07 Suburban SIDE back window defrost

[Tarla]

bought an 07 Suburban LTZ. Trying to smooth out all the kinks. The rear passenger side back window has defrost grid on it, but had no power running to the tabs. And I can’t seem to find anything online about a rear side window defogger. I’m trying to figure out if this is an actual option or an aftermarket window that doesn’t actually work. If anyone has any tips much appreciated

 

[gooffeyguy]

Thats the FM radio antenna

2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18

 

[Tarla]

Thats the FM radio antenna

2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18

This an antenna ? Well that would solve my problem

 

[Tarla]

And I appreciate the help gofferyguy!!

 

[89Suburban]

Thats the FM radio antenna

2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18

And I appreciate the help gofferyguy!!

Holy shit I just learn't sumptin too!!! I always swore that was a heater grid too.

So what is the shark fin on the for for then AM?

 

[89Suburban]

What about the heater grid on the back tail glass, is that for reaching Opportunity on Mars? Cuz it stopped working like last week.

 

[gooffeyguy]

Don't feel bad, When I bought my first nnbs ('07-14) last year I thought it was a defrost grid for that window also. It made sense, since the driver can only see that window and not the one on the drivers side. I quickly realized that it was the AM/FM antenna, and the shark fin on the roof was for XM and GPS for the nav system.

2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18

 

[gooffeyguy]

What about the heater grid on the back tail glass, is that for reaching Opportunity on Mars? Cuz it stopped working like last week.

Since Opportunity was only designed to last 90 days but made it 15 years, I think you got your money's worth

2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18

 

[89Suburban]

Don't feel bad, When I bought my first nnbs ('07-14) last year I thought it was a defrost grid for that window also. It made sense, since the driver can only see that window and not the one on the drivers side. I quickly realized that it was the AM/FM antenna, and the shark fin on the roof was for XM and GPS for the nav system.

2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18

Well thanks for the the education on the topic!

Since Opportunity was only designed to last 90 days but made it 15 years, I think you got your money's worth

2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18

Very true, had a good run.

 

[zray]

bought an 07 Suburban LTZ. Trying to smooth out all the kinks. The rear passenger side back window has defrost grid on it, but had no power running to the tabs. And I can’t seem to find anything online about a rear side window defogger. I’m trying to figure out if this is an actual option or an aftermarket window that doesn’t actually work. If anyone has any tips much appreciated

 

[zray]

That is you FM antenna.

 

[petethepug]

AKA diversity antennas. It common to see them on rear 3rd 1/4 glass of wagons and SUV. Had the dealer activate all of them and purchase the corresponding amplifiers for them on our Audi allroad when installing a converted Euro DVD based Navi unit.

Pretty cool technology because it constantly searches each antenna for the best signal. The AM & XM usually have just one antenna. Our remote control car looking antenna was replaced with a single submarine looking antenna in back of the allroad. It bundles FM/AM/XM/GSM-OnStar/NAVI.

OnStar F’d VW/Audi NA and sold them their products, then obsoleted it by going from analog to digital a year or two later. In our 06 Denali XL we complained about the planned obsolescence and they did a little known retrofit to a digital OnStar w/ 200 free teleph min for $250.

In Europe it was an option to have a TV tuner in the Navi screen with HD signal. EU got HD over the air DVB about 06. You could buy a VW, BMW or Porsche DVB tuner for your Navi screen as an option. It got pretty wild in EU where you could have a cell phone from Audi made to fit in the arm rest that automatically switched to speakerphone and amp’d the cell signal through the diversity antennas by almost 3x.

Add in your HD (DVB) tuner to watch on the navi screen while driving and an optional DVD player w/ integrated wireless remote, XM (in the States), automated traffic alerts, Bluetooth, speech recognition dialling and dash controls & music hard drives (phatbox).

In 06 we had a crack Audi tech install all the Euro options in our allroad except the speech operated dash controls. It took two extra wires to the headrests for rear seat DVD action and we were road trip ready. The US holds back all the tech. The same tech swapped a factory rear facing 3rd row seat in for the oldest kid when #3 arrived w/ his own monitor.

We had to move up to a Denali XL simply because our kids are so tall. Sooo, the US is still holding back on its in car technologies 10+ years later.




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[Bill 1960]

Thats the FM radio antenna

2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18

Thanks for posting this, I was just about to start asking why I only had a defrost grid on one side!