Hi everyone.
I looked around a lot for this problem and ended up with nothing. So I decided to go and have a shot at a theory I had about the problem.
In simple terms a common problem with our trucks is the rear defroster cable breaking loose from the rear glass defroster grid.
Some ways to tackle the problem were to solder, use a repair kit (nowhere to be found).
Both were a dead end for me as soldering I am not familiar with and risking broken glass, No Thank You.
Common tools are hard to come by here in Saudi Arabia let alone a specialized repair kit for the rear defroster. So that was not an option either.
I won't be able to confirm either whether your defogger will work if you try this (DON'T HOLD ME ACCOUNTABLE )
I for one have no primary use for the rear defroster as our temperatures at cold weather are in the 30-35 degrees Celsius (86-95 degrees Fahrenheit) and rain is a distant dream and one of them was still connected properly
I used a 3-ton Epoxy Solution which I got for 6.50 SAR ($1.73)
Mixed a little of both and then applied some on the connector and held it in place for a while
What happened was I had the wire connected to the metal connector that sticks to the glass it didn't hold properly. Hence I took the small connector out of the wire and applied a fresh coat of the solution and let it stick in the air for about 5 minutes.
After that it was stuck tight and wouldn't budge. Connected the wire back on the connector and opened and closed the glass a few times and it didn't come off.
SUCCESS
I looked around a lot for this problem and ended up with nothing. So I decided to go and have a shot at a theory I had about the problem.
In simple terms a common problem with our trucks is the rear defroster cable breaking loose from the rear glass defroster grid.
Some ways to tackle the problem were to solder, use a repair kit (nowhere to be found).
Both were a dead end for me as soldering I am not familiar with and risking broken glass, No Thank You.
Common tools are hard to come by here in Saudi Arabia let alone a specialized repair kit for the rear defroster. So that was not an option either.
I won't be able to confirm either whether your defogger will work if you try this (DON'T HOLD ME ACCOUNTABLE )
I for one have no primary use for the rear defroster as our temperatures at cold weather are in the 30-35 degrees Celsius (86-95 degrees Fahrenheit) and rain is a distant dream and one of them was still connected properly
I used a 3-ton Epoxy Solution which I got for 6.50 SAR ($1.73)
Mixed a little of both and then applied some on the connector and held it in place for a while
What happened was I had the wire connected to the metal connector that sticks to the glass it didn't hold properly. Hence I took the small connector out of the wire and applied a fresh coat of the solution and let it stick in the air for about 5 minutes.
After that it was stuck tight and wouldn't budge. Connected the wire back on the connector and opened and closed the glass a few times and it didn't come off.
SUCCESS