Unclejake Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 As some may know I bought a Nissan Patrol. These trucks have a really nice factory rear tint that is pretty much a light tint but sort of one way glass. The rear third of the windows has a complex electric de-mister. The previous owner has had black tint film applied to the entire car (except the windscreen) and while this will be offensive to some of you I want to aftermerket tints GONE!! I hate tinted windows about as much as Gaz loves 22inch chrome wheels on small horses. As I peel off the aftermerket tints I am probably going to damage the factory de-misters. It is hot here. Any way to test for de-mister damage? Can I do it with a muiltimeter, measure the resistance before I start (assumes the de-mister works now) and then for a different resistance after the job is complete? Chur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pies Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 i've never damaged a rear demister pulling off window tint. if your really worried about it, use your heat gun on low to warm the tint adhesive a little bit. if all of this fails, then that will teach you for listening to me! and you can go and see nigel and get a demister strip repair kit off him CHOOOOOICCCEEEE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pies Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 your other option is, pay me several hundred dollars and i will remove tint for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 turn the demister on for a few minutes this is what the instructions for installing one say before removing the film Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share Posted December 8, 2008 Awesome. Thanks guys. That gives me a bit of confidence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vvega Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 half of that will be your fm arial as well UJ ... but then like me your prolly a am listener ... mono for lyfe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 are they not sunken into the glass these days? weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vvega Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 ohhh you might be right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share Posted December 8, 2008 This truck has a proper oldschool antenna. It is pretty low tech yo. National Radio fo lyfe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuel Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Nissans have double diversity shit for the antenna - seperate antenna for AM and FM - one is in the windscreen and is a thin line real similar to the demister lines, just a bit thinner and in a random pattern. If you ever put an aftermarket radio in you'll see the wacky plug they use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 Thanks Phil. I didn't know that. This is one of only a very few metric cars I have ever had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidTheCreator Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 cant u just check that you have 12 v at one end, 6 in the middle and 0 at the other? just a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 can test with test light / can show you how when i see you next.. later tonight or tommorow perhaps.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 With a bit of help from Pies and KKK and under the steady eye of Spencer the tints have all been removed without damage to anything. Me = Thanks all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusted Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 On the topic of demisters... How the heck does one get rid of the things all together? Glass scrapper isn't cutting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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