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BarnStormer



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England 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black
Brown rear demister element
Hi, has anyone else noticed this? Mine (rear screen) was replaced last year under warranty as the element had browned off from white - the new on is now brown too! It works fine but maybe will burn out? Neutral First, Last - or Different!

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Post #62940 9th Mar 2011 2:24pm
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iruffell



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United Kingdom 2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Zambezi Silver
Mine is brown and the top 2 elements have failed, going to get it looked at when it goes in for a service later this month.
Post #62943 9th Mar 2011 4:06pm
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Grockle



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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green
it's just discouleration due to the heat Thumbs Up 2.4 90 XS
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Post #63045 10th Mar 2011 4:24am
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bpman



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That's interesting my top two elements don't work either. It will go in to the dealer to be sorted out
Post #63055 10th Mar 2011 6:54am
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dgardel



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The wires are made with silver mix.

The heat developed from the wires make oxidation on itself Discovery 5 td6 HSE Stornoway Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition

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Post #63061 10th Mar 2011 7:49am
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DAZ110



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Could be that the high level brake light rubs on the elements and wears it away! Crying or Very sad
Post #63066 10th Mar 2011 8:43am
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mse



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The top two stop for that reason - there is a fix for it! Mike
Post #63131 10th Mar 2011 4:42pm
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dgardel



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DAZ110 wrote:
Could be that the high level brake light rubs on the elements and wears it away! Crying or Very sad


Absolutely not.....


but there is another problem..........



The problem is the 3rd stop tail rubber piece, probably it release rubber solvent that "eat" the heated element

Dealer changed me the rear windows two times.

Now I cutted (below) the rubber (5 on the figure) and make same sockets (where are 90° tracks curves and stop carries) for avoid contacts from the heating tracks and the rubber.

Now the problem IS solved...



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Post #63141 10th Mar 2011 5:23pm
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eutek



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Mine has failed too... I noticed the other day, thought that I was seeing things.
Post #63189 10th Mar 2011 7:44pm
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DAZ110



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Both my heated rear screen element and the high level brake light element on the glass are broken. Big Cry
I had to run a wire up from the connector on the bottom right of the glass to to the high level brake light to get it to work.


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Post #63205 10th Mar 2011 9:01pm
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bm52



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Interesting.
had my rear window replaced under warranty. no questions, no drama.

also had my front screen changed as it was de-misting unevenly, left a strip down the middle of the drver side until last. now fine.

very impressed by the warranty service but by the sounds of it it seems a common problem on the rear window BM52
Post #63219 10th Mar 2011 10:09pm
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BIGFOG



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Hmm, my top two elements have failed as well, I mentioned it to my dealer who made a big thing of saying 'as it's for you sir, we will simply change the whole rear screen, just bring it in'. Perhaps they were not quite as generous as I first thought!!
Post #63223 10th Mar 2011 10:25pm
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Grockle



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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green
as I posted many moons ago put some insulating tape on the 'rubbed' area to prevent it happening again Thumbs Up 2.4 90 XS
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Post #63259 11th Mar 2011 9:51am
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