Heated wipers: classification, 5 stages of connection + instructions for making warm brushes yourself

The installation of this function in my car continued for several months. Slowly, little by little, and finally finished)).

I would like to note right away: This function is used at street temperatures down to -10, -15 degrees. In cold weather this function is not needed. It is needed in slushy weather. That's why the glass won't burst)))

Heating elements (HE) were purchased to heat the wiper area. At the first opportunity they were installed on glass. It stuck perfectly, but not as I would have liked. It turned out that they were visible from the street. The length of each NE is 55cm, when ordering I somehow didn’t think that it was worth taking one NE 55cm and the second 35cm, then I think everything would have stuck perfectly. In principle, they are not even noticeable and if you don’t look closely, they are not noticeable, so I don’t worry about it.

Then the connection issue arose. There were several options: 1. Connect together with the heated rear window. 2. Connect separately from everything else and display a separate button. 3. The most interesting. Connect it separately from everything else, make a small electronic control unit and use the same button as turning on the heated rear window. And to turn it on, for example: a short press turns on the heating of the vehicle, a long press turns on the heating of the vehicle, turn it off in the same way. Plus, make sure that after a certain time the heating turns off automatically.

In the end, I settled between the second and third options, since I myself am not good at programming and besides Stepan Palych

I have already designed a similar device. So all that remained was to assemble it.

The result is this device:

To turn on the heating, I bought a used PWR HEAT button, it is intended for an additional interior heater that is found on diesel cars. It is clear that I do not need it for these purposes, but this is the best option since there is a picture of heating and there is free space in my car for the housing of this button. I found the chip I needed to connect the button in my car in the area of ​​the stove, since this chip was not used, I happily removed it))

This button has undergone a slight modernization to suit my wishes. The board was redesigned and the button fixation was removed.

Circuit board in the button.

And this is how the indicator lights up

When the engine was running, the current consumption was 4A (two heating elements), the fuse was set to 5A. I touched the heating of the glass with my hand, after about 1-1.5 minutes the heating was 40-45 degrees, but since I’m not a thermometer, I can’t say for sure))). In general, it doesn’t heat much, but at -10 degrees outside, I think it will stay about 5 degrees, and this should be enough to thaw the brushes. Accurate tests can only be carried out after 3 months.

Car enthusiasts who operate their cars year-round are very familiar with the problem of windshield wipers freezing and icing up. To restore elasticity and performance to rubber elements, they must be constantly cleared of ice along with the frozen glass area. If you often find yourself in a similar situation, the issue needs to be resolved radically - organize electric heating of the windshield wiper blades. Additional equipment is inexpensive and can be installed on the vehicle yourself.

Heating the wiper area

The essence of this heating method is that 2 tapes with heating elements are glued to the inside of the glass, in the area of ​​the wiper blades. This heating is effective in mild frosts and icing of the glass only in the area of ​​the wipers. If the glass is completely covered with ice or snow, this method will not help. The cost of such tapes reaches 1.5 thousand rubles. The disadvantage of this heating method is that it cannot be used at temperatures below minus 15 degrees. Otherwise the glass will crack. High-quality installation of such tapes with your own hands is only possible on removed glass. Some car owners try to apply tape from the inside of the car, but it is ineffective. In addition, intervention in the car's electrical wiring will be required - you need to install a fuse, relay and button, then connect it all to the battery.

Principle of operation

A special heating element is installed in the body of the structure. It transfers heat to the plate, which, in turn, heats the wiper body and wiper rubber. Heated brushes do not have a frame, which adds flexibility to them. They clean the glass surface better. The heated blade protects cleaning surfaces from freezing and eliminates the problem of unpleasant sounds when the wipers operate. To turn on the heating, just press the desired button.

Windshield defroster

I don’t even know whether to write about this or not! I just feel like tomatoes are going to fly at me, but it’s worth mentioning. Nowadays there are simply heaps of all kinds of electric heaters, which supposedly can not only melt the windshield, but also warm up the interior of the car!

