UMT Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 My rear defogger on my '99 Outback Sport only works on the top portion of the rear window. The 'wires' look great, no damage, etc... I'm wondering if I remove the little electrical plug in the window and spray it with some contact cleaner if that might bring the rest of the window back. Anybody have any experience and/or quick fixes/ideas for me? Thanks, UMT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Got a multimeter handy? You'll want to probe each of the lines on the window near the ground side of the grid to check each one for voltage. The FSM suggests using a piece of aluminum foil wrapped around the lead that you can use to slide along the grid lines while monitoring the reading on the meter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 there are repair kits for the grids, and they actually work well. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOthis Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 You could run a piece of steel wool across each line in the grid with the defogger on...where it sparks there is an open...Of course the multi-meter as mentioned also works... ...I think I saw a repair kit from Permatex... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Yes, you can get repair kits at any auto parts store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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