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Rear Window Defroster vs Rear Window Defogger?
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:14:15 -0800
...http://www.vanagonparts.com/fuse_panel_86to91.html It identifies the Rear Window Defroster on fuse 13 and the�Rear Window Defogger on fuse...
Rear window defogger
Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
Wed, 24 May 2000 12:03:59 -0400
Does anyone know where a new window with defogger can be purchased at a reasonable rate? My 81 has broken filaments, and would like...
rear defogger grid repair
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:21:56 -0800
...too :) Repairing a scratched grid line on the rear hatch window. http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/vanagon-rear-defogger-grid-repair/ alistair
Re: Rear window defogger, '81 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
Wed, 04 Dec 1996 17:07:50 -0500
> I've just started using my rear window defogger (the electric grid) > and I've noticed that only one "line" in the grid appears...
rear window defogger switch ('87)
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:01:43 -0700
Bentley 97.115 shows two lites in the switch, a "re wind defog sw lt" and a "rear window defogger indicator lite." The diagram...
Rear window defogger, '81 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Beth Young
Tue, 3 Dec 1996 18:34:59 -0800 (PST)
I've just started using my rear window defogger (the electric grid) and I've noticed that only one "line" in the grid appears...
Re: Rear window defogger
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Wed, 24 May 2000 11:06:35 -0600
Puzerewski wrote: > Does anyone know where a new window with defogger can be purchased at a > reasonable rate? My 81 has broken filaments, and...
Re: Rear Window Defroster vs Rear Window Defogger?
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:51:58 -0800
...panel_86to91.html > > It identifies the Rear Window Defroster on fuse 13 and the Rear Window Defogger on fuse 14. What is the difference...
Re: Rear window defogger, '81 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Wed, 4 Dec 1996 07:56:30 -0500 (EST)
On Tue, 3 Dec 1996, Beth Young wrote: > > > I've just started using my rear window defogger (the electric grid) > and I've noticed...
Re: How Difficult Is It To Remove Window Tinting?
Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
Mon, 6 Mar 2000 09:12:45 -0800
...If you try & use a blade you will damage the rear window defogger. Call around the local tint shops til you find someone who...
Re: Rear window defogger, '81 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
Tue, 03 Dec 1996 22:13:33 -0500
Beth Young wrote: > > I've just started using my rear window defogger (the electric grid) > and I've noticed that only one "line" in...
Re: Glass for Heated Elect Mirrors
Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
Thu, 3 May 2001 14:49:48 +0100
...Comes on with the rear window defogger. If your mirrors have condensation on them, they clear in about 5 minutes. Two clear 'squares' appear...
Re: rear window defogger switch ('87)
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:23:46 -0800
...the switch, a > "re wind defog sw lt" and a "rear window defogger > indicator lite." The diagram for an '86 is > similar, as is...
Re: Glass for Heated Elect Mirrors
Historical mailing list - Yoshi
Thu, 3 May 2001 23:22:21 +0900
...They work faster than the rear window defogger! > Ken Wilford Ken, My Westy came from LA to Japan for 93". Is my power mirrors...
Re: window tinting and rear defroster
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Tue, 9 Aug 2005 17:35:43 -0500
...wire's for the rear defogger . You have to be real careful not to damage the 12 volt defogger grid or you'll lose...
Re: Window tinting
Historical mailing list - sstones
Fri, 3 Feb 1995 12:14:28 -0500 (EST)
...The garage I used to work for would suggest to people who asked how to fix the rear defogger... "Smash the rear window, Tell...
Re: Window tinting
Historical mailing list
Thu, 2 Feb 1995 13:20:36 -0800
...Will removing the existing film there damage the rear-window defogger? Is it made from wires in the glass or conductive paint? Should I...
rear window defogger wire path?
Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
Thu, 2 Aug 2001 16:52:00 -0600
...The rear wiper motor is burned up. That's why it didn't work. ;-) More concerning is the wire to the rear window defogger...
Re: Glass for Heated Elect Mirrors
Historical mailing list
Thu, 3 May 2001 10:04:28 EDT
...They work faster than the rear window defogger! Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com Phone: (856)-765-1583 Fax: (856)-327...
Richards fog light query, inside look
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 4 Apr 2020 10:57:22 -0700
...Posted pics https://shufti.blog/2020/04/04/vanagon-inside-the-rear-window-defogger-switch/ Just to further the discussion :-) Alistair
Re: [WetWesties] Friday question- will this break your window??
