the car... how does this happen? its obviously cause of the cold (its about 5 degrees F here in Chicago) but how do the lines form??
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rdub315 Captain 75 Rep 650 Posts Drives: '07 E90 335i Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Traverse City, MI iTrader: (8) Garage List 2007 E90 335i [10.00]	might want to post another pic - no idea what i'm looking at here. __________________ - VTT Stage 2 turbos, VTT inlets, Cobb Pro Tune (E30 and 93 octane tunes), MFactory LSD, 335is clutch, CSF radiator, slim fans, Walbro 255, AE exhaust, AA downpipes, ETS FMIC, Vishnu DCI, ETS charge pipe, Tial BOV, BMS OCC - H&R Touring Cup Kit, Apex Arc8, M3 style front bumper, MTech style rear bumper and diffuser
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edirtaynine Major General 81 Rep 6,092 Posts Drives: e92 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	apparently you wiped off most of the picture too. __________________ e90post killed plastidip Just say no to painted stock wheels jm3as hooks it up
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alexwhittemore Lieutenant Colonel 110 Rep 1,951 Posts Drives: 2009 Crimson 328i Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Jpeg got corrupted. You sure it's not just condensation that's been partially burned off by the window heater, though?
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bmw246 Lieutenant 135 Rep 523 Posts Drives: 2015 F83 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (0)	[IMG][/IMG] here we go guys... sorry
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avocet Major 252 Rep 1,157 Posts Drives: 2007 328i 2011 X5d Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Vancouver bc iTrader: (0)	Do you have a light tint? Maybe it has cracked/crazed. Are you sure it's inside? Maybe it is scratches in the glass. Can you feel the marks? Hag you tried wiping them? Windex? If it is inside and yo can feel it but you can't wipe it off with a mild cleaner, do NOT try and scrape it with anything. You will damage the defrost elements if you do
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alexwhittemore Lieutenant Colonel 110 Rep 1,951 Posts Drives: 2009 Crimson 328i Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Oh that's so neat, it looks like a sheet of continuous crystallized ice formed then cracked across various grains. Seems unlikely, though. Seems more likely they're micro-scratches that form nucleation sites for ice crystals, but then long straight runs of them would also be very surprising.
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Hybrid For Life Banned 78 Rep 2,110 Posts Drives: Out of Spec Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Santa Barbara, CA iTrader: (4)	Smegma....
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Sethism Private First Class 3 Rep 123 Posts Drives: 2009 328i Xdrive Coupe Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: St Louis iTrader: (0)	Looks like the window lamination (either factory or tint) has a few few small ridges folds, or (more likely) cracks in it that allows condensation through to form those ice crystals. Really cool. __________________
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bmw246 Lieutenant 135 Rep 523 Posts Drives: 2015 F83 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (0)	yah i bought new and since have done npthing to the car (to save for my four series of course....) so no aftermarket tints and yes i can wipe off from inside the car
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