HOW TO Fix Rear Window Defroster! DIY for under $8 

Im curious how you feel about it a year later? Did it last? Does the rear window defrost work up to par or noticeably not as good as stock?

Everything is good and still attached. Just make sure you follow the instructions and you will be okay. Much cheaper than purchasing a whole new piece of glass. Good luck!

No problem! Nice, glad it was helpful and worked out!! 💪

Me either, they are breaking my heart lol just kidding man I don’t get it either some people just love to hate I guess. Hey let’s focus on the good though. I appreciate your comment and I’m glad it was helpful!!! 💪

No problem and I appreciate the kind words. I’m glad it was helpful and saved you a bit of money too! 💪

Glad it worked out for you!

No problem, hope you get it working for you this time!! Good luck with everything 👍 💪

Victoria Bianchi no problem, glad it was helpful!

Nice! Glad you got yours back up and working 💪 definitely beats buying a whole new piece of glass!

Dan Braun LoL no problem. Glad it was helpful!

No problem, glad it was helpful! Yea I was nervous at first too. We all just need to take our time. I hate directions so hopefully this was easy to follow. Good luck!

Thank you! I think it will be best to remove my old window tint first by steaming it. Then do the repair. I'd hate to fix it, and something go wrong. I already have my new tint for the car, just need to remove the old stuff.

Sounds like a plan. Just remember to be careful and not to damage the defroster line. I made that mistake before and cut it with a razor blade trying to get the sticky residue from the tint removal off and ruined it!

I watched a video earlier of a guy doing the hatch of his Corvette, but using a steamer for clothes and being really patient with it. He got 95% of the adhesive off with the film. The other stickiness he went over with acetone to get up. Like you said though, being careful not to mess up the defrost lines. Lol, between you and his video, I learned a great deal today. Thanks again! I subscribed to your channel to check out your other material.

No problem! Exactly. I hope everything works out for you!

No problem. Good luck with everything! 💪

Thank you I appreciate that! Hope it was helpful! 💪

No problem! Glad it was helpful and it all worked out! Happy holidays! 💪

No problem. I’m glad it was helpful and thanks for the kind words!

No problem, good luck! 👍

Thanks for the comment and good luck! I tried to find it locally but had no luck. You do save a little via amazon but I mainly did it because I couldn’t find it anywhere. Good luck!

No problem, glad it was helpful! Good luck 💪

No problem, and thanks for the comment! Glad it was enough to get you to go for it. Let us know how it goes. Just be very very gentle when sanding. Like literally barely touch it with hardly no pressure because it is very thin.Good luck! 💪

No problem, Glad it worked!

Same mind did too just going to buy a soldering iron and some wire to put that bitch on

No problem, thanks for the support! 💪

No problem! I appreciate the kind words. Glad it was helpful! 💪

Appreciate that! Thanks for the feedback. 💪

Thanks, I’m glad it was helpful! Just reference the video when you do it. Good luck 👍 😃 💪

No problem. Hope you get it all back to working! Definitely better than then hitting up the dealership or worse changing out the entire glass. 💪

No problem! Nice 👍 well doing one side prepared you for the one your grandson knocked off lol. At least you know how to do it now. Glad it all worked out! 💪

No problem, glad it was helpful!

No problem, good luck with everything! 💪

No problem glad it was helpful! 3 winters! Wow, well your prepared for the 4th. 💪

Nice, glad it worked out! 💪

No problem, Glad it was helpful! 💪

Nice, no problem! Glad it was helpful! 💪

DJ TRIP Hennesy glad it was helpful!

Thank you! I’m glad it was helpful. Good luck with everything! 💪

It worked, I left in the shop for the weekend and it fully cured. @@Jsean

No problem, thanks for watching!

