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Old 12-23-02, 07:44 PM
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Question Rear Defrost

First and foremost, I searched!!

As for the thread, I am having problems with my rear defrost. The problem has been there since I bought the car (nearly two years), but lately is starting to bother me. When I turn the rear defrost on, only a small section of a few bars towards the top actually work and the rest will now work at all.

I believe the reason they don't work is the shitty job someone before me did tinting the window. This tint doesn't look bad far away but is horrible up close, but I have opted to leave it on.

What I think I know (from other's info) is that the bars are actually a conductive cooper paint. I also understand that they are very fragile.

I want to know how I could fix this or where I can take it to have it fixed. If this requires removing the tint, that is not a problem. I understand I could just get another hatch, but would like to try alternate ways before I go that route.

Any help is appreciated and thanks in advance
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Old 12-23-02, 07:59 PM
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You will have to take the tint off to repair it. All u need ot repair it is a multimeter and a $10 repair kit from autozone.

You use the multi meter to find where the breaks in the lines are, then after u track that down, just follow the directions on the repair kit to repair it. Easy BReezy
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Thanks for the help, I will investigate that tomorrow.

Also, if that is your FD in your sig, which I assume it is, that is beautiful
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with a missing rear center cap on the wheel lol still a nice looking car though
Old 12-23-02, 08:22 PM
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yeah that mine, thanks =)

And the center cap isn't missing, Its jsut all black
Its ok, thought, those are jsut some stockers to roll aorund in until I get my Borbets all fixed and nice.
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