Rear Window Defroster/Defogger Tab Bonding Repair Kit 2000

Worked great to get tab back on window. Let it set as stated and hooked connector back to tab. Rear window defroster works great. Have enough left in tubs just in case it happens again. But this stuff is strong so I’m I think it will hold for a while. Beats soldering it on.

My daughter's car, a 2013 Chevy Malibu had the rear window defroster quit working. I took it to a mechanic and they said the contacts on the window had broken off and suggested getting the rear window replaced to get it fixed. The rear windows are pretty expensive. I found this product, I also found some cheaper versions but feel like sometimes you get what you pay for so I bought this even though it was more expensive. Her window doesn't have just tabs but long bars that contact the defroster in multiple places. I followed the directions and added the epoxy to the 5 points that I could see were previously bonded to the glass. I taped them in place and let them dry for 24 hours. I did this several months ago before it got cold. It is finally cold enough to test the defroster and it has been working great. It took a little time and effort but saved me a lot by not having to replace the glass.

I had read reviews of this product and it seemed to be the most reliable solution out there to bond a defroster tab back to my rear window defroster. Based on my experience, I concur with those reviews as they matched my experience.The directions are simple and clear. Take your time and prepare the tab and the bonding site per the instructions.I used a hair drier rather than a heat gun to cure the epoxy. My thought was that the hair dryer produced a larger volume of heated air than the heat gun. I felt comfortable heating a larger area rather than a smaller spot. I took care to use an HVAC thermometer to make sure the temperature at the installation site was within the limits specified by the installation instructions. Just to get an idea how well the epoxy cured, I stuck the paper that I used to mix the epoxy near the installation site so that the I'd be able to test the results of the cure. After 30 minutes of the hair dryer at 144 degrees F, I tested the epoxy on the paper - I could flex the paper but the epoxy did not break, crack or chip. I also tested the cured epoxy with a ohmmeter and sure enough - the cured epoxy was conductive and had little if any resistance.I strongly suggest that you follow the directions and perform the repair with an ambient temperature of 60 degrees F or higher. Otherwise, the thermal stress on the class could cause a stress crack to form at the repair site. If you have easy access to the repair site, it's going to take you around 60 to 75 minutes to complete the entire repair from prep through putting the connector back on and testing your work.

I know this product is quite a bit more expensive than the Permatex alternative, but if you go that route you will eventually have to buy this product anyways as the Permatex product is vastly inferior to this. Bite the bullet and get your job done right the first time with this product, I know I wish I had. Writing this review to hopefully save you guys a few bucks 😊

This is a great product it works very well

Didn’t work with heat or 24 hour set time must have been old. I’ve heard good reviews but just didn’t work for me.

The epoxy adhesive reattached the defroster tab exactly as advertised and was very easy to use.

Fantástico, se mezcla, se le da calor durante una media hora con una pistola de calor y ya frío, forma una unión sólida y el paquete le sirve a uno para arreglar varias piezas, rinde montones.