Defogger not working / damaged after sun film fitting

razor4077 · 15th June 2007, 01:04

I had got sun film fitted at an accessory shop in our NHC recently. One of the rear sections was not fitted properly, so went back to get it rectified. The film is fine now, but while driving back in the evening I switched on the rear defogger because the windows were misting up in the humid conditions.
Curiously, the section of window where the film was refitted was not getting defogged... the rest of it was fine. Got out of the car and touched the glass - the section in question was not warm like the others.

Is this possibly due to damaging of those defogger wires during installation? Has anyone experienced this before?

gd1418 · 15th June 2007, 10:45

While refitting the gy must have damaged the defogger strips. If he has used a cutter to reposition then could have slashed the strip thus breaking the circuit.

Get it checked by an electrician and then nail the film walla..

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Originally Posted by razor4077

I had got sun film fitted at an accessory shop in our NHC recently. One of the rear sections was not fitted properly, so went back to get it rectified. The film is fine now, but while driving back in the evening I switched on the rear defogger because the windows were misting up in the humid conditions.
Curiously, the section of window where the film was refitted was not getting defogged... the rest of it was fine. Got out of the car and touched the glass - the section in question was not warm like the others.

Is this possibly due to damaging of those defogger wires during installation? Has anyone experienced this before?

shuvd · 15th June 2007, 11:13

@ razor - NHC? NHC? When the h@#$ did you get the NHC?
The filmy guy must have damaged the defogger strips. Or, there could be a fuse problem too. Take the car to Windsor asap.

ad75 · 15th June 2007, 11:42

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there could be a fuse problem too

Huh..how can a fuse effect a part of the defogger ?
are there muliple fuses for the defogger?

Ricky_63 · 15th June 2007, 11:44

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Originally Posted by shuvd

@ razor - NHC? NHC? When the h@#$ did you get the NHC?
The filmy guy must have damaged the defogger strips. Or, there could be a fuse problem too. Take the car to Windsor asap.

It may not be the fuse if part of the Defogger is partially working.......the FILM installer has damaged a strip or the connecting wire. Need to have it checked by the dealer - sooner the better lest he says he never did your car in the first place.

Hope it gets sorted soon.
Cheers

jesal · 15th June 2007, 12:02

actually while fitting films they remove the connectors to fit the films most of the times they forget to put it back so its not working. i have faced this way back in 2001. should be simple to put back think u can do it too mate.

shuvd · 15th June 2007, 12:20

@ jesal - Here in Calcutta the film guys generally do not remove the connectors. They just paste the film over everything.

razor4077 · 15th June 2007, 12:38

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Originally Posted by shuvd

@ jesal - Here in Calcutta the film guys generally do not remove the connectors. They just paste the film over everything.

correct, they don't remove any connectors. and in any case, that would have stopped the whole unit from functioning, and not just a section of it.

have spoken to the film-installer... he is looking into the matter.

@shuvd: its a VTEC

and i have another surprise! will tell u when i see u.

shuvd · 15th June 2007, 12:49

@ razor - Hmmm... NHC VTEC. Dude, you could have done better! Surprise? You mean a mean looking CRV na

?

razor4077 · 15th June 2007, 15:28

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Originally Posted by shuvd

@ razor - Hmmm... NHC VTEC. Dude, you could have done better! Surprise? You mean a mean looking CRV na

?

Bingo!
And NHC VTEC isn't that bad dude. You'll be surprised at how well it can do

whatcanthisbe · 15th June 2007, 16:15

prolly cut one of the lines that is why if you get film on the rear screen get it put from the outside !!

leodelg · 16th June 2007, 09:46

this is same risk that i would have had to take if i had to stick film on my car. There was some glue on the rear windscreen and the film guy told me that we would have to scrap the glue off, but we would risk cutting the de-mister wire. So I decided not to take the risk and hence, no sunfilm on my rear windscreen

djay99 · 11th March 2008, 15:05

Hi guys,
I have a chevy spark and got sun film installed from Sundaram Motors, bangalore. Sun film brand is Aarmour
Gard.
Sunfilms were not installed properly and there are many air bubbles on all the films. Warranty is 2 and half years and i asked the sundaram guy to get them replaced.

