Rear screen heater on Ford Fiesta

[stanbesida]

Is there a relay on the rear screen heater, and if so can anybody tell me where it is and whether this could be the reason why there is no current at the connector.

[magicmerlin]

Point 1 - You do not say what year/version of Fiesta.
Point 2 - Have a look at a 'Haynes' manual for circuit diagram.
Point 3 - Is the fuse blown (refer to point 2)

[AlBags]

If later Fiesta, has a timed relay with an auto-switch.
If tailgate model, check the feeds through the tailgate.

[stanbesida]

Many thanks for magicmerlin and AlBags advice. I checked the car out and there is a plate on the edge of the boot and three pins on the boot lid. Out of curiosity I decided to check these out and one of the metal plates, (there's 3 on the plate), was pushed in, I found that one of the plates is an earth, the next one is the inside lighting, and the one which is damaged is the rear screen heater, when I removed the plastic plate I found that the plastic had melted underneath so I got another one from the scrappy and the heated rear screen is working brilliantly now. That's another thing fixed on the car, I managed to get another clock from the scrappy and there was a folder in the scrapped car with booklets which correspond to my wife's car as it was the same reg. I only have the radio to fix now and she'll be o.k.

[Scareklo]

Hi Stanbesida

I am wondering if you could help me? I have exactly the same problem on my fiesta (w reg, 1.25), my rear windscreen does not work. I checked the pins/plates in the boot area & one of the little platesis all bent causing the pin not to meet it. How do I remove these little plates? Does the plastic part just prise away from the car? or is it a bit more technical?

Chloe.x