Aftermarket Rear Defroster for minivan

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by BeeP, Feb 9, 2005.

  1. BeeP

    BeeP Guest

    Anyone out there know of a source for an aftermarket rear window
    defroster?
    My new-to-me 80s Voyager was equipped with one, which needs to be
    replaced. About half the heater lines are missing or detached, and of
    those remaining, only one heats up.
    [I do not want to go thru the trouble of getting a liftgate from the
    junkyard that already has factory window defroster glass.]
    Suggestions appreciated.
    TIA
    Bob
    85 Voy LE
     
    BeeP, Feb 9, 2005
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  2. BeeP

    David Guest

    There is a product out there. I think by Loctite. It is paint for grids on
    electric defrosters. You could look closely at the grid lines still
    attached, and see were the break is in the grid and use the paint and
    re-paint over the grid lines. I do not know off a aftermarket source, for a
    complete kit. I would give you mine since I use it maybe twice a year.
    Anyway, it is Spring here in Arizona, sorry to rub it in. ;)
     
    David, Feb 9, 2005
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  3. BeeP

    BeeP Guest

    Thanks, and yes you are rubbing it in!
    .... As we wait for yet another messy snowstorm here in Mass.
    I'll look up close on the gridlines.
    The issue might also be where the gridlines connect to side strips.
    At any rate it looks like a dog pretty much trashed the system with
    its claws on the glass.
    Thx Bob

     
    BeeP, Feb 9, 2005
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  4. BeeP

    rudyannall2 Guest

    There may be more detailed instructions with the repair kits. But
    basically you can find the invisible breaks by tracing where the
    voltage is on the network(turn the defroster on) by touching the grid
    lines with a volt meter probes. If you get about 12 volt difference
    between two points then there is a break somewhere between them. There
    you apply the conductive glue as directed.
    I repaired three breaks in my defroster very successfuly this way.

     
    rudyannall2, Feb 10, 2005
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  5. BeeP

    Art Guest

    There used to be foil kits to apply to glass. They worked but that was a
    long time ago.
     
    Art, Feb 10, 2005
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  6. BeeP

    Bill 2 Guest

    I used some paint on defroster grid to repair the defroster in one of my
    cars. I think the instructions said to only repair a maximum of 2 inches of
    grid.

    I don't know what (if anything) will happen to defroster performance if you
    use more.
     
    Bill 2, Feb 11, 2005
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