For 1990-2009 cars

### Repair Procedure

1. Obtain a solder containing 3 percent silver and a rosin flux paste.
2. Remove the rear window defogger fuse.
3. Protect the interior of the vehicle from the repair material.
4. Buff the repair area with a fine steel wool in order to remove any oxide coating formed during window manufacturing.
5. Apply a paste-type rosin flux in small quantities to the wire lead and bus bar repair area using a brush.

Important: Use only enought heat to melt the solder. Use only enough solder to ensure acomplete repair. Hold the iron tip in contact with the bus bar as short a time as possible.

6. Tin the bus bar and the braided wire:

6.1. | Coat the soldering iron with the solder.

6.2. | Draw the soldering iron tip across the fluxed area.

6.3. | Thinly coat the bus bar and the braided wire with solder.

7. Solder the braided wire to the bus bar:

• | Do not overheat the wire.

• | Apply heat to the top of the lead wire braid.

• | Hold the wire lead and the bus bar until the solder has solidified.

• | Wipe away excess flux with a solvent.

8. Replace the rear window defogger fuse.