Heated Winscreen

[Bigjeeze]

Can anyone please advise me. My Wife's Galaxy 1997 TDi seems to have a problem with the Heated front screen.

 

When you turn it on the left hand side clears quickly but the right hand goes stripey and takes considerably longer to clear.

 

So - is there a relay per side or something or is my wiondscreen (replaced by AW 2 years ago) knackered? :lol:

[bigdaddy]

Mine does that,,,,,but the other way around,,,,,passenger side takes 3 to 4 mins,,,,the drivers side is about 30 seconds :D

[katman]

Perhaps Bigjeeze has a windscreen from a Left Hand drive vehicle!

[Bigjeeze]

Perhaps Bigjeeze has a windscreen from a Left Hand drive vehicle!

 

 

Or maybe I am driving on the wrong side!!! :P

 

Should it be the side with the wheel then? :D

 

No it's not a left hand drive - the screen was replaced a couple of years ago but this is the first time I noticed it.

 

Any ideas? :D

[greg_68]

The connections of the wire to the busbar running along the top and bottom edges of the screen maybe corroded.

 

I think most windscreens are split into two sections left and right.

 

I guess if you get a chip in your windscreen or better still a crack you will have to have it replaced. :D

[Ogben Schmutzel]

Hi All,

 

Used mine for the first time this morning and I thought it wasn't working cos no lines or anything. Then suddenly all the frost went soft and it wiped off!! Just as well as the Aux Heater is u/s at the moment.

 

Now would i swap that for a working Aux Heater?? :o :o

 

Cheers.

Oggy.

[Guest vr6galaxy]

Hi Then suddenly all the frost went soft and it wiped off!!

Frost? bright sunshine over here 70c shorts and tee shirt weather :P mind you they forcast snow for the weekend :o with any luck I'll get snowed in and wont be able to get my flight next week :o

[Bigjeeze]

The connections of the wire to the busbar running along the top and bottom edges of the screen maybe corroded.

 

I think most windscreens are split into two sections left and right.

 

I guess if you get a chip in your windscreen or better still a crack you will have to have it replaced. :)

 

Thanks Greg - Any idea how I gewt to the bus bar to clean the connections? :blink:

[greg_68]

I am afraid you can't they are sandwiched between the multiple layers of your windscreen, it is a very common fault on all makes of car and is caused by water ingress between the sheets usually because they have put the busbar too close to the edge of the window.

[MrT]

The galaxy has three connections to the windscreen and one of these could be making a poor contact. There are 12V supplies to either side of the windscreen and these can be found running below the dash side vents by the quarterlights then up the side of the screen. The ground comes off the top middle of the screen and is a plastic flexible strip with several copper conductors in it. This is connected to a ground post in the roof lining about 5 cm away from the top middle of the screen.

 

Check all of these connectors for good conductivity, the connectors are properly mated at both sides of the screen and check the earth strip is properly connected to the post, when my windscreen was replaced it was not.

[Bigjeeze]

The galaxy has three connections to the windscreen and one of these could be making a poor contact. There are 12V supplies to either side of the windscreen and these can be found running below the dash side vents by the quarterlights then up the side of the screen. The ground comes off the top middle of the screen and is a plastic flexible strip with several copper conductors in it. This is connected to a ground post in the roof lining about 5 cm away from the top middle of the screen.

 

Check all of these connectors for good conductivity, the connectors are properly mated at both sides of the screen and check the earth strip is properly connected to the post, when my windscreen was replaced it was not.

 

 

Thanks Mr T - I'll try that and see what transpires

 

 

Gary

[ridway]

When I first had my gal I had the windscreen replaced. Chatting with the autowindscreen man at the time, I distinctly remember the three connections; 2 lives and a common return, it sounds like one of the +s is down. I agree with the comments, check the supply to the tails and check for good connections. Otherwise its a replacement screen or plenty of de icer

 

Rich

[El Dingo]

Frost? bright snshine over here 70c shorts and tee shirt weather :P mind you they forcast snow for the weekend ;) with any luck I'll get snowed in and wont be able to get my flight next week :lol:

Where are you? Mid West?

 

BTW lovely blue skies here near London.

 

Tried my heated screen for the first time yesterday morning - both sides clear at the same rate, but there is a strip about 1cm wide down the middle... :o

[Guest vr6galaxy]

Where are you? Mid West?

 

BTW lovely blue skies here near London.

At present in a small town called Milford near Boston MA getting close to 0C but the sun is still shineing :o hopeing it stays fine for the morning as we are out wheeling in a Jeep tomorrow! apparently the terrain is real sick! :lol: boulders as big as a Galaxy and some real big drop offs! to drive over! haveing to sign a waiver in order to go! along the lines of yes I know it's dangerous but what the hell who wants to lives forever? spines can be fused and the loss of limbs is acceptable while your haveing fun ;)