Rear Screen Demist

[headhurts]

Hi to all, not been on the forums for a while as I treated myself on retirement to a nice shiny Mercedes (wife was not amused)

Anyhow posting on behalf of my wife who has a 2011 Aygo Go.

the rear demist is only working partially on the bottom half of the rear demister.

I cannot see any obvious breaks in the wiring, looking at the car from the rear there is a push on connector either side of the rear screen the right hand side when unclipped and a multi metre applied reads zero but I'm not sure if there should be power here or if this is just a return.

The dealership has quoted £500 to replace the rear hatch.

i have done a search and there are a few posts on this.

is there supposed to be power coming out of the right side?

Is there a possibility of a break in the elements without it being visual?

Any advice would be most helpful but my electrical knowledge is small to dangerous.

[fordulike]

Could be that the glass is just dirty/greasy, which would hinder the process of it demisting. You could try using a good glass cleaner to clean both sides.

Be gentle on the inside though. I would gently clean running along the direction of the elements.

[headhurts]

Thanks fordulike but I am very careful and keep our cars clean inside and out.

I was very surprised at the cost to replace the tailgate, £500 is a lot of money for something that seems not a lot.

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