The contact tab on one side of the rear hatch window on my 2000 Yukon XL came off last winter at 28,000 miles. (More GMC quality construction at work.) The tab took a little of the conducting substrate with it from the glass.
I seem to have three options:
-replace the entire rear glass for $700 plus labor (you can imagine what I had to say about GM when I got that price) or try to find a good used rear window for half that
-have a glass shop try to solder the tab back on (I understand that this risks shattering the glass if it is over-heated)
-use a conductive epoxy to put the tab back on
My question is, has anyone successfully tried the second and third options and has anyone tried them without success?
- GRL