Rear Window Defroster...

[NCturbo75]

The idiot that had the car before me tinted the windows and decided to remove it messing up most of the defroster lines. I noticed that the metal tabs is missing on the driver side (lower) and totally off the glass (upper). The rear window gets foggy in the mornings but I am somehow able to defrost it once the heater is on for 10-15 minutes. My question is...Is it worth trying to repair it or just replace the whole rear glass? It's starting to annoy me whenever I get into the car in the mornings.

[crash n burn]

i was just going to get in there and resolder mine..one of the wires got pulled out anyways when i was changing my hatch.

but i thought the defroster lines were inbetween the glass?

anyways..i got a spare hatch window if i dont use it, im still trying to get some paint spackle off the window

[NCturbo75]

i was just going to get in there and resolder mine..one of the wires got pulled out anyways when i was changing my hatch.

but i thought the defroster lines were inbetween the glass?

From the looks of it, it is scratched up in numerous places. I am just gonna try and bear with it not working. I don't want to dish out the money to replace the back window.

[180fan]

Take a multimeter and check for continuity across those wires. I'm talkin broad to narrow, ie go from sides and narrow down where the damage is. There are repair kits.

[thomasjamal]

Not sure if you have a coupe or hatch but I saw a good rear glass for a couple at pull-apart on N. tryon yesterday.