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:08:46 -0500
...recalled a bunch of rear windows back around '86 or so because > of this -- as they said, the defoggers were too strong. Never heard...
Re: Rear window defogger, '81 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Tue, 3 Dec 1996 20:34:54 +0000
...the defogger is one long resistive wire. I think it is, but splits into a bunch of parallel ones on the window... Sounds like...
Front, Rear, Slider Doors FS. Vancouver BC Canada
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 25 Jun 2013 17:24:30 -0700
...Has sliding window. Hatch has curtains, rear defogger. Defogger untested. Off white: front doors, hatch. Fronts possibly missing a part or two but appear...
Re: switched power to radio
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:59:03 -0500
I used a spare rear window defogger switch. Illunminated and matches the rest of the dash. Fits right in the spare hole below the...
Re: rear window defogger switch ('87)
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:48:06 -0600
...the switch, a >> "re wind defog sw lt" and a "rear window defogger >> indicator lite." The diagram for an '86 is >> similar, as is...
Re: FI harness help needed
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:21:58 -0400
At 08:47 PM 4/10/2009, mark drillock wrote: >from the rear window defogger switch so it is off unless that switch is...
RE: How to fix a rear window defogger?
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Mon, 18 Dec 1995 14:27:00 -0800 (PST)
...should I find a good window >in the junk yards? JC Whitney used to have aftermarket rear window defrosters of different sizes/number of...
Re: How to fix a rear window defogger?
Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
Mon, 18 Dec 1995 15:26:21 -0600 (MDT)
On Mon, 18 Dec 1995, Bradley wrote: > So is there anyway to "redo" the traces, or should I find a good window > in the...
Re: rear window defogger switch ('87)
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:37:32 -0700
Whew! I'm dizzy from Bentley and Vanagons and defogger switches! Bentley shows my '81 with only three wires and one bulb in the...
Re: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 3 Apr 2020 13:28:21 -0400
...The rear window defogger and mirror heaters are not working. Neither are the power mirrors. Drives me crazy in the moring especially when frosted...
Re: Richards fog light query, inside look
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sat, 4 Apr 2020 22:55:26 +0000
Thanks Alistair for posting revealing pics on the interior of that Rear Window Defogger switch. It may be "possible" to install a modern tiny...
Using extra Defogger Switch to operate motorized Ball-Valve
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 5 Apr 2020 22:49:16 +0000
...Thanks Alistair for posting revealing pics on the interior of that Rear Window Defogger switch. It may be "possible" to install a modern tiny...
Re: Glass for Heated Elect Mirrors
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Thu, 3 May 2001 07:43:37 -0700
...They work faster than the rear window defogger! > > Ken Wilford > > Ken, > My Westy came from LA to Japan for 93". Is my power mirrors...
Re: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 2 Apr 2020 22:42:45 +0000
...This is kind of a funny coincidence: I mean here in Southern California with garage kept Vanagon, I NEVER use the Rear Window Defogger...
Re: that rear defogger question
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Fri, 2 Dec 2011 14:06:26 -0800
Alistair, Maybe if you ran a medium to heavy gauge hot wire from the battery outside to the back window and then attached a...
Re: Glass for Heated Elect Mirrors
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Fri, 4 May 2001 15:49:19 -0700
...They work faster than the rear window defogger! > >Thanks, >Ken Wilford >John 3:16 >www.vanagain.com >Phone: (856)-765-1583 >Fax: (856)-327...
Re: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Fri, 3 Apr 2020 12:56:36 -0700
...The rear window defogger > and mirror heaters are not working. Neither are the power mirrors. Drives > me crazy in the moring especially when frosted...
Re: Glass for Heated Elect Mirrors
Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
Thu, 3 May 2001 09:47:06 -0400
...does it come on with the rear window electric defogger? I have a 90 Carat with power windows, but I don't see anything...
Re: [WetWesties] Friday question- will this break your window??
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:57:32 -0500
...Honda recalled a bunch of rear windows back around '86 or so because of this -- as they said, the defoggers were too strong. Never...
Re: Using extra Defogger Switch to operate motorized Ball-Valve
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 5 Apr 2020 19:21:09 -0400
...Posted pics > > https://shufti.blog/2020/04/04/vanagon-inside-the-rear-window-defogger-switch/ > > Just to further the discussion :-) > > Alistair >
Re: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 2 Apr 2020 22:23:29 +0000
This is kind of a funny coincidence: I mean here in Southern California with garage kept Vanagon, I NEVER use the Rear Window Defogger...
