Any way to add heated wipers or wiper fluid to '26 3.5 SP?

[recovingCarFan]

I live in MN and we've been having a very snowy winter. This is my first car without heated wipers (or at least heated wiper fluid) in 6 years and it is DRIVING ME MAD!! I just finished two 3 hours drives in the snow in which I had to turn the car into a sauna, run the defrost on full blast the entire time, and still had to pull into a couple gas stations because the windshield was icing over. There must be a better way for a $75k luxury compact SUV.

A quick AI search said G80, G90, and GV80 have heated wipers as options. Is there any way to repurpose those parts for the GV70? If not, has anyone found a good aftermarket way to add them?

 

[enrique_7812x]

Will windshield wiper fluid with de-icer (to minus 30-degrees) not work, or have you already tried it? I've never heard of heated wipers or heated wiper fluid.

 

[recovingCarFan]

That only solves 1/2 of the problem. The blades themselves still freeze up and stop following the curve of the windshield. That means they leave giant streaks that ice up and ruin visibility

 

[Lima-GV]

Set the HVAC to split airflow between the windshield and the floor. Flip both sun visors down so they help trap warm air against the windshield.

 

[NVQB10]

Not an exact solution to your request, and you may already have similar, but here in the Sierras many folks use these:

https://www.amazon.com/Trico-37-245-Chill-Winter-Wiper/dp/B000CB2MD0

 

[NVQB10]

Not an exact solution to your request, and you may already have similar, but here in the Sierras many folks use these:

https://www.amazon.com/Trico-37-245-Chill-Winter-Wiper/dp/B000CB2MD0

Those have an extra rubber cover over the blade brackets to reduce ice pickup