heated front screen
heated front screen
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black1

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979 posts

219 months

Saturday 8th December 2007
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hi guys n gals my xk8 heated front screen only works on the near side ive checked the fuses they are both ok any ideas what the prob could be ?

Tame Technician

2,467 posts

226 months

Saturday 8th December 2007
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Check for voltage at the connector at the bottom of the screen under the bonnet. If its got volts then you need a screen. If its no, the relay if your sure its not the fuse. The early ones did get water from the screen run down the wiring a fill the relay, shorted the relay and flattened customer battery. haven't seen that since 1998ish, though.

Even a small stone chip can break the little heater element between the glass layers.

black1

Original Poster:

979 posts

219 months

Sunday 9th December 2007
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thanks for the help if it ever stops raining down here i will look under the bonnet

black1

Original Poster:

979 posts

219 months

Tuesday 11th December 2007
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hi tame i checked the fuse box and theres no power at 17 fuse which is the right hand side screen,

we got power at 15 fuse thats the left side of the screen any ideas what this prob could be ?

thanks




Edited by black1 on Tuesday 11th December 17:22

Tame Technician

2,467 posts

226 months

Wednesday 12th December 2007
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Just looking at the wiring diagram, the only way you wouldn't have power at one fuse and do at the other is if the fuse box is faulty. Unlikely, don't test going across the fuse, put one probe on good earth and test with other.

If there is definatly no power, try jumping power from one use to the other with a piece of wire, see if it starts working, then you need a fuse box.

I still think it will be screen or relay those relays were rubbish, try swapping the relays round see it the fault changes side too.

They are under the black plastic cover by the brake fluid reservoir. Looking for Three in a group nearest the wing. Rear one is RH heated screen, middle is LH heated screen, front one is starter relay.

see how you go.


black1

Original Poster:

979 posts

219 months

Wednesday 12th December 2007
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looks like a new screen ! thanks for all you help tame

Edited by black1 on Wednesday 12th December 17:26

Beemer-5

7,897 posts

236 months

Thursday 13th December 2007
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Heated front screen has been brilliant recently!
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full_chat

286 posts

298 months

Thursday 20th December 2007
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Anyone tell me where I can find the connectors and relays for a 98 XJR - only part of my screen is working, both fuses ok, couldn't readily see what relays belong to the screen though.

Ta