Rear window defroster

[M3TA5IN]

OP if you have a multi meter you can find the breaks pretty easy.

[telijah]

That picture is your antenna amplifier #6 is the antenna amplifier plug that attaches to the window. Above and below that you should have two connections that are soldered to the window (those are your heating wires, and are grounded back to the chassis).

On your passenger side you have 3 more connectors (2 going to your window grid, the heater elements) the 3rd is for your radio Freq. Trap (filter)

I am not sure on your car, but on a e36 the heater elements are labeled "Heizung" which is Heater in english.

From what you said though you might be missing some leads, if you have time take pictures of both sides and post and I will tell you if you are missing anything.

Oops, I meant #6 is what I have, and until I go back to my car, I couldn't tell ya what other connections were there. Hopefully I can do this tonight..

[zj96sc]

OP if you have a multi meter you can find the breaks pretty easy.

the issue is, to fix them you have to paint them. to paint them, you have to see them.....therefore if you need a multimeter to find them you're not going to know where to paint.

It would maybe help narrow down with areas to look in though.

[M3TA5IN]

the issue is, to fix them you have to paint them. to paint them, you have to see them.....therefore if you need a multimeter to find them you're not going to know where to paint.

It would maybe help narrow down with areas to look in though.

You don't really need to see it. He will still be able to see where the lines go, mask it, then find the breaks. With a multi meter he can narrow it down as much as he wants. 1 inch, 2 inch etc etc. Once he finds where the break is he repaints to complete the circuit. Easy peazy. It will be tedious but $10 paint or $300 window install.

[toddness]

Not exactly related, but does anybody else have the Business CD radio give off considerable static when running the rear window defrost? I only noticed this AM on my local AM news radio during commute. I have tints.

[Hermes]

antenna on non-vert's is in the C-pillar, so I can definitely see the defroster mixed with a metallic tint causing static.

[toddness]

Thank you !

Don't really like the tints anyway

[Washburn]

Not exactly related, but does anybody else have the Business CD radio give off considerable static when running the rear window defrost? I only noticed this AM on my local AM news radio during commute. I have tints.

I had this even withOUT a tint, and curiously, after getting a semi-metallic tint, it the static when defroster is on became LESS, almost none.

[toddness]

OK - now I am really curious.

How many more defrosters without tint out there listening to the AM? (lol) How many of those get considerable static when defrosting?

[Washburn]

I had the static with defroster also on FM, albeit on 1 very weak station. (even that almost vanished strangely after the tint)