But in essence, the effect from them is modest, no, I won’t say that there is none at all, but in order for such a fan to melt glass even at minus 10 degrees, you need at least 40 - 50 minutes of work! And then it will be one zone, on the right or left, and not completely glass. It also cannot cope with heating the entire cabin - its power is about 300 W, and it does not work efficiently; warm air comes out, not hot. Therefore, I do not recommend it to you as the main “defrost” for the windshield, but as an auxiliary one, why not! I saw one of these truckers in his legs, and he says it helps a lot! Although it is not noisy like a child.

Personally, I myself am thinking about stirring up something, but my choice will most likely fall on transparent strips - heated wiper zones; I can’t buy heated glass for my model.

Now let's watch a short video on the topic.

What is better to buy rating of winter blades 2018-2019 for the standard windshield wiper of any car

The best solution for winter is to buy wipers with a rubber cover. If you want cheaper ones, look towards the “frameworks”. The advantages of “frameless” and “hybrids” in snow conditions do not justify significant investments.

Testing aspects

The best life test is real operation in conditions of contact with road reagents on the windshield. The main criterion is how long the brush can clean without streaking. Creating a film on the window is not recommended - at night it acts as a significant obstacle to the view.

The quality of workmanship directly affects the service life and performance characteristics of the product. Price is not a determining factor in the duration of work - not only reviews know about this. Tests from reputable publications also confirm this fact. A positive point of an indirect nature is the absence of squeaking.

Wipers that have been used for at least two winter seasons are considered good. Moreover, without significant dissonance of characteristics during the entire period of operation! The lion's share of models lose their ability to clean perfectly after the first winter.

A lot of positive and negative reviews allow us to make a rating of car winter windshield wiper blades for the 2018-2019 season:

• Alca Winter (540 rubles).
• Maruenu Gyraless Snow (3,500 rubles).
• Lynx Winter Wiper Blade (550 rubles).
• Goodyear Winter (380 rubles).
• Trico Winter (570 rubles).
• Masuma Snow Blade (700 rubles).
• Avantech Snowguard Polar (340 rubles).
• Champion Winter WX41 (475 rubles).

The availability of Alca Winter brushes does not come at the expense of quality - the products function properly during the first two years. No deterioration in the quality of cleaning or squeaks was noticed after a year of operation. The best qualities are revealed in the temperature range °C. Various adapter designs allow you to install wipers on any car. The only negative is the windage after 100 km/h.

Maruenu Gyraless Snow are silent in operation and work without problems for at least three to four seasons. There are no complaints about cleaning throughout the entire service life. Demand is constrained by the high price dictated by the use of tourmaline, which increases the service life of the model.

Lynx and Goodyear cope with eliminating the consequences of precipitation for no more than two winter seasons. Afterwards, unacceptable gaps appear. The packaging of the product is already squeaking. At near-zero temperatures, they tend to rub dirt on the glass.

Trico Winter and Matsuma Snow Blade do not make squeaks, but do not last more than one winter. Avantech have an acceptable level of cleaning during the first two months. Further, acoustic discomfort and significant stripes are observed.

Champion copes with functional responsibilities throughout the entire season without significant complaints. There are some comments regarding the fastening part - it is suitable only for cars with “hook” type leashes. The case is also not ideal - it is made of too thin material.

Any heated glass

Yes, you heard right, this is the simplest and most effective way. The fact is that now many companies that make non-original spare parts have long been stamping glass with threads for almost any model, as a rule, these are Chinese companies.

In addition to purchasing and installing, you will need to install wiring and make a switch. But I think this is not a problem, many people use the heated rear window. That is, when turned on, both sides, front and rear, are heated at once. Of course, this is not cheap; for an ordinary foreign car of class “B” or “C”, it can reach up to 10,000 rubles. And if you install the original (this also happens - for example, on higher-level trim levels there are heating), then the price can reach up to 30,000 rubles and this does not take into account the work and electrical wiring! But we don’t care about winter! It is also beneficial in autumn weather, when the steles sweat.

Heated wiper blades

Another way to heat the windshield is to install wiper blades with heating elements built into them. Such wipers cannot be turned on at temperatures below minus 15 degrees, otherwise the glass will crack. Installing the brushes yourself does not cause any difficulties, because there are standard latching fasteners. The only difficulty is connecting the wires to the wipers. In most cases, no wires will last more than 18 months. Due to the movement of the wipers, the metal core in them breaks. The connection diagram to the battery is the same as for glass with built-in heating. Like the heating described above, this method is only suitable for slight frost and slight icing of the glass. In severe frost or icing, warm wipers are useless.

