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Re: [T3] '69 to '68 rear window defroster


On 31 Jan 2002, at 21:31, Colemans wrote:

> I bought one of those cheesy and excruciatingly difficult rear window
> defroster kits for $20 from JC Whitney..looks like a nightmare.  But last
> week while I was removing a beautiful, original Sapphire radio from a '69
> Fastback in the local junk yard, I noticed it had an intact rear window with
> a factory defroster.  Any notion if this would fit in a '68 Fastback? 

It will fit, but it is probably no good. None of them are after all this time. 
Before you go to the trouble to remove it, take an Ohmmeter to the junk yard 
and disconnect all the wires from the glass. Then measure the resistance 
from one glass terminal to the other.

If this resistance is more than 25 ohms, forget it. When they were new, they 
were less than 10 Ohms. I'll bet that this one measures infinity.

If it's good you'll also want to get the dash switch, the relay under the back 
seat, and all the wiring between those and the window.

-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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