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

bmw246 · 01-31-2013, 08:11 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, 08:30 PM

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

edirtaynine · 01-31-2013, 09:15 PM

apparently you wiped off most of the picture too.

catherinelam · 01-31-2013, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by edirtaynine

apparently you wiped off most of the picture too.

hahaahhaha

StevenY. · 01-31-2013, 09:24 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, 09:32 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, 09:36 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, 09:40 PM

and here i kept hitting refresh....

bmw246 · 02-01-2013, 12:42 AM

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here we go guys... sorry

avocet · 02-01-2013, 01:26 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, 01:42 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, 05:18 AM

Smegma....

Sethism · 02-01-2013, 07:26 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, 10:24 AM

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Smegma....

+1. Has to be smegma.

bmw246 · 02-01-2013, 10:42 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

01-31-2013, 08:11 PM	#1
bmw246 Second Lieutenant Drives: 2013 335i (e93) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 276 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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01-31-2013, 08:30 PM	#2
rdub315 Captain Drives: '07 E90 335i Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 603 iTrader: (8) Garage List 2007 E90 335i [5.00]	might want to post another pic - no idea what i'm looking at here. __________________ JB4 G5, AE exhaust, AA downpipes, ETS FMIC, Vishnu DCI, ETS charge pipe, Tial BOV, BMS OCC H&R Touring Cup Kit, Linea Corse 818, General G-Max AS-03
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edirtaynine Major General Drives: e92 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 5,933 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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02-01-2013, 12:42 AM	#9
bmw246 Second Lieutenant Drives: 2013 335i (e93) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 276 iTrader: (0)	[IMG][/IMG] here we go guys... sorry
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02-01-2013, 05:18 AM	#12
Hybrid For Life Whats “out of spec”? Drives: Out of Spec Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 2,036 iTrader: (4)	Smegma.... __________________ 2006 325i 6MT\|BC Flushstance Coilovers\|Floss BBS Style 5's\|Black Kidneys\|Alpine Type R\|Alcantara Wrapped Sport Wheel\|Mtec V3 AE
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01-31-2013, 09:36 PM	#7
alexwhittemore Major Drives: 2009 Crimson 328i Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,123 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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01-31-2013, 09:40 PM	#8
diaz92376 Private First Class Drives: 2011 335d Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: So Cal I.E Posts: 133 iTrader: (0)	and here i kept hitting refresh....
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02-01-2013, 01:26 AM	#10
avocet First Lieutenant Drives: 2007 328i Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Vancouver bc Posts: 375 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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02-01-2013, 01:42 AM	#11
alexwhittemore Major Drives: 2009 Crimson 328i Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,123 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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02-01-2013, 07:26 AM	#13
Sethism Private First Class Drives: 2009 328i Xdrive Coupe Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: St Louis Posts: 123 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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02-01-2013, 10:42 AM	#15
bmw246 Second Lieutenant Drives: 2013 335i (e93) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 276 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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