<VV> aftermarket rear defrost

[J R Read_HML]

For occasional use and to avoid a non-stock Corvair item - try one of these 
plug in heaters.

http://www.sparkers.org/browse/1/12-volt-car-heater.html


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Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JVHRoberts at aol.com>
To: <dreamwoodck at yahoo.com>; <jmac2112 at adelphia.net>; 
<VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> aftermarket rear defrost


>
> It would seem to me, given where the heating system components are, that a
> small vent or vents aimed at the rear window would do an admirable job of
> defrosting, probably better than ANY grid type system, without the hassles 
> of
> trying to glue something to the glass. Now, you'd probably need to run a 
> cable
> or something to turn it on and off, but hey, why not?
>
> In a message dated 7/17/2005 12:13:25 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> dreamwoodck at yahoo.com writes:
>
> Hey  John,
> I've had two of these, both purchased back in the
> '80s, the second  to replace the first one I buggered.
> I don't know if Clark's still has  them, since the
> catalog index says they are on page 105 and there's  no
> evidence of the product inside.
> This is a thin metal strip grid in a  mylar stick-on
> binder. You mount a switch at the dash and run a
> single  wire back to where a spade connector hooks into
> the corner of the  grid.
> It works quite well,  defrosting in the coldest
> weather quite  quickley, although I had a problem with
> the wire getting hot and frying the  insulation right
> next to the connector at the grid. It didn't blow  the
> fuse and continued working, but I never found the
> cause.
> This  thing does take some careful handling. It goes on
> like window film, as in  wet glass, squeegie, etc. and
> you have to handle it carefully to keep it  from
> crimping, sticking to itself, breaking the metal strip
> or knocking  the connector off the corner.
> One problem is that it is obvious, something  you
> aren't used to seeing. It will never look as good as
> the skinny  wires imbedded in a factory window.
> Hopefully newer versions are thinner  and less
> obtrusive, but to the trained eye orf a Corvair guy,
> it seems  you look at the back of he car and the grid
> is the first thing you notice.  Also, it would be so
> simple today to put in some sort of limiter that  shuts
> it off automatically. The original came with a lighted
> switch that  you had to remember to turn off.
> I'd think Whitney's might be the place to  try if you
> don't find it at our vendors, although since I bought
> mine in  the '80s, the factory option became really
> common and may have killed the  demand for aftermarket.
>
> Chuck Kubin
>
>
>
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