Using a preheater

This is the second most effective method and has no restrictions on air temperature or degree of glass icing. The only drawback is that it requires gradually increasing the temperature of the supplied air over 3-5 minutes. The obvious advantage of this method is an increase in the air temperature inside the cabin and easy starting of the engine in any frost. To implement this method, you only need an electric, gasoline or diesel preheater, hoses and clamps. After all, the electrical part of such devices is not connected to the car’s wiring. The cost of heaters that operate from a 220 volt outlet is 1–6 thousand rubles. The cost of autonomous gasoline and diesel heaters of not too poor quality starts from 20 thousand rubles. The heater is connected to the gap in the lower or upper hose of the small cooling circle, ensuring the movement of antifreeze in the same direction as in a running engine. After the installation and connection of the heater is completed, it is necessary to check all connections for leaks.

Using a fan heater

This method is not very efficient due to the low battery voltage. The most powerful car fan heaters consume up to 25 amperes, so they must be used with a special cigarette lighter or connected directly to the battery. At this current, they produce about 300 watts of power, so it will take about 40 minutes to warm the glass. And it’s not a fact that after such a load, the battery will have enough charge to start a cold engine. To some extent, the use of fan heaters with a power of 1.5–2 kW, operating on a voltage of 220 volts, can help. These fan heaters must be installed so that they do not blow directly onto the windshield or side windows, otherwise in severe frost this will lead to their cracking. It is not always possible to lay a wire into the cabin from the nearest outlet and use a fan heater, so this method is not very effective.

Conclusion

To combat ice, a windshield with built-in heating and an engine pre-heater are most effective. Both methods are expensive and require a lot of knowledge and skills to implement. Therefore, many car owners do not dare to do them themselves and turn to auto repair shops, which further increases costs. Heating the wiper area is effective only in warm regions where the temperature does not drop below minus 15 degrees and there is no heavy snowfall. All the stories that two stripes in the wiper area make it possible to effectively heat the glass in any frost are just a dishonest advertising ploy. And they often end in cracking and glass replacement. Therefore, do not experiment by compromising the safety of the windshield.

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Famous manufacturers

The main companies producing heated windshield wipers for cars:

1. Consul Winter.
2. Burner.

There is practically no difference between them and the differences are observed only in 2 details. Consul Winter has a “hook” fastening, and Burner is equipped with special adapters that make fastening easier. Also, the upper part of the first one is made in the form of a spoiler, which is why the brushes come off the windshield while driving.

The plates of both options heat up to approximately 100 degrees. Current consumption is 5.6 A (Consul Winter) and 6.0 A (Burner). Cost - from 1100 to 2000 rubles.

Their performance is quite high; indoors, the heating elements of these wipers warmed up to 100° in 3 minutes. But you don't have to worry about your windshield getting damaged. The rubber cross-section has a rather small area and low thermal conductivity. During outdoor tests, it was found that the brushes melt the snow quickly enough, but do not always cope with ice.

You can handle the installation yourself or contact a car repair shop. This is done using 2 main methods.

1. To a common on-board network with a separate button.
2. To the network through the cigarette lighter.

The first one is more convenient and looks much better (no extra wires sticking out), but most likely you will need to contact an auto electrician. You will have to think about how the connection will be made. You need to select the location of the wires, the location of the relay and the control button. Don't forget about safety! Each connection must be carefully insulated.

If you have the skills and tools, the first step is to clear the dirt from the glass and choose where the wipers will attach to the windshield. Next you need to mark the area where the brush will stop.

Next, connect all the parts to each other, use insulation. The next step is to place a relay and an additional 10 - 15 A fuse under the hood. Then connect the ends. A “positive” cable to the relay, and the other to the battery and fuse, respectively. At first glance, this is not difficult to do, but from a safety point of view, in the absence of the necessary skills, it is better to seek help from professionals.

The connection process using the second method will take no more than 20 minutes. You just need to follow the instructions. But in this case, the interior will be loaded with a large number of unnecessary wires. In addition, such a connection is not very suitable for the heating element of the brushes.

Manufacturing instructions

Well, let’s move on to production, I’ll list it point by point, it’s easier to digest.

• We are disassembling our frameless wipers, do it carefully so as not to break anything! Otherwise you won’t be able to collect it later.

• We will thread the thread into the elastic from both sides. It is IMPORTANT that it does not fall out, that is, we hide it inside. Also, be careful not to damage the elastic, because if it is torn, it will not clean.

• What else I would like to note is that we encountered such a difficulty - the design has two separate metal plates that hold the elastic. To insert it there, and even push the thread, you need to use all your dexterity. Therefore, without thinking twice, we simply glued the elastic band to the plates with a glue gun, so it did not fall out and sat in place. This is exactly how we managed to insert the nichrome thread.

• It's almost ready. However, we immediately measure the resistance. It should be 8 - 9 Ohms remember! So the thread will heat up evenly, if the resistance is 5 - 6 Ohms then this is bad, the thread will heat up quickly, which is not very good in the cold, the glass may burst. The large wiper was fine, about 8 - 9 ohms, but the small one was about “6”, so they added a little more wire, somewhere they made it like a herringbone under the rubber band. In general, after 15 minutes - 8.5 Ohms - you can assemble normally.
• Two holes were made in the mount for the outlet of heating wires. Our black speaker cable will go to it.

• After being assembled, we tried heating. In about 7 - 8 minutes the heating was about 49-51 degrees. Which is more than enough, given the cold weather, there will be no such heating, it will warm up to about 20 degrees outside, during the same time - that’s what you need.
• We put the wipers in their regular places. We take the mass from the body, plus we connect it with another cleaner in parallel! And to the salon. It should be noted that we connect it through a fuse, about 5A will be enough, and also, if desired, install a relay (so that it cuts off automatically when the resistance changes - after heating)! You can do it without it, but just press the button, then you need to monitor it yourself - which you don’t want to forget.

The result is great heat, even at minus 25 degrees, the wipers go off almost instantly. With a slight minus, especially when it snows, the ice does not linger on the brushes at all. Here are the instructions. The asking price is approximately 200 rubles per wire.

However, I repeat once again - if you cannot work with the car’s electrics yourself, DO NOT CLIMB, it’s dangerous!

I’ll finish this, I think my instructions helped you.

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Heating using built-in metal threads

This heating is the most effective, but it requires the installation of new glass. You will also have to lay the wiring, install a fuse, relay and connect it to the heating button. A circuit using a relay, as well as a fuse, are required because the button may not withstand the current. It is not advisable to connect the heater to the rear window heating relay due to the risk of overheating. After starting the engine, just press the button (flick the switch) and after 3-5 minutes the glass will thaw. The cost of such glass is 5-20 thousand rubles for a Chinese non-original, it is not so easy to find and install it yourself, so this method is not widely used. However, if you can find such glass for your car, then feel free to install and connect it, after which you will not have to worry about ice.

4WHEELS

Well, guys, winter is in full swing, snow is falling, ice is on the roads, the car needs to be warmed up in the morning, in general the weather is uncomfortable. But probably each of us has been struggling with the icing of the car windshield since the morning. Personally, I will never forget the freezing rain that turned my car into just a big piece of ice! However, the neighbor in the parking lot came, started the engine, turned on the heated windows (front and rear), after 3 - 5 minutes they thawed out, and he calmly drove away. But I had to hang around in the parking lot for about 30 minutes and wait until the stove melted a 2-3 centimeter layer of ice.

Now many cars, so-called “ adapted for Russia ,” already come with threads in the windshield, which heat it up! It’s very convenient and very necessary, in my opinion, especially for our cold country. The problems of scraping ice with a brush disappear.

But many Japanese, German (and other) manufacturers simply do not have such elements! They are designed for a more or less mild climate, and therefore this does not even occur to engineers! Although we need it.

Strip heaters

However, if you put your hand on your heart, not all cars have such “lobovukov”, some cannot be found, even Chinese ones, for example, no matter how hard I looked (for my Chevrolet AVEO) I never found it! Therefore, you need to be content with little.

By small, I mean heating the wiper area; if it is powerful enough, it contributes to the rapid thawing of the entire stele. So how to implement this?