Thanks for stopping by. I hope it was still helpful! Good luck 👍

I was just reading that part of the instructions too. An video I found that's about a year older than this one shows the repairer wearing nitrile gloves, which isn't mentioned anywhere, but I appreciate, as I always forget until I'm 'in the thick'. Anyway, that vid (not linking because unsure of youtube etiquette in these cases) shows the activator only being applied to the glass/grid only, and the adhesive being put on the tab only. I'm hoping I only have a crack in the grid to repair, so I don't have to struggle with this conundrum. If not, I will probably stick with mfr instructions as they look to be the easier from which to recover in case of failure.

@@tivolutionist I used the kit few days ago, putting the activator on both the tab and the metallic foil on the glass, and it worked well

@@striela1 thanks! Moot point for me, it turns out. In a 2012 Volt, the tabs are hidden behind the metal "arms?" Of the hatch, necessitating window removal to get to them. As much as I love this car, I have trouble envisioning myself ever willing owning another GM product.

No problem! Hope it was helpful. Good luck with everything 💪

Thanks, and no problem. Yes mine is still holding strong! Hope that helps and good luck 👍

It’s up to you. I did mine that way because it came off pretty clean. I was able to use the same spot just make sure to not sand paper too deep! Most seem to use an entirely different spot though. Hope that helps and good luck! 👍

@@Jseanwhat if you don't have sandpaper can I use the sponge material

In my opinion, as long as it’s abrasive you should be good. They key is it has to be a very light grade because you can easily over sand right through it. You want to be very gentle and sand extremely light. If you do sand too deep you could always try another spot but literally barely sand with little to no real pressure when you do it. Hope that helps! 💪

No problem, glad it was helpful!

It was! You solved the problem. Thanks, and Merry Christmas! @@Jsean

@@pattybraithwaite2589 your welcome, and same to you! 💪

Thank you!@@Jsean

Are you speaking about the one next to my eyebrow? If so I actually did. Check out any of my recent videos. I’ve had it my entire life but it never used to be that big. It started off as a dot when I was young so I was concerned it could have been cancerous. It wasn’t and now it’s gone. I look back sometimes and can’t believe how much it grew 🤦‍♂️ now if your not talking about that then ooops 😂

Hope it was helpful! 💪

Thank you I appreciate that. I hope it was helpful! 💪

That’s what’s up. 💪 I’m actually in MD

Thanks for the info. Good luck! $24 seems high. Is it the same one as I have in the video? If you found it local it may have been more expensive. 🤷‍♂️

@@Jsean Lol.. yeah Ford dealer.. haha. Well..I tried it and i may have did it wrong. The problem was it didn't stick and my mustang window is slanted... So.. I ended up getting the stuff thats 40 bucks and its a thicker paste. I was able to stick it and leave it to dry. Excellent!! Works great. I also have more left in each tube for the future if needed. Thx bro

No problem, glad it ended up working out for you! Well at least you have left over so I guess that makes up for the price. Funny thing is out of all the vehicles I’ve never needed to do this until this video. Happy holidays and stay safe 💪

No problem! Ah man that sucks. One day I just looked and mine was just dangling out of nowhere smh. They say when you do anything electrical you should disconnect the battery but I didn’t. It’s just a clip and once you disconnect it’s not doing anything so I don’t think it’s necessary. Hope that helps and hope you get everything back up and working. It sure beats having to buy an entire rear glass. When you say middle rear break are you referring to your emergency brake leaver?

No, actually, it's the third break light in the rear window. But yeah, doing the repair on the rear defogger tab and surface, I found that it didn't work when I turned the rear defogger on this morning but I think it's because I rubbed that green activator pad on the tabs and then read that I wasn't supposed to or get it on the glass which a little did but only on an area that would be covered up so maybe that is why it didn't work for me!

