Windshield replacement: normal vs heated
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the current draw of the front windshield heater is very high. It will be very hard on the alternator to leave it on for extended periods. Factory installation has a short timer, just enough to melt thin ice. I suspect they did that for a reason.
Please let us know when you go alternator shopping....
Please let us know when you go alternator shopping....
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Hey Thermo,
Do you have more information on wiring the front windscreen into the rear defrost button. I have a 2002 X-type and I had a heated windscreen installed where there wasn't one before I was going to go out and get the relays this week but didn't realize I don't have a switch for it. Any help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!
Do you have more information on wiring the front windscreen into the rear defrost button. I have a 2002 X-type and I had a heated windscreen installed where there wasn't one before I was going to go out and get the relays this week but didn't realize I don't have a switch for it. Any help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!
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read my previous posts. i wired the control of the relay from the rear defog relay.
but in the end I wanted to be able to operate them separately. so, i wired directly from the battery and put a switch on the way. I was planning to use a timer but got lazy. i forgot it on 2 times and you know what happened....
I try not to use both rear and front defog at the same time. Battery and alternator ok until now...well I just replaced battery after 6y3m. maybe the 2 times when the battery was fully consumed actually helped the long life (I usually get 4years on a car battery) even if the literature says it is not recommended.
but in the end I wanted to be able to operate them separately. so, i wired directly from the battery and put a switch on the way. I was planning to use a timer but got lazy. i forgot it on 2 times and you know what happened....
I try not to use both rear and front defog at the same time. Battery and alternator ok until now...well I just replaced battery after 6y3m. maybe the 2 times when the battery was fully consumed actually helped the long life (I usually get 4years on a car battery) even if the literature says it is not recommended.
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