heated rear screens?

[dieselnutjob]

The heated rear screen seems stuffed on the browntastic 604

is there a way to fix them?

I am getting 14V across the screen terminals when powered on but it hardly draws any current

condensation disappears only on one small spot in the middle of one bay which I guess means that it's the only bar working and only when water is bridging some crack in it

is a new rear window the only solution?

[Volksy]

You used to be able to buy repair paint for these from car accessory places, which has worked on ones I've had, it's a case of carefully checking for any breaks in the screen element. You then mask up either side and paint the stuff on. With a bit of practice it doesn't look like it's been repaired.

*edit some on ebay here

[dieselnutjob]

thanks

bought some

I'll let you know if it works

[Shep Shepherd]

I've used that stuff successfully a couple of times on my own cars (Fiesta and Rover 200). The biggest problem was trying to find the breaks in the elements in the first place; having 20/20 vision, a magnifying glass or a multimeter is quite useful!

 

However, I've come across a couple of cars (not mine) with defunct HRWs due to the elements corroding or coming away from the glass, which necessitated the fitment of new rear windows. I can't imagine that finding a new or good used rear pane for a 604 will be that easy nowadays, though

 

I wonder if you could fit a proprietary HRW kit like this one in lieu of the original?

 

http://www.ds-demist.com/buy.html

 

The elements could be engineered to fit over the original ones

[garethj]

You might find that Autoglass or someone will have a screen with HRW in stock.

[ashmicro]

that Electrocure conductive paint does work. I've even used it successfully on a semi-frazzled server motherboard