Rear Hatch defogger
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Rear Hatch defogger
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The driver's side rear window defog tab came adrift from the window at the solder joint AND the worn brittle wire broke BUMMER!
I took it for a repair but the fellow said he would not recommend a resolder as the glass may crack from the heat of the solder joint.
Any help on fixing this would be appreciated. AND what's involved in getting a new wire in situ?
Thanks
The driver's side rear window defog tab came adrift from the window at the solder joint AND the worn brittle wire broke BUMMER!
I took it for a repair but the fellow said he would not recommend a resolder as the glass may crack from the heat of the solder joint.
Any help on fixing this would be appreciated. AND what's involved in getting a new wire in situ?
Thanks
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Top 'o the mornin' Crew
The driver's side rear window defog tab came adrift from the window at the solder joint AND the worn brittle wire broke BUMMER!
I took it for a repair but the fellow said he would not recommend a resolder as the glass may crack from the heat of the solder joint.
Any help on fixing this would be appreciated. AND what's involved in getting a new wire in situ?
Thanks
The driver's side rear window defog tab came adrift from the window at the solder joint AND the worn brittle wire broke BUMMER!
I took it for a repair but the fellow said he would not recommend a resolder as the glass may crack from the heat of the solder joint.
Any help on fixing this would be appreciated. AND what's involved in getting a new wire in situ?
Thanks
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i just resoldered both sides of mine on my 1992 coupe, no problems at all. It was about 2 months ago on a hotter day (mid 70s temps) and there was no problem. I wouldnt worry too much, that glass probably gets hotter being out in the sun all day than it does from a tiny point on the soldering iron!
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Not trying to be funny here, but how hot does the window get with the defogger on, and that in only ten minutes?
Even if the defogger works only on a part of the window, as you see on some cars, that´s never caused a window to crack... I never seen it anyway.
Front windscreens otoh, can crack, when it´s very cold outside, and you put the defroster on max, it only warms up the lower portion of the glass, here I have seen some cases where the glass cracks, but only if there allready was a small damage/crack on/in the glass.
Even if the defogger works only on a part of the window, as you see on some cars, that´s never caused a window to crack... I never seen it anyway.
Front windscreens otoh, can crack, when it´s very cold outside, and you put the defroster on max, it only warms up the lower portion of the glass, here I have seen some cases where the glass cracks, but only if there allready was a small damage/crack on/in the glass.
