Winter - Boxster condensation

[Freakuk]

Morning all, my Boxster lives outside and now the bad weather is upon us every morning I am faced with condensation build up on all of the glass and it's taking some time to clear, I assume this is due to being a convertible.

Is there anything I can do to reduce/prevent this? I was thinking one of those moisture blocks but I am not sure if that would work.

[markjo]

Get a hardtop, makes a massive difference in winter, pretty cheap to pick up as well

[markjo]

Also make sure your water drains are clear two in the rear and front under the battery

[threespins]

Strange that because I only get condensation with the hard top fitted?

[type-r]

Could be that your door seals / membranes are starting to perish an d you are getting a wet carpets on the underside of the doors? This can cause condensation so worth a check.

[Freakuk]

No wet carpets, it's an 11 plate 987.2 so I doubt it would be anything like that

[thewhangie]

Give your carpets a check and make sure there's no evidence of a leak or dampness. Then get some small moisture traps, they are about the size of lurpak tubs, open them and put in the car. Check round your local pound shops , they sometimes do them at this time of year and they are alot cheaper than the homebase ones.

[Freakuk]

thewhangie said:

Give your carpets a check and make sure there's no evidence of a leak or dampness. Then get some small moisture traps, they are about the size of lurpak tubs, open them and put in the car. Check round your local pound shops , they sometimes do them at this time of year and they are alot cheaper than the homebase ones.

Checked door carpets, dry as a bone

[Trev450]

If you are only doing short trips this doesn't help. I was commuting around 25 miles up until recently and never had any condensation problems. I'm doing much shorter trips now and am getting quite a bit.

[Chrisp5782]

My 986 used to be like that, never leaked a drop, all drains clear - it's just what they do in the colder weather.

You might consider getting a "half cover" it just goes over the hood and windows and really helps the situation.

[mrdemon]

Put it in the garage !!!!

Most house seem to have a garage , but am I the only person to actually use mine lol.

No one round here seems to use their garage, which is great for me as I keep all my other cars in others people's garages lol.

[Chrisp5782]

My Cayman lives in the garage, my poor Boxster never had the luxury!

[Freakuk]

Not an option, full of motorbikes

[Trev450]

My track car lives in my garage.

[Mutt]

My new-ish 987 did that too. Never 'cured' it or bothered to check why, just assumed it wasn't as well sealed as a tin-top and carried on.

[roadrunner68]

Could it be damp carpets due to water carried in on your shoes? Just a thought.

[edo]

Are you using AC? This will clear condensation

[lgw]

As above use the aircon all the time during cold and wet weather, it dries the air coming into the car, it's not just for keeping you cool

[Freakuk]

Yup use the AC all the time over winter but in a morning I need to mop the screen if it's been cold overnight

[Gaz986]

Try renovating all the seals, including the screen to roof rubbers. Clean them and apply gummi pfllege (BMW do it and also there s another Swiss/German similar product whose name escapes me )

Edited by Gaz986 on Sunday 23 December 23:37