Aygo rear window defrost/heater wires

[Bob Sutton]

Hello Everyone,

I am back again asking for help and advice from the community. I now have a nice little 2008 Aygo which I bought second hand in July 2015, but I have noticed the electrical connector on the rear windscreen is slowly detaching itself from the glass. Is this going to be an expensive specialist repair? I have a tried to attach two photographs which illustrate the problem.

Any comments would be welcome.

Kind regards,

Bob Sutton. 

[Agent Orange]

Hi Bob,

Years ago, I had the same problem on a car and I fixed it myself with some "Chemical Metal".

https://www.amazon.co.uk/PLASTIC-PADDING-CHEMICAL-METAL-FILLER/dp/B004PIFZXA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490180123&sr=8-1&keywords=chemical+metal

You just apply it with an old knife to the window and the contact and press the contact onto the glass. It sticks like the proverbial and retains a good electrical contact.

After I had fixed it,  the contact stayed in place for as long as I kept the car and the heated rear window worked perfectly.

The stuff comes in various sizes, some you have to mix with a hardener and some is ready to apply but it does have loads of other uses and I'm sure that it will sort your problem out for little money.

I hope that helps, good luck!

[Bob Sutton]

Hello Agent Orange,

Thank you for taking the time and trouble to reply to my post. I will give your idea a go.

Thanks again and kind regards,

Bob Sutton.

[Bob Sutton]

Hello Everyone and particularly Neil (aka Agent Orange). 

Just an update to my post dated 22nd March 2017. I finally had a little time to try and repair the electrical connector which was detaching itself from the glass. It might not be pretty but saved me a shed-load.

Thanks Neil for the Plastic Padding tip.

 

Kind regards,

Bob Sutton.

[Agent Orange]

Many thanks, Bob.

 

I am so glad that it worked for you and to be fair, I think that you have made a pretty neat job of it as it's not the easiest of things to work with, is it?

Like I sid in my previous post, that repair should last for years....Well done Sir! 

[N4D]

Hi guys,

Wondering if someone can help me please.

I have the exact same problem and I'm unable to find the plastic padding chemical metal filler 85g or similar.

Can someone please guide on best alternative to use.
 

Thanks

Nad

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[Billyboy81]

I used a tiny drop of super glue. Works fine.

[N4D]

6 hours ago, Billyboy81 said:

I used a tiny drop of super glue. Works fine.

Thanks for that im guessing no issues with it working properly using normal glue then.

[Billyboy81]

Shouldn't think so. Just make sure some metal to metal contact is maintained. 

[Smokeyy]

Hi guus!

I have the same problem but in my case I don't have that metal connector, does anybody know how is it called and where can I buy it from?

 

Thanks!

[flash22]

Its part of the rear glass be aware there are 3 versions of the rear defroster

[pb3000]

On 1/25/2020 at 11:07 PM, Smokeyy said:

Hi guus!

I have the same problem but in my case I don't have that metal connector, does anybody know how is it called and where can I buy it from?

 

Thanks!

I had a similar issue with my wife's Aygo (2009 MK1), purchased s/hand, where the offside rear window defroster tab was missing.

After a bit of measuring and investigation I purchased for the following from a US company Frost Fighter:

• 2315-HCB Uni-Clip Defroster Tab
• 2000 Frost Fighter Rear Defroster Tab Bonding Kit

https://frostfighter.com/product/product-212

https://frostfighter.com/defroster-repair-tab-bonding-kit-2000.htm

I used a small portable heater to hasten the curing process for the glue - as mentioned in the instructions. I did this repair about 9 months ago and the tab has not separated and the the rear window defroster works perfectly.

I would imagine the metal connector would be a relatively simple job with a 3D printer, but sadly I did not have access to such technology. The glue however is a special electrically conductive silver based expoxy and costs a small fortune ☹️. That having been said, superglue was mentioned as a possibility earlier in the thread - your mileage may vary.

hth