Hi all,
can anybody tell me which relay, and colour is for the heated rear window on a 99 Ph3 6 please??.
Any help much appreciated.
Thanks.

Any help/ ideas please??.
Surely someone must know.

Cheers for the reply Rikky. Have done a little bit of research and asked a few questions.
I think there must be a relay somewhere or other, and believe it's called the heated rear window timer relay??. The screen stays on heater apparently for around 12 mins then drops out not sure.
Obviously i cant check this as my HRW not working.
Maybe it's just the switch?, i dont know.
Waiting for a new multimeter to be delivered, then i'll have a better look.
Cheers for the thoughts and comments.
Any more ideas or info welcome. Thanks.

UPDATE: Pulled orange relay from just above fuses under the dash. Had a good look at it, and it seems to have got very hot around the terminals! causing the black plastic to melt and distort slightly!.
Took it apart, and the pcb has got some burn marks on it, and look like the tracks on pcb may be broken. Also looks like one of the joints is dry and has cracked!.
Anyone got a spare good relay at all???.

Have put a post in the wanted section.

Have a look at my Rallye project thread. I fixed my rear window heater in one of the first 2 or 3 pages.

Phase 2 or Phase 3 fuse boxes are different. Fuse box is under the dash near your right knee if sitting in the driver's seat. Covered by a plastic panel that is easily removed.

For a pic of P2 fuse box, have a look at this... http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=137315&page=last/

For a P3 fuse box: http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=133067&page=1

If you hear the click of the relay it won't be a fuse fault as the the relay click means the circuit is operational - the fuse is either intact and working or not (it only overloads once and breaks the circuit to protect it from damage, and needs replacement before the circuit will work again). If the switch light doesn't come on first port of call is a defective (or incorrect - as in my case) relay. See if the relay corresponds to the colour and labelling in the links, and if there are any signs of melted plastic or blackened contacts. Even if it looks OK it could still be had it. If the relay is OK, look at the little tabs on either side of the rear screen where the wiring connects.

Onr reason relays burn out is the contacts oxidise due to moisture (damp garage, keeping the car outside etc) and the extra resistance causes extra heat which eventually cooks the relay. When replacing, clean all contacts and maybe a little WD40, vaseline or something to keep the terminals corrosion free would help. Good preventive maintenance idea to work your way around the car cleaning contacts, earths. Even unplugging and plugging back in again will scrape a little crud off the contacts.

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