Re: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 2 Apr 2020 15:30:01 -0700
...I mean here in Southern California with garage kept Vanagon, I NEVER use the Rear Window Defogger feature. Even when camping...I generally wait...
Re: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Fri, 3 Apr 2020 23:01:42 +0000
...The rear window defogger > and mirror heaters are not working. Neither are the power mirrors. Drives > me crazy in the moring especially when frosted...
Re: that rear defogger question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 2 Dec 2011 14:43:10 -0800
...the back window and then attached a DC > powered hair dryer clamped to the back somehow and aimed at the > window... Well, just thinking...
Re: Richards fog light query, inside look
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Sat, 4 Apr 2020 16:52:31 -0700
...Posted pics > > https://shufti.blog/2020/04/04/vanagon-inside-the-rear-window-defogger-switch/ > > Just to further the discussion :-) > > Alistair >
Re: 1987 Wolfsburg Vanagons Question
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Tue, 27 Nov 2001 22:50:27 EST
...7- Interior side panels with built-in armrest, folding table and cupholders; full carpeting 8- Tinted glass; rear window defogger. 9- Rear wiper 10...
Re: Window tinting
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Thu, 2 Feb 1995 14:46:54 -0800 (PST)
...Will removing the existing > film there damage the rear-window defogger? Is it made from > wires in the glass or conductive paint? Should I...
Re: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Fri, 3 Apr 2020 00:48:21 +0000
...Rear Window Defogger feature. Even when camping...I generally wait a little before driving, and by the time I do there is no Rear...
Re: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 2 Apr 2020 15:40:30 -0700
...I mean here in Southern California with garage kept Vanagon, I NEVER use the Rear Window Defogger feature. Even when camping...I generally wait...
Re: 12V Space Heaters?
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Thu, 30 Jan 1997 07:46:38 -0500 (EST)
...Even a rear window defogger is a major drain, and all it does is raise the temp. above the dew point. Eric Zeno
anyone have an 1984 Vanagon owners manual?
Historical mailing list - dieselslave
Sat, 6 Dec 2003 23:28:34 -0500
...what is what ? Then there is another switch beneath the rear window defogger---looks like a glowplug symbol on it----that one needs identification...
jumpseats, sliding side windows, complete blue interior 4 sale in Seattle.
Historical mailing list - Roade Kampe
Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:16:05 -0800
...10 each rear hatch glass with defogger - $20 sliding glass side windows, 3, $20 each black dash pad/console, $40 rear wiper motor - $25...
Re: rear window defogger switch ('87)
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:32:31 -0800
I see, those are on the 90 diagram, 97.215. Those are descriptors that cross reference to the device list on page 97.202...
F.S. 1989 Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Related
Mon, 30 May 2005 16:27:33 -0700
...Rear window defogger, front and rear heaters plus a/c. Original owner. Alloy wheels with NEW 205-70-R14 (8 ply) tires . P/L...
<FS> '86 Synchro - Weekender
Historical mailing list - Mark Flynn
Mon, 21 Jul 1997 15:51:43 -0400
...Rear wiper, window defogger Dual A/C there, doesn't pump cold air, haven't had it charged. Transmission, shifting, etc. smooth. Differential lock...
Model Summary for 1987 Vanagon USA
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Dec 1995 12:58:53 -0500
...Exterior, body Dual outside mirrors Sliding side door Sliding side windows Opening wing windows Tinted glass Electric rear window defogger Intermittent front windshield wipers...
FS '86 Synchro - Weekender
Historical mailing list - Mark Flynn
Fri, 18 Jul 1997 10:51:54 -0400
...Rear wiper, window defogger Dual A/C there, doesn't pump cold air, haven't had it charged. Transmission, shifting, etc. smooth. Differential lock...
Re: Using extra Defogger Switch to operate motorized Ball-Valve
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 5 Apr 2020 23:46:22 +0000
...Posted pics https://shufti.blog/2020/04/04/vanagon-inside-the-rear-window-defogger-switch/ Just to further the discussion :-) Alistair
Re: Switch not referenced in the Bentley Manual
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Wed, 22 Aug 2001 16:35:08 -0700
If it's a little tiny green light that comes on when the switch is on, it's your rear window defogger. Normally this...
Re: finding lighted power on an 83
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 24 Jun 2005 07:52:48 -0700
...switches that has a grey/blue connection, such as the rear window defogger or emergency flasher switch. Mark Jim Felder wrote: > I'm wanting...