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Old Dec 9, 2010 | 02:08 PM
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Hi there can anyone confirm if these numbers are the front heated windscreen relay on a 97 ford escort ghia 9516 14512AA I have a windscreen that dosent work and there is no power to the switch i have replaced the switch and checked the earth wire to the windscreen but still no success so can only imagine the relay is knackered. I looked behind the battery and found the grey relay but dont wanna spend out for a new relay only to find i have the wrong one.

Can anyone also let me know who sells there relays?

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Old Dec 9, 2010 | 03:39 PM
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The power to the switch does not come from the relay, it goes to the relay from the switch, and is supplied elsewhere.
Put up the terminal numbers as that may give a better clue, or check part number with ford.
I know the power to the front switch disappeared on my sapphy so I just wired across from rear, as engine always running when screens are on anyway, front's only powered up under running whereas rear is whenever ignition is on pos 2.
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Old Dec 9, 2010 | 04:24 PM
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As said the power from the relay is supplied via the switch, it will only do so when the engine is running, on older Ford it gets this feed from the alt and from the ECU on newer cars. The relay is a "Special" relay in that it has a timer built on so the screen powers off after around 10 minutes, unless the ECU can do this, if so it may not have a timer.

So if you don't have power to the switch you need to be looking at the live feed to it for the problem opposed to the relay itself.

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