81 Tercel rear windshield defrost wire broke

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florykitty
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81 Tercel rear windshield defrost wire broke

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anyone knows what to use to glue back my rear windshield wire to the glass please?
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Re: 81 Tercel rear windshield defrost wire broke

Post by xirdneh »

i had it glued at a local car window shop once
they did not charge much
i know they used a special glue that electricity travels thru but do not know much else
Love those Tercell 4x4 wagons but they sure suffer from road noise.
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Re: 81 Tercel rear windshield defrost wire broke

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Thank you i will go tomorow fix it then at my local windshield shop,Thank you Xirdneh
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Re: 81 Tercel rear windshield defrost wire broke

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You can also buy a kit aftermarket to reglue the wire too. It usually comes with a bottle of grid repair stuff too.
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Re: 81 Tercel rear windshield defrost wire broke

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Thank you Marlinh ,i see at my local oreally a special glue for that for $12 box ,windshield shop they want $20 but they dont guarantee the work.I think i do it my self with that special glue or look at another windshield place.but Thank you everyone
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Re: 81 Tercel rear windshield defrost wire broke

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Couple of helpful links on the defroster grid...
XLNT diagnostic from c_j:
https://tercel4wd.com/forums/viewtopic.php? ... oster+grid+
and XLNT one on actual repair from dlb:
https://tercel4wd.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8522
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