Deflate the all-seasons = instant winter tires :troll:

^ lowering the air pressure in your tires does help gain more traction in snow :concentrate:

For deep snow it's handy. But for the snow we experience here where your tires will still touch the road, it's pointless. Underinflating a tire creates an upside-down "U", causing uneven contact with the ground.

I drove home from Eagle on 5psi all around. Boy was that fun.

I always lubricate the rubber door seals with silicone... spray onto a clean rag or paper towels, then rub all over the seals. Helps stop the doors from freezing closed.

As for moisture inside the vehicle.. I use a desiccant by the name of Dry-Z Air. Stick the tub in the back and empty it every couple of weeks.

To those who wake up early and always arrive RIGHT on time for work or school, lay a towel or cardboard on ur windshields over night and take it off in the morning to prevent frosting or icing. It saves you time and that way, u dont have to wake up an extra 10-15 mins scrapping the ice off ur windshield.
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Another winter season is quickly drawing near, so it's time to bump this back to the top.

good idea to go through touchless car wash once in a while to keep salt off the paint? won't be properly washing the car till spring, will the harsh chemical use by the touchless strip the wax or harm the paint if i over do it?

Awesome write up! Good read

Once a month is a good rule of thumb, or more frequently if they are salting the roads in your area. Make sure to go to a wash place that has the underbody spray to get salt/debris out of the underbody, fender wells, etc.. all of which are places that are prone to rust.

Another good idea for winterizing is to replace your windshield wipers... oftentimes, during the summer when they are hardly used the rubber can get brittle, crack, or just straight up get dirty and smear crap all over your windshield. That and use Rain-X on your windows, they can be a lifesaver especially if you get splashed by a semi trailer or similarly large vehicle and can't see.

I resent this statement.

:accepted:

Touche

Two months from now we'll be right in the middle of fall-winter transition, can anyone say RAAAAAAAIIIINNNNNN/no traction/terrible traffic. Fucking joy.

Can anyone chime in on a good method for preventing condensation on windows...? I have an EK Civic which is pretty infamous for having poor circulation/ventilation. I park outside and on cold days I look forward to condensation on all my windows. It really sucks to wait 5 minutes before actually driving to let the defogger work, and I'm tired of using an old chamois to "assist" the defogging process by wiping down my windows. I found out today that using an old windshield wiper as a squeegee greatly speeds up the process...

I heard Rain-X has an "anti-fog", does it work? At this point I am seriously considering filling a sock with silica-based kitty litter and putting it on the dashboard overnight.

I think snails said that shaving cream actually ended up working on his GF's car.

Search it up, a lot of people use it on goggles and stuff. I've previously used it on snowboarding goggles when I was in a jam, and it seemed to work pretty decently.

Haven't done this myself though.

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