Heated rear window

andypont · Post by **andypont** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:07 pm

My rear demister isnt working. I have the light coming on in the switch, so assume its not a fuse or the switch itself. Can anyone suggest if there is anything I should be checking first, or is it simply a matter of checking for voltage at the rear window and then working back from there?

W1ggz · Post by **W1ggz** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:18 pm

is there a plug that connect to the rear screen ?

Post by **Pushki** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:22 pm

I think there's a relay in the footwell fusebox.

Post by **Pushki** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:25 pm

Here's the 4th gen' fusebox. I don't know whether 5th gens are the same.

Samiya85 · Post by **Samiya85** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:00 am

Check the windscreen it self
And the 2side main connectors
If not
U have a broken connection some where the lines on the rear screen it self
U can buy the repair conductor paint from halfords or may be your local accesory shop
Re make the connection
And bingo

Put some hot water in a pan put it on your rear shelf
Let it mist up move pan after a while
Switch on rear demister and u see if it works!

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:18 am

check the fuse and relay the light will come on if there is power at the switch nothing more

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 2:08 pm

My money's very definitely on the relay, which is in the footwell fuse box.

*edit - I completely failed to notice this was for a 5th gen... Doh!

andypont · Post by **andypont** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 6:21 pm

Thanks for the advice everyone. The fuses looked ok, and the relay was clicking as the switch was operated, but I have swapped them over from my old lude. Will try it later when the sun goes down and the windows mist up. If still not working then its a voltmeter to the rear window connections.

Supermarine Blues · Post by **Supermarine Blues** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:14 pm

The connector unglued itself from the rear window of the Civ. I tried re-bonding it & using sliver HRW repair paint, but to no avail.

Might be that, or a break in the elephant.

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