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Old 12-25-2009, 06:38 PM
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Default help with 2001 rear window defogger

My son's 2001 MC SS rear window defogger isn't working now. The positive tab was knocked off and I soldered it back on. A couple of weeks later it was off again. This time I used the Loctite tab repair kit. Now, the tab is really stuck on but the rear window defogger isn't working. I measured the voltage across the pos and neg leads and it shows 14.8V. When it was soldered on the voltage was around 12V. I checked the relay and there is no way to tell if it is bad, gray plastic relay in the fuse box. I tried to measure the voltage in the middle with foil over my pos lead and I got 0V. That tells me that something is wrong. Any ideas?
 
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Old 12-29-2009, 01:49 AM
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Default don't buy the loctite tab adhesive

The stuff didn't work. It glued the tab on, but it didn't conduct electricity. I ended up pulling it off and soldering it again. It is working now. I just hope it doesnt' pop off again.
 
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Old 12-29-2009, 07:04 AM
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you should be asking yourself how its popping out
 
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Old 12-29-2009, 07:44 AM
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Just as an FYI to anyone else reading this, the Loctite brand repair kit has a poor rating. Google it and you won't find out much good about it. Loctite is a good company, too. It's a shame they have such a poor product in that item.

Glad you got it fixed.
 
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Old 12-29-2009, 09:39 AM
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Glad you got it fixed. My defogger stopped working in my 06, but was fixed under warranty. The dealer said I had a bad connection.
 
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