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Telshe

Member Since: 02 Jul 2015
Location: West Oxford.
Posts: 49

Heated rear screen element repair kit ?

I have some parts of my rear heated screen elements broken. Are the repair kits available any good or is better to change the glass and be done with it. Your comments most welcome
Telshe

6th Nov 2015 8:24am

Cetane

Member Since: 27 Nov 2012
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 171

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HT Galway Green

Ive just changed mine for that very reason.
Tried the repair "paint" with limited success.
Paid £50 for a new window and £10 to have a friendly fitter swap it round.
Recommend paying the few £ extra for a genuine part.

Its scary how easy it is to push the window out!

6th Nov 2015 9:19am

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20497

I'd just go for new glass as mentioned above.

6th Nov 2015 9:22am

ian series 1

Member Since: 17 Nov 2014
Location: south
Posts: 3127

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Bonatti Grey

Halfords do such a kit to repair heated windows
Not cheap, and can be a bit hit and miss.

I did use it on my rear window, if it stops working again I will simply replace the glass next time. 80" 80" 86" 88" 90"

Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered.

6th Nov 2015 9:24am

RRUK
Site Supporter

Member Since: 31 Mar 2010
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 2025

The fixit kits I've seen look a bit rubbish IMHO, you paint it on or something like that, seems a bit Halfords 1982 to me!

Have you thought about buying a replacement rear glass?

Funnily enough I am removing my tinted heated rear window next week (fully working) and will have it for sale soon. 2016 D4 HSE

1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF

1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol

6th Nov 2015 9:33am

MR_JAMES

Member Since: 10 Oct 2013
Location: ESSEX
Posts: 248

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

i used that paint on stuff on the mini.. did not work for me, the breaks were around 1 inch long.. to long for the product to conduct. 1953 80"
1987 mini city e
2011 90"

7th Nov 2015 5:56pm

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

From an old thread...

K9F wrote:
Top two bars on mine weren't working either, bug bear was that because I've had mine tinted Land Rover were reluctant to swap it out under warranty. Had they agreed I would stll have had to pay to get it retinted. Couldn't be bothered to argue the to55 on this one! Halfords do a silver-based contact paint 'Granville' it's called comes in a tiny bottle with a masking template and a small sponge. £12 though! Sorted mine out and I affixed some transluscent 'sticky fixers' to the stoplight rubber to move it away from the heater element so it shouldn't reoccur.

If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

7th Nov 2015 6:28pm

Martin
Site Admin

Member Since: 02 Apr 2007
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 6613

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

I fixed a break the screen trace on Dad's 110 high level brake light by soldering a bridge wire across it.

1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top

2015 D90 XS SW

7th Nov 2015 8:49pm

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