I believe that relay was originally located under the rear seat. ----- Original Message ----- From: Bert Knupp To: 'Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List' Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 6:00 PM Subject: [vintagvw] Rear window defroster wiring
Volks, The previous owner of my '70- beetle disconnected the rear defroster, leaving a black wire in black spaghetti tubing dangling under the car, and no visible connection up front at the fuse box. The little toggle switch is under the dash, and it seems to be okay, though not connected to anything. I'm guessing it's a grounding switch for a relay. Who knows the correct factory routing for this wiring circuit? My schematic shows a relay, though none is present up front in my car. I'll assume it draws coil power from a #15/54 circuit somewhere. What's the correct original wiring and routing for the rear-window defroster? I'm guessing I'll need to thread a new front-to-back wire (1.5 mm?) parallel to the main harness. I need to figure out where my orphan black wire comes from -- and goes to. Do I pull #30 power from my voltage regulator's battery terminal? The printed wire grid on the glass passes cursory visual inspection -- no obvious breaks -- but I haven't put a meter to it yet. Does anybody know what the proper (disconnected) resistance for it ought to be? You can send me stuff off-list at bert.kn...@comcast.net, if you'd like. Bert Knupp |__n__ (_____)º (Ô\_|_/Ô) ü ° ° ü Polizeikäfer '70 __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4518 (20091017) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw