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Old 06-26-2009, 12:06 PM
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Defrosters come on when I hit the brakes ('86)

Title says it all. My rear defrosters turn on when I hit the brakes. I imagine it has something to do with the fact that my car is an 86 and the thrid brake light is in the hatch glass. I just got the windows tinted last week so im not getting new glass. this was happening about a month ago, so i disconnected the defrosters and the brake light. I got sick of riding around with a light out so i hooked everything back up and everything worked ok for a couple weeks. as of last night, the problem returned and my defrosters come on when my brake pedal is down. any ideas?
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Re: Defrosters come on when I hit the brakes ('86)

mine did it when the wires that are attached to the base of the hatch strut were off. Check them, maybe they are loose
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