@@onenationundergod8 oh no sorry it didn’t work! Maybe that was the case? You also have to be careful not to sand to deep. The good thing is if you have another open spot you can try it again! 💪

Glad it was helpful and worked out for you! Happy New Years! 💪

@@Jsean thanks dude, what i liked best about your video was the fact you took the time to actually explain each step the way it worked best for you. Hope you have good new years too

Hello 😁 yes it held up as long as I had the vehicle. It should adhere like it was from factory. Everything worked fine. Just make sure when you sand down be very gentle only do it very lightly. Your just prepping the area not trying to sand through it. Hope that helps! 💪

Hello, held up as good as new. Hope that helps! 💪

Ya, why not?

Thanks, hope it was helpful! 💪

No problem, glad it was helpful! 💪 lol, you can’t please them all right?! I just try to focus on the majority who appreciate it. At the end of the day y’all are all that matter. Take care, be safe and stay blessed! 💯

Yes, all was good! Just make sure not yo sand down to far. Be very gentle as it’s very easy to sand too deep. 💪

No problem, hope it was helpful in any way! Man I wish I was in California! No, unfortunately in the cold right now in MD 😢

@@Jsean Yes it was super helpful man. Thanks for all of your tips! ooo Maryland yeah it’s cold up here in NY too

Okay cool. Appreciate it! Ah man I KNOW its cold right now in NY. It’s super breezy lately up here. All we need is some good sun to balance it out! Stay warm and safe up your way!

@@Jsean thanks man! You too and happy holidays!

@@mujjuman same to you!

Mark Belden lol, I’m glad I’m not alone with that one!

Good luck. I hope it works out for you! Be safe 💪

Yes, so I called around several auto parts stores and found out NAPA was selling it for $8.99 which was much cheaper than eBay or Amazon, and picked one up on my way back from work. Later on, saw it online for even cheaper on some online auto parts stores.

Ah man that sucks. You try eBay? Is it a proprietary cord?

I don’t know ,dealer doesn’t have a clue C5 2001 coil wire is burnt and is frayed it is located top center rear glass and in roof panel it is replaced in you tube video corvette channel but he failed to tell us where to get it I am going to call corvette recycling in Utah

@@Jsean thanks for your help I bought it from Frost Fighter. Made in Colorado called the coil cord for rear glass defrosters all makes and check out there website for tabs and fixes even a doctor defroster videos

@@bullwinkle7542 nice 👍 glad you ended up getting what you needed! 💪

Just finished the coil defroster wire install on the C5 corvette guess what I had my glass guy come over and solder the existing plug and pin that goes in the electrical box in ceiling Adlai re solder tab on rear hatch glass all great . Note it is a antenna wire but the new one works fine a little thicker which is good

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Lol! 😂 nah it’s good just follow it step by step. 💪

@@jdjesus68 did you sand too deep or not enough maybe?

I think it could be a fuse because there no voltage coming through

@jdjesus68 I hope that’s all it is and you can get it taken care of. If you figure it out let me now or how it goes! 💪

Sucks it wasn’t helpful in anyway to you but I do hope you find whatever you were looking for! Good luck 💪

Yes, it’s still attached. Good luck!

Sucks it didn’t work for you. Not sure what happened but it did for me exactly the way I did it. Which part of it didn’t work for you? I’ve read where some said it didn’t stick but I believe I addressed that part of I remember correctly. The other part where it could fail is if you do not use a new spot to stick to. Mine still works but they don’t advise you to use the same spot. You also have to be very careful in her hard you prep that area as you can easily sand through it.

Thanks for the compliment, I appreciate that! 😊

Thumbs up, just for your thumbs down! 💪 hey to each is own. I hope you at least stuck around to get what you needed from it. Take care and I hope you get everything worked out whether it be from my video or somewhere else. 💪

I know right, I was thinking the same thing. 💪

Thank you. I hope it was helpful! 💪

I'm going to try your method today

@@billbeam8069 good luck, let us know how it goes! Make sure not to sand hard at all. It’s very easy to sand too much. Be super gentle, all you need is a little. 💪

So far, so good. It's holding. I'll try it after 24 hours

@@billbeam8069 nice 👍!