Hi - has anyone had one of these replaced / fixed? Joys of buying a new car in summer and then getting some cold weather and find out it’s not working. Had it checked and confirmed new screen required which I’m guessing will be a small fortune!! Any advice appreciated. Cheers
Rear heated screen QPV
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Wanderer
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MarkMas
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For some reason I thought the strips would have been embedded in the glass and so unable to fix? The glass is tinted so it’s hard to see
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It seems unlikely that the strips would be broken - more the connectors at the edges. Is it patchy, or just completely non-functioning?
Completely not working. The electrical specialists confirmed that power was getting there...
It’s a bad month for us and cars: family 4x4 got nicked 2 weeks ago so my wife has been using the GTS for school runs. This rear screen and today she bumped the car in front so the front grill is broken and front bumper needs respraying! She also broke the keyfob somehow (is it possible to get a new keyfob shell?)
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You can get Chinese ones, they’re ok, but not quite the real deal and a bugger to get the blade cut as it’s not (usually) a straight swap
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Does it start the car?
The alarm and CODE Immobiliser systems are separate.
You can try standing next to the car and double pressing the lock button on the broken key. Then see if it works. If the buttons get pressed too many times out of the range of the car, they move the code too far for the car to accept so you need to re-synch it.
If that doesn't work or it doesn't start the car (and you've checked the stupid thing like replacing the battery, which I'd advise yout o do first
) I guess about an hour at a dealer.
C
The alarm and CODE Immobiliser systems are separate.
You can try standing next to the car and double pressing the lock button on the broken key. Then see if it works. If the buttons get pressed too many times out of the range of the car, they move the code too far for the car to accept so you need to re-synch it.
If that doesn't work or it doesn't start the car (and you've checked the stupid thing like replacing the battery, which I'd advise yout o do first
) I guess about an hour at a dealer.C
Does it start the car?
The alarm and CODE Immobiliser systems are separate.
You can try standing next to the car and double pressing the lock button on the broken key. Then see if it works. If the buttons get pressed too many times out of the range of the car, they move the code too far for the car to accept so you need to re-synch it.
If that doesn't work or it doesn't start the car (and you've checked the stupid thing like replacing the battery, which I'd advise yout o do first
C
Thank you! The double-click worked
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No need to cut the key. There is a pin you pop out to swop the blade
Getting the immobiliser piece is the tricky bit. I got some Chinese shells from tomtop which have been very good