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RE: Did some Audi cars not come with... - 12/18/2007 10:12:36 AM
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AZAudiA6Q
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Ummm.... maybe the previous owner had the back window replaced with a non defroster eqiuipped window.
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RE: Did some Audi cars not come with... - 12/18/2007 10:15:54 AM
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auditech79
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ALL US spec A6 vehicles should have a rear window defroster, it definately sounds like somebody put in a cheap replacement window in the rear. Are you sure this vehicle hasn't been in a wreck? Ever do a carfax report?
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RE: Did some Audi cars not come with... - 12/18/2007 12:55:59 PM
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I would like to see a pic of this "non defroster rear window" I never ever saw a rear without defrosters.
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RE: Did some Audi cars not come with... - 12/18/2007 1:21:50 PM
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ALL US spec A6 vehicles should have a rear window defroster, it definately sounds like somebody put in a cheap replacement window in the rear. Are you sure this vehicle hasn't been in a wreck? Ever do a carfax report?
Didn't have to be in a wreck, could have just been a chip or crack in the rear window but anything is certainly possible. I thought it was a law here (well Canada at least) that all rear windows have defroster lines run across?
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RE: Did some Audi cars not come with... - 12/18/2007 1:55:29 PM
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MiniSpdRcr
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Carfax is squeaky clean. Well except the one I was involved with when some lady hit my front, but that was after I got the car. I will post pictures of it later once I get it back from the shop, later on today.
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RE: Did some Audi cars not come with... - 12/18/2007 4:34:07 PM
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MiniSpdRcr
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OK...the rear glass is a factory rear window. Has the Audi logo and all the numbers on the bottom left of it.
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RE: Did some Audi cars not come with... - 12/19/2007 1:26:09 PM
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Ok- So maybe it is the incorrect Audi window. It has to be a replacement, right? I guess your decision now is to either live without the defroster, or get the rear replaced. I am not sure if there is some way to buy the heater element and apply it to the window, or if you have to replace the entire window. You should have some sort of electrical connector near the edge of the window where it plugs into the rear window heater lines. These are all guesses btw. Let us know if you figure this out.
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RE: Did some Audi cars not come with... - 12/19/2007 6:12:39 PM
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mustang196718
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i also concur that i believe it is illegal to produce cars in the US without rear defroster elements. definitely sounds like the previous owner had it replaced for some reason or another and either didn't want to pay for the correct window, or the place that installed it had absolutely no idea what they were doing and shouldn't even be in business.
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RE: Did some Audi cars not come with... - 12/20/2007 6:20:23 AM
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MiniSpdRcr
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I will take pictures and post them up tonight of the window and the sides of it.
I mean you are able to see the heating elements in the window right? The window does have some really small zig zag wires going through the glass from one end to the other.
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RE: Did some Audi cars not come with... - 12/20/2007 1:59:15 PM
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MiniSpdRcr
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Here are the photos...as you can see I have nothing on the side of the window to even have anything hook up to.
And this picture shows that there are no heater lines going across it...
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RE: Did some Audi cars not come with... - 12/22/2007 5:17:28 AM
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MiniSpdRcr
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RE: Did some Audi cars not come with... - 12/22/2007 4:29:34 PM
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gkb
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Thats definetly not a factory window, if you got that from a dealership then go back A.S.A.P and tell them to fix it cause that is ilegal. if you bought it from a private party, then get 500$ and go fix it.
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RE: Did some Audi cars not come with... - 12/22/2007 4:29:42 PM
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Nocturnal_A62.7
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I am not too sure if the glass you got is original Audi, even though you have logo on it. It is hard to believe that this is original Audi, as it is and not Hyundai...that will cut corners to save few bucks. I will post the pic of my glass, with a logo and you can try to compare it, and see if you are missing something on the marking. I will post it tomorrow.
I have seen some after market fitments of defrosters. It is like a glued, cheapass stripes of heating elements, and they don't look good at all, worst, they start falling from various places within months of use. If I were you, I will get a new rear glass.
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