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Hey I tried the spray painting the climate control mod, and have everything back together, everything is working excpet i'm not sure if my rear defroster is working... when i push it, it just comes back out and the light is off, as in it isn't turning on... when i hold it down the light stays on.... I can't remember if this car if the defroster is suppose to stay on until u shut it off or if it has a temperature sensor, and that is why it isn't staying on. It is very hot here. The other thing is when i push it there is a clicking sound coming from somewhere else in the dash, it may have been there b4 and i just didn't notice it... I'm not sure... any help would be much appreciated!!!!... I have a 96 Celica St

This post has been edited by bigdmo13: Jun 15, 2004 - 5:19 PM

The ST's stay on untill you turn them off. The GT's have a timer. Sounds like your switch either broke or you got something inside keeping it from latching on.

Do you know if its possible to open it up and see? or how much it would be to replace that? Thanks for the quick response btw

Dont worry so much about the defroster. I totalled mine.....and it DID have the timer. You can tell cuz the button remains pressed and the light turns off when the limiter kicks in.

i wish i could not worry 'bout the defroster, but i see ur from vegas so u prolly don't have to, but up here in new england in about 5 months i'm def gonna need it lol so the sooner i can get it up and workin' the better....

Lol, didnt notice you were from NE. Dry as a mofo out here.

UPDATE: I took apart the switch for the rear defroster and it didn't look like there was anything preventing it from latching or that it latched in the first place... I think it might have just been a toggle switch... Does anyone know if by chance there is a wire that went to the stock stereo taht may have had something to do with the rear defroster? I just installed my own stereo and had 4 wires that i'm not sure what they did that aren't connected...

This post has been edited by bigdmo13: Jun 15, 2004 - 11:22 PM

I always hate that. Installing something and having left over parts or wires that I'm pretty sure were supposed to go back on. LOL, sorry I can't help though.

The clicking you are hearing is the relay in the drivers kickpanel. That means your switch IS working just not latching on. I don't recall any of the wires in the stereo harness being tied to the climate controls. You may want to try a junkyard for the switch chances are toyota is gonna rape you for it.

Mission ACCOMPLISHED!!! Thanks folks... Audiofreak u were right... there was just something preventing it from latching... so i just ran down to the junkyard and got another one out of a 95... only 10 bucks versus 58 from toyota...works like a charm... however it is sad when u're in a totaled celica gettin' a part out and then envying other parts that u could use... i e the sun roof lol... oh well thanks again

Glad I could help.