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Old 08-28-2021, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by montijo505 View Post
Several members over the years have reported their rear sliding glass exploding. Always in cold weather when they try to use the rear window defrost button.


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The apparent cause IIRC is unequal heating of the rear glass in defrost mode due to deterioration or breakage of the filament. So part of the glass heats up & expands slightly but the rest doesn’t. Under certain conditions, this leads to unexpected shattering of the rear glass.
Thanks for that - I don't think I would find that glass for sale here anywhere so I will leave that button alone!
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