E30 M3 heated rear window

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   Have found out why my heated rear window is not working - the connection to the 'element' on the window has broken

It actually looks like it has fatigued off, more or less right at the window itself

Is this repairable?

Am fearing the worst, especially as my car is a Sport and don't want to fit a second hand standard thickness window...

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Jonners Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II Joined: 23-September-2003 Status: Offline Points: 601	Topic: E30 M3 heated rear window Posted: 03-January-2006 at 08:28
	Have found out why my heated rear window is not working - the connection to the 'element' on the window has broken It actually looks like it has fatigued off, more or less right at the window itself Is this repairable? Am fearing the worst, especially as my car is a Sport and don't want to fit a second hand standard thickness window...

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stevesingo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II Joined: 03-January-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 795	Posted: 03-January-2006 at 08:43
	Jonners, it is repairable...see here Steve

Lancastrian Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 10-July-2004 Location: Lancashire, UK Status: Offline Points: 760	Posted: 03-January-2006 at 09:16
	Did this same repair yesterday. My window is out of the car at the moment so it was easier. I left the remains of the old spade connector soldered to the glass and soldered a short length of cable on to the top of that. I then attached a spade connector to the other end of the cable. I can now connect to the wiring loom without having to push against the connector on the glass. I used a 40w soldering iron and prefluxed solder on a cold day without pre-heating the glass........... and all was well.
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Jonners Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II Joined: 23-September-2003 Status: Offline Points: 601	Posted: 03-January-2006 at 09:49
	Great news - thanks for that - am not up to much with soldering and so forth but am confident one of my mates will be up for it - many thanks