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• Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Ok maybe I’m misunderstanding something, because from your comment it sounded like you think the ac doesn’t work in the winter when you use defrost with the heat on. And my point is that most cars are set up to do exactly that because it works better regardless of where the temperature dial is.

  Defoggers are a separate thing altogether and has nothing to do with your heat, AC, or blower. Maybe it’s different in some newer cars but traditionally all a defogger is is those heat cables that you see in the back window, nothing else.

  Not trying to argue, just trying to clarify things.

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  • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I do think we’re talking from different generations here, and under the assumption everything even works. Yes, it is wonderful when everything works correctly, but even in that case, older vehicles had separate controls for the vents, the heat, and the air conditioning.

    We got a '96 Sonoma, missing the entire right side of the dashboard, so no glove box, no blower motor, and half the missing ventilation system is duct taped over. Thanks to the previous but now deceased owner. :(

    But at least the windows roll down in the heat of the day, and at least some of the ventilation system gives us heat in the cold when the vents are set for open air.

    Yes we’re driving what most would call a shitbox, but it’s reliable at least.

    I’d try to fix the dashboard shit, but that would probably cost more than the truck itself. So, back to simple brain mode…

    • FROST: Warm up the engine, even if the AC worked, like why? Just warm it up a bit and drive…
    • FOG: Wish the AC worked, but at least the windows roll down…

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    • Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Sonomas are decent little trucks overall. With a lot of Gm products a lot of shit quits working for no reason (or cheap plastic parts break) and there’s always little gremlins to chase, but they’ll usually get you to where you’re going.

      But ya, If everything worked proper, the 96’ Sonoma is supposed to turn the ac compressor on and flip a vent door to redirect the air to your windshield whenever you put the dial to the far right defrost. It’ll still defrost the window anyway if the ac is bust, but with the dry air it works a lot faster. Your defogger button directly under that knob only puts power to the heat lines in your rear window. They’re kinda meh for actual defogging in my opinion, but they’re great for melting ice so you can at least see out the back.

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      • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        There are no rear window defogger wires, I’m talking about the front windshield defogger vents.

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