rear window defogger - Honda Pilot

BigPanda · 12-10-2010, 10:05 AM

Just noticed this last night. Thought is was leftover remnants of the price/specs sticker but turns out it was part of the defogger. Wierd thing is that it is only on the rear passger side window and the pattern of the wires are a bit strange looking vs the normal looking back window setup. Never noticed when I was in the stealership or test drive. Everyone else have it?

SUNA · 12-10-2010, 10:17 AM

My Touring has it too. IMHO it's for the driver shoulder checking on the passenger side. So you can see out the window. Shoulder check the driver's side...you can't see the rear window so no need for a defroster.

I see the thinking behind it...but I would have preferred both sides.

ptsmh73 · 12-10-2010, 10:52 AM

Usually the "wires" in the rear passenger side windows are the radio antenna, there is no external antenna on Pilot. I don't think its part of the rear defrost.

billy5274 · 12-11-2010, 06:33 PM

you are correct...I asked my salesmen what it was and he informed me that it was the antenna

BigWhite · 01-16-2013, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by billy5274

you are correct...I asked my salesmen what it was and he informed me that it was the antenna

The button on dash shows rear window and what looks like the rear side window, but it's a picture of the side mirrors along with the rear window that gets heated once the rear defogger is turned on. Those lines are just antenna lines in the rear passnger side.

Johnjk · 01-16-2013, 01:04 PM

If that is the antenna for the radio, is the puck on the roof for XM or something else?

hertzy31 · 01-16-2013, 01:50 PM

The hockey puck on the roof is for satellite and the the window defroster looking material on the rear passenger window is the regular antenna.

GPS is under the dash.

12-10-2010, 10:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
BigPanda Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: new york Posts: 19 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	rear window defogger Just noticed this last night. Thought is was leftover remnants of the price/specs sticker but turns out it was part of the defogger. Wierd thing is that it is only on the rear passger side window and the pattern of the wires are a bit strange looking vs the normal looking back window setup. Never noticed when I was in the stealership or test drive. Everyone else have it? __________________ 2011 4wd EXL RES Polished Metallic w/ OEM Lighted Running Boards, OEM all-weather mats, OEM Cargo Mat, AVS bug deflector II, Haul Master 30" hitch step, Xenondepot 4300K low beams Last edited by BigPanda; 12-10-2010 at 10:29 AM.

12-10-2010, 10:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
ptsmh73 Super Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York, ME Posts: 301 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Usually the "wires" in the rear passenger side windows are the radio antenna, there is no external antenna on Pilot. I don't think its part of the rear defrost. __________________ 2012 Odyssey Touring - Celestial Blue (Wife's car) 2005 Pilot EXL Desert Rock Metallic (My vehicle) - Honda Accesories