If you bring it up at the dealer today I would like to hear their response. Its an obvious design flaw and as far as I am concerned a saftey issue. Without the socket holders in place both sides of my windows never clear, its ridiculous
They do essentially "click in" almost with those little ridges on the sides. They won't go flying out, they are a pain to get out.
I just expect my windshield defrost to work as effectively as the other vehicles I've owned and operated.
Went to dealer today. Acknowledged the fact that the air does not defuse but there is nothing wrong other than it doesn't work well. Can't fix what isn't broke. Advised me to keep checking back to see if FCA is going to address it.
compared to the JK and every previous vehicle I've owned, mine (and presumably everyone else's in this thread) does not work fine, the air distributions not equal from center to sides and the sides dont defrost
Just my $0.02...I have this issue but it doesn't cause a big problem for me...but my use case is certainly on the milder end of wintery areas. I remote-start my vehicle, and Kentucky winter so far hasn't gotten much below 20 degrees and no accumulated snow. I didn't notice it until I saw this thread, probably the same for the many who haven't read the thread and live in more moderate areas. I can certainly see where it would cause problems in colder climates with more ice and snow. I will seek to remedy it with the ideas from this thread, though. Thanks everyone for the input!
Thanks to the OP and to paulr, Just ordered 24 of them from ebay (two sets of 12). Fortunately I live in SoCal so defrost is a rare need, but i did notice this last week and it wasn't enough of an issue for me to remember a few hours later. Ran across this thread and it reminded me so i went out and checked and sure enough, no air out the sides, just straight up the center. I agree this is an obvious design flaw and Jeep should fix it. Period. I can only imagine what you folks are going through where there is real weather. Was planning on heading up to the mountains for a weekend and am glad i saw this thread before i went.Trying out these little tubing caps from Amazon... the 5/8 size fits perfectly, definitely an alternative to the socket organizer and a little less noticeable
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BMXS3RM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Only thing I don't like is they are a little bit shiny/weird textured... going to order more (definitely need way more than 10 of them) from this Ebay seller, seems to have a matte/cleaner texture to match the interior
https://www.ebay.com/itm/251471122699
testing out the 10 from amazon, looks ok I think:
Only 1 set of 12 left on eBay. I bought 2 sets earlier today too. That seller is probably wondering what the hell is going on with these! Haha.
I left my jeep overnight in Trenton NJ last night and started it up today with a sheet of ice on the windshield (all the snow melted a bit and iced up). Put the defroster on and had absolutely no problem after 5 minutes just turning the wipers on, they wiped all the ice away because it was melted nicely. So far mine works perfectly. Again, if this was a design flaw, why is it not showing in the show your snow wheeling pics threads? It must be a defect in some Jeeps not a design flaw.Defroster design is definitely not good. One inch of light fluffy snow after 15 mins. Terrible design @JeepCares. This needs be fixed for the future. No way this work while driving in a full blizzard. The passenger wiper would definitely freeze.
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Defroster design is definitely not good. One inch of light fluffy snow after 15 mins. Terrible design @JeepCares. This needs be fixed for the future. No way this work while driving in a full blizzard. The passenger wiper would definitely freeze.
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Hey practicaltact & RDT300,
