Did all third gens come with the rear hatch glass defroster?
Being here in this part of Canada, I would assume that all models destined here would have it. The Virginia Sport Coupe I purchased a couple of years ago also has one.
How about the southern cars?

 

no they did not all have rear defrost . it was an option , i suppose it had to do with the area the car was sold in . i'm sure the rear wiper was also an area option . good luck .

 

My IROC has about every option known to man (5.7 litre, T-Tops, 16 inch alloy wheels, 4 wheel disc brakes, Performance rear axle, PW, PDL etc etc) BUT does NOT have the rear defrost oddly enough.

 

Definitely not. My 91 T/A has many options, but rear defrost is not one of them, which I think is dumb. Not looking forward to scraping ice off the rear window every time I drive in the winter if I ever get it running (yes we get ice on the windows every morning here in Georgia too). Never understood why someone would not get rear defrost.

 

In as much as it may irritate some of my fellow 3rd gen friends,the only reason I'm inquiring is that I'm considering adding a dark limousine tint to the rear glass (just the rear, not the sides). Not sure of the overall look, however I do know that tint applied over the defroster grid oftens looks terrible after a while.
Some say tint died in the 80's. I always thought it looks pretty good in the right circumstances.

 

I removed mine.

and yes I have regretted doing it.

 

I have rear defroster, doesn't work lol. So I might try to figure out something to do with the switch... Don't really need it here in texas.

 

Carlos,,, sup man. When I lived in CO, I had a big problem with the 40 degree nights only to snow early in at midnight. Then when I would wake up, there would be a layer of clear ice under the snow. I dont have a rear defroster. My IROC is the base non-powered model. Sucks.

 

Yea it sucks, I removed the switch due to electrical issues and well I learned the hard way about it last winter, I used a paint remover spatula for the job. I might rewire it just for peace of mind but I doubt I will drive the Cam this winter.