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Rear defrost stopped working.

kapinallinen2

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Had snow over night, turned on my rear defrost and it did not work.
F47 source side has switched power to it, fuse is good, load side reads open to ground with an ohm meter.
Rear glass heater strips are about 14 ohms to ground IIRC, no voltage on the input side.
Looks like the next step is to pull the drivers side rear seat and check input connection to the glass.

Comments/suggestions appreciated.
 

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Figured out the culprit, a broken connector, looks like manufacturing defect.
Going to order defroster tab epoxy and fix it.
 

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Thanks so much for posting this issue and with your findings.

Were you able to fix this with defroster tab epoxy yourself?
 

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Thanks so much for posting this issue and with your findings.

Were you able to fix this with defroster tab epoxy yourself?
I messed up and sanded down too far exposing glass below the copper that is on the contact area, so stopped short of a completed repair.
 

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