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Hi everyone,

The rear window demister on my R33 gts-t isn't working and I'm just about 100% sure it's because the conductive strips on the window itself are stuffed.

The condition of the strips on the window didn't look great when I bough the car last year as they're likely to have been damaged by previous window tinting work. I'm just wondering if anyone here has any recommendations/tips on repairing the demister?

Some quick hunting around on the net reveals that there are some rear demister kits or repair kits. Does anyone have any experience with these? Also, if the strips are repaired should they go on the window (ie the glass) before any tinting or is it okay to put them on top of the tint?

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Hi everyone,

The rear window demister on my R33 gts-t isn't working and I'm just about 100% sure it's because the conductive strips on the window itself are stuffed.

The condition of the strips on the window didn't look great when I bough the car last year as they're likely to have been damaged by previous window tinting work. I'm just wondering if anyone here has any recommendations/tips on repairing the demister?

Some quick hunting around on the net reveals that there are some rear demister kits or repair kits. Does anyone have any experience with these? Also, if the strips are repaired should they go on the window (ie the glass) before any tinting or is it okay to put them on top of the tint?

THERE IS ALSO A CONTROL BOX INSIDE THE BOOT UNDER THE REAR PARCEL SHELF - ACROSS FROM THE BATTERY IN A METAL CRADLE-THIS CONTAINS A TIMER & A FM RADIO INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSOR -THEY ARE VERY TROUBLESOME -I WOULD SAY YOUR CONTROL BOX IS STUFFED- VERY HARD TO GET ONE TOO!!!!

Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll check those things out and see how I go. Admittedly I haven't checked basic stuff yet (like fuses) because the conductive strips on the rear window actually look stuffed. Even when I had my tinting done the guy doing said that it looks like the last person who pulled the last lot of tint off actually ended up removed parts of the strips with it ;)

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