27-10-2014, 03:58 PM
(This post was last modified: 27-10-2014, 04:01 PM by pug306driver.)
if you remove the tail gate plastic panel re3taining screws and gently pull the plastic off the tail gate ( 4 spring clips on the top, just be gentle ) you will see the 2 contacts to the heated screen, one on each side. BE VERY CAREFULL if disconnecting the spade connectors, in fact don't for now.
the power wire is on the rhs, coming through the gaiter, with the earth non the lhs also coming/going thru the gaiter.
ours had broken both power and earth wires which I have replaced, as well as one speaker wire........
with the heated screen turned on and a multimeter in hand, do you have power to the element?? if yes, then make a temporary earth and see if that makes the system work................
a continuity check could be made to see if the "element" is ok but be very carefull about the spade connectors and the connection with the screen element.......DONT BREAK THEM!!!
the wires may have a "make and break" contact due to fatigue. every time you open the door you bend the wires, they work harden and fatique then break inside the insulation, hence make and break contact.....just like the door looms!
the power wire is on the rhs, coming through the gaiter, with the earth non the lhs also coming/going thru the gaiter.
ours had broken both power and earth wires which I have replaced, as well as one speaker wire........
with the heated screen turned on and a multimeter in hand, do you have power to the element?? if yes, then make a temporary earth and see if that makes the system work................
a continuity check could be made to see if the "element" is ok but be very carefull about the spade connectors and the connection with the screen element.......DONT BREAK THEM!!!
the wires may have a "make and break" contact due to fatigue. every time you open the door you bend the wires, they work harden and fatique then break inside the insulation, hence make and break contact.....just like the door looms!