Adhesive strips have been on the market for a long time, often transparent, but often not. We just glue them to the bottom near the panel, hide the wiring under the plastic, and again connect it to the rear heating.

Thus, the lower part, which is always covered in ice (snow), will quickly thaw, and then the rest of the canvas will be “finished off” by the car’s heater. Personally, I myself have seen this design many times, it works very effectively. It is also gratifying that our Russian manufacturers also produce, the strip does not take very much power - approximately 14 - 20 W, depending on the thickness and length. You can install it yourself, there is nothing complicated here, just glue it in the desired area and connect it.

The cost of a strip 350 mm long and 50 mm thick is 450 rubles, if the length is 550, the price is 600 rubles. I won’t give a link to the office, but our domestic manufacturer goes by the abbreviation “NSCHS”. Just type in the search - “heated wiper zone NShchS”, dozens of sites will come up where you can order.

What are “warm wipers” and how do they save us in winter?

Motorists know how important visibility is when driving, and windshield wiper blades are the backbone of glass cleaning. According to statistics, a significant portion of people who own cars prefer not to drive at all in bad weather conditions due to limited visibility. In winter, the wipers are susceptible to icing. The rubber becomes rough, so an unpleasant sound is heard. The wipers, of course, come off the glass and turning the heater on to maximum sometimes saves the situation, especially when the car has a heated glass function. But we must not forget that over time, the design of the brushes wears out and their tightness to the glass decreases. Due to the hardening of the gum, car brushes “jump” on the glass. And if, with the arrival of winter, they are replaced with heated ones, this will not only avoid problems with wipers freezing, but will increase safety and comfort, as well as their service life.

By car

It's only minus five outside. But even at this temperature, both heated wipers were unable to melt the snow that had dusted the windshield, at least in close proximity to the adjacent rubber bands. What happens if the brushes freeze to the glass after a frosty night?

We checked this too. It started snowing in the evening and froze at night. The next morning, both heated wipers were frozen to the windshield. And although the air temperature dropped only three to four degrees below zero, amperes and volts could not save the wipers from captivity. The heated wipers were partially rehabilitated during the day, when wet, sticky snow fell from the sky again: the usual transformation into a “snow woman” type windshield wiper did not happen.

Heating - a view from the inside. In the Energomash product (1), the metal plate is placed in a plastic insulator. Burner (2) looks more civilized.

Heating - a view from the inside. In the Energomash product (1), the metal plate is placed in a plastic insulator. Burner (2) looks more civilized.

First, how does classic heating work?

As we know, car glass, especially the windshield and rear glass, consists of two layers, between them there is an adhesive composition usually similar to a film.

In the usual version, there is nothing else inside, but in the heated glass on the middle film, small wiring of the heating element is installed, so small that they simply cannot be seen from a distance of half a meter (that is, they do not interfere with driving at all). As you probably guessed, an electric current is applied to them, they heat up and help defrost the entire glass. Very comfortably. But this is not implemented on all brands and models.

Therefore, the question arises, is it possible to install it yourself? It turns out that it is possible, there are several solutions to this issue.

Element installation

Before gluing the film, you first need to wipe the inside of the glass with a rag to remove stains and dust. The strips should be glued extremely carefully so as not to damage them and to make the installation as smooth as possible. After this, the heated windshield (VAZ) must be powered into the vehicle's power supply system. As was said earlier, we connect one terminal to the positive wire, and the second to the control unit.

For more convenient use of the car in the summer, the system can be equipped with additional controls. For example, an additional button for heating the windshield is installed in the dashboard, which can completely turn off the power supply to the device.

After installing this element, it must be checked. We start the car engine, turn on the heating for a few seconds and check its circuit using an electronic tester. If connected correctly, the device will show a value of 12 V at the output of the circuit. This means that the circuit has no breaks and the system is working.

Is it possible to make heated brushes yourself?

If you are a fan of non-standard solutions and have the appropriate skills and desire, you can easily create heated wipers with your own hands. All you need is:

• regular wipers;
• flux;
• acid;
• wires;
• soldering iron;
• MGTF wire with a cross section of 0.03 sq mm (heating element);
• nichrome thread.

Making warm wipers yourself:

Option 1

1. Drive two nails into a wooden block; the distance between them should correspond to the length of the wiper. Wrap the heating element tightly around the nails. Glue the wires with tape every 5cm. The result should be a heater tape.
2. Solder two MGShV wires with a cross section of 0.12 and a length of 10-15 cm with silk insulation to the tape.
3. To distribute heat evenly throughout the wiper, you need to wrap the heating tape in foil.
4. Assemble the wiper by attaching the tape you made.
5. Solder the terminals to the heating element wires.
6. After installing the structure on the car, connect it to power and cover everything with a corrugated tube.

Option 2

1. The design of the wipers should allow a nichrome thread to be pulled through it.
2. To avoid shorting the wire with the metal part, make a hole in the silicone tape at an angle. Pull the thread through this hole. Insulate the edges of the wire.
3. Make 2 holes in the middle of the plastic brush to bring out the contacts of the nichrome thread.
4. Thread the nichrome thread inside the silicone tape and bring its ends into the holes made in the brush.
5. Solder the wires to the ends of the thread, and to them - 1.5 m of wire with a cross-section of 0.2 and insulate the soldering points with heat shrink.
6. Glue a piece of the profile onto the soldered wires.
7. The structure is ready for installation.

For craftsmen, creating your own warm wipers will not create difficulties and will not take much time. But it’s safer to buy them in specialized stores.

What do we need?

We will need to create a heating element with our own hands. On the one hand it is difficult, on the other it is even exciting.

SO, what do we need:

• A new set of wipers (preferably frameless), however, I do not encourage you to practice on your workers, buy the cheapest ones.

• Nichrome thread or as many people call wire. The diameter is 0.3 - 0.35 mm, this is important, do not take less, it will burn, more will be a heavy load and long heating. This diameter is the best. You can buy it at any radio market, as well as in radio stores.

• Wire for main wiring. You need to take copper in good insulation, a cross-section of approximately 1.0 - 1.5 mm. The guys suggested that we could use a black wire for the acoustics; it would blend in with the wipers and not stand out in the interior.

You also need to prepare tools - a soldering iron (solder), wire cutters, a multimeter (we will measure resistance).

Purchasing special additional airflow

This is the cheapest and worst performing method. Many advertisements for these devices on the Internet and on TV say otherwise, but you shouldn’t believe them. The problem with such a windshield heater is that the heat will not spread evenly, but at a certain point. These heating fans themselves are low-power, so you will have to wait a long time for them to melt the glass. However, such additional airflow is very easy to install: just install it on the dashboard and plug it into the cigarette lighter. Additional electric blowing is good only if you warm up the car engine for a long time (you can also warm up the windshield at the same time).

Advantages: Easy installation, low cost

Disadvantages: Long warm-up time, uneven heating plane

Heating of washer fluid

This type of heating not only helps to melt the layer on the glass in winter, but also to wash away dirt in summer, since warm water washes better than cold water. There are two ways to heat the washer fluid:

1. Heating the washer barrel
2. Heated washer nozzles

Keg heating

The washer is heated using special plates with a thermostat. You can purchase them at any radio electronics store.

Just like heating the brushes and windshield, these plates are connected via a 12 Volt wire. For example, you can take the wire from the heated mirrors. Since these elements have a built-in thermostat, they are able to turn off when the temperature reaches above 50 degrees.

It is not difficult to fix the plates on the barrel, since they are self-adhesive.

Conclusion

Based on the presented review, you can make a choice - to clean the windshield manually and spend your time and energy on it every day, or not to be lazy one time and do the windshield heating yourself. Thanks to the availability of various accessories for cars in auto shops, you can make a “warm” windshield yourself without any special financial costs. After this, your car will be ready for winter use at any time, regardless of the vagaries of the weather.

A frozen windshield in winter is a big problem, since driving a car requires good visibility. Removing ice crust from glass takes a lot of time, which is critical in the morning. Expensive cars are equipped with built-in heated windshields, but what should owners of cheaper cars do? There are ways out and there are many of them.

Options for heating the front glass with your own hands:

• Installing heated windshield wipers
• Heating the wiper rest area
• Heating of washer fluid
• Purchasing new glass with built-in heating
• Purchasing a special heater-hairdryer installed on the panel