Rear defroster

[Elias]

My 88 use to have tint on the rear window. But removed it after cops wouldnt leave me alone a few years ago because the tint was to dark. Since then my rear defroster is not working I'm pretty sure when I removed the tint it took the defroster grid off. There is still power to the tab but it's not working. Just want to know is there a way to fix it with out replacing the rear window. Any advice would help I wanna fix it before I get it tinted again. But not dark tint

[jaywish]

You have to find every break in the wires and fix it with a conductive liquid glue. There are products made just for this. If none of the wires are working you may have so much damage you need to repaint the whole thing. Or maybe each wire has only one gap.

[Elias]

You have to find every break in the wires and fix it with a conductive liquid glue. There are products made just for this. If none of the wires are working you may have so much damage you need to repaint the whole thing. Or maybe each wire has only one gap.

All of them are not working it pealed everything. I am just thinking about just replace the window but it has a jag top so not sure how someone would replace it with out messing it up

[VicCrownVic]

A rear defrost repair kit like what jaywish is describing would still work but it sounds like it would take many multiple kits... You may be better off checking with an auto glass place. I would imagine an auto glass place can redo the defrost grid without needing to replace the whole window.

[sly]

The cops around here bugged you about the rear tint? Limo tint is legal on the rear. WTF?!

[gadget73]

If it has the frenched rear window with no trim, you replace the glass by first removing the top from the car, then removing the fiberglass shell under it, then putting all new parts in. Its quite expensive.

if its the more typical setup with the metal trim, it works basically like a windshield. A competent glass place can do that job without wrecking the top.

[Elias]

If it has the frenched rear window with no trim, you replace the glass by first removing the top from the car, then removing the fiberglass shell under it, then putting all new parts in. Its quite expensive.

if its the more typical setup with the metal trim, it works basically like a windshield. A competent glass place can do that job without wrecking the top.

Yeah I think it does have the frenched rear window and sly it was limo tint all around

[Elias]

I does look like it has fiberglass on the bottom I hope there some glass people that can fix it with out taking out the top.

[DerekTheGreat]

Might as well go through with it and replace the top while the glass is out. That or sell the car. I think I'd sell the car lol. I'm not all that handy so that looks like it's got the $700-$1,200 ring tone to it.

[Elias]

Might as well go through with it and replace the top while the glass is out. That or sell the car. I think I'd sell the car lol. I'm not all that handy so that looks like it's got the $700-$1,200 ring tone to it.

Won't sell it just couse the window won't defrost just really like to get it fixed before new tint goes on it.

[DerekTheGreat]

One fall-spring session in Michigan ought to change your mind about that!

[Elias]

One fall-spring session in Michigan ought to change your mind about that!

Haha texas weather don't get that bad

[gadget73]

Looks like the top is shot anyway. Good thing, you'd have to remove it to do the window, and I do not believe it possible to remove the top without wrecking it.

And yeah, thats the one with the shell. Honestly I've never been a fan of that style, and not just because of the window replacement issue. I think it looks better with the trim. Perhaps thats bias on my part, having a fairly uncommon base model Lincoln that has the extremely difficult to find rear window trim.

[sly]

ah... yeah... they frown on limo tint up front.