After replacing sunfilm on rear windscreen, i can see that defogger lines are erased/missing in between. I brought to the notice of dealer and they said no problem with the lines.

I have attached pics of the defogger lines. Please let me know whether lines are really damaged or not. If this is the case then i will ask for a replacement of rear windscreen from GM.

gd1418 · 11th March 2008, 17:10

To me it appears as damaged. Make somebody sit inside the rear seat and ask to breathe heavy towards the rear screen. Pour some real cold water on the rear screen from outside. In short create the 'Titanic' effect that was done in the ship's hold by you know who...!

Now start the defogger and see if it dries out the mist. If it does, then relax...

djay99 · 11th March 2008, 19:09

@gd1418,
Today i will try the stuff you mentioned.
That was a nice example of a scene in titanic. Really liked it

15th June 2007, 01:04	#1
razor4077 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,882 Thanked: 299 Times View My Garage	Defogger not working / damaged after sun film fitting I had got sun film fitted at an accessory shop in our NHC recently. One of the rear sections was not fitted properly, so went back to get it rectified. The film is fine now, but while driving back in the evening I switched on the rear defogger because the windows were misting up in the humid conditions. Curiously, the section of window where the film was refitted was not getting defogged... the rest of it was fine. Got out of the car and touched the glass - the section in question was not warm like the others. Is this possibly due to damaging of those defogger wires during installation? Has anyone experienced this before?
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15th June 2007, 11:13	#3
shuvd Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 1,081 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	@ razor - NHC? NHC? When the h@#$ did you get the NHC? The filmy guy must have damaged the defogger strips. Or, there could be a fuse problem too. Take the car to Windsor asap.
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15th June 2007, 12:02	#6
jesal BANNED Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	actually while fitting films they remove the connectors to fit the films most of the times they forget to put it back so its not working. i have faced this way back in 2001. should be simple to put back think u can do it too mate.
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15th June 2007, 12:20	#7
shuvd Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 1,081 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	@ jesal - Here in Calcutta the film guys generally do not remove the connectors. They just paste the film over everything.
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15th June 2007, 12:49	#9
shuvd Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 1,081 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	@ razor - Hmmm... NHC VTEC. Dude, you could have done better! Surprise? You mean a mean looking CRV na ?
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15th June 2007, 16:15	#11
whatcanthisbe BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: http://www.wandering-online.com Posts: 499 Thanked: 6 Times	prolly cut one of the lines that is why if you get film on the rear screen get it put from the outside !!
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16th June 2007, 09:46	#12
leodelg BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Vancouver Posts: 229 Thanked: 14 Times	this is same risk that i would have had to take if i had to stick film on my car. There was some glue on the rear windscreen and the film guy told me that we would have to scrap the glue off, but we would risk cutting the de-mister wire. So I decided not to take the risk and hence, no sunfilm on my rear windscreen
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11th March 2008, 15:05	#13
djay99 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,476 Thanked: 548 Times View My Garage	Defogger lines damaged? Hi guys, I have a chevy spark and got sun film installed from Sundaram Motors, bangalore. Sun film brand is Aarmour Gard. Sunfilms were not installed properly and there are many air bubbles on all the films. Warranty is 2 and half years and i asked the sundaram guy to get them replaced. After replacing sunfilm on rear windscreen, i can see that defogger lines are erased/missing in between. I brought to the notice of dealer and they said no problem with the lines. I have attached pics of the defogger lines. Please let me know whether lines are really damaged or not. If this is the case then i will ask for a replacement of rear windscreen from GM. Attached Thumbnails
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11th March 2008, 17:10	#14
gd1418 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,577 Thanked: 729 Times View My Garage	To me it appears as damaged. Make somebody sit inside the rear seat and ask to breathe heavy towards the rear screen. Pour some real cold water on the rear screen from outside. In short create the 'Titanic' effect that was done in the ship's hold by you know who...! Now start the defogger and see if it dries out the mist. If it does, then relax...
	() Thanks

11th March 2008, 19:09	#15
djay99 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,476 Thanked: 548 Times View My Garage	@gd1418, Today i will try the stuff you mentioned. That was a nice example of a scene in titanic. Really liked it
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