Consider another nice winter option. Heated wiper blades - this is a good overview of the road in the cold season, the absence of ice and frozen wipers to the windshield in the morning.
There are three options for heating the wipers:
- heated areas on the glass where the brushes are off
- installation of heated brushes
- installation of heating in the wiper blades
Wiper Zone Heater
The installation of the heating element on the inside of the windshield is similar to the installation of heating the side mirrors. In the parking lot of the wiper, a heating element is glued on the back side, which melts the ice by making the wiper blades movable (for example, in the morning they do not have to be torn off by hands, which will extend their service life). Pluses: a heater turned on during movement will melt the wet snow that accumulates in the area parking wipers. Cons: not always brushes are located in the area where you can stick the heater without moving or removing the instrument panel, which makes it difficult to install. For some models, without cutting out the windshield, heating cannot be installed.
Connection diagram for heated wiper bladesHeating cannot be switched on at -15 ° C until the vehicle interior warms up, this is due to the property, the windshield which, unlike the rear window, will not withstand the point heating and will burst. At low temperatures, it will not be possible to accelerate the process of heating the adhered wiper blades to the windshield.
Price / size / power ratio of heaters for the wiper blades parking area
| Heater brand | Size mm | Power, W | Price, ₽ |
| NShS-35 / NShS-38 / NShS-55 | 350×50/380×50/550×50 | 12,5/19,2/15,5 | 520/560/800* |
| LEG-235 | 400×30/500×30/600×30 | 19/24/28 | 500** |
| Polar Explorer PO-25 / PO-35 | 250×50/350×50 | 6/10 | 390 |
* price per set, ** price per unit
Heated wipers
Wiper blades with a heating element inside, which is connected to a standard outlet in the passenger compartment, through a button or electronic unit directly to the battery. They clean glass well during snowfall due to the heating temperature up to 60 ° C.
The most common manufacturers of heated frameless wiper blades are Consul Winter and Burner. Moreover, the latter is constantly improving the range of warm wipers releasing new generations, more advanced, easy to connect, with a heating control panel.
It is better to purchase warm Burner wipers with a kit, which will include all the necessary installation details and a remote control.
Price / size / power ratio of heated wiper blades
| Wiper blade brand | It is long, mm * | Power, W | Price, ₽ per unit |
| Consul Winter,16-28 | 400 to 700 | 36 | 730-1550 |
| Burner4,4BR350-700 | 350 to 700 | 19, 24, 28 | 1100 |
* individually for each car
Kits for brush heating
In fact, the topic of separate heating has already been implemented in the factory wipers of the Consul Winter and Burner brands. The only advantage of such heating can be only the cost of the heater, which is doubtful if you take into account additional consumables (which are needed when connecting) and independent installation. Such refinement may be relevant if in the line of manufacturers there is no heated brush for your car model. For an on-board 24V network, a series connection of two of the same heating elements is allowed.
| Janitor heater brand | Size mm | Power, W | Price, ₽ |
| Polar explorer 15/28 | 165/333 x 5 | 23/42 | 450 |
Summarize
Of all the additional heaters described above, the most practical will be the installation of heated wipers. With minimum labor costs and interference with the standard wiring of the car, the Burner brand of wiper blades is the leader.
The fourth and fifth generation Burner wipers are connected directly to the battery, the built-in automatic thermal relay controls the on and off temperature, the heater turns off when the engine is off, it can be started via a key fob (has a timer of 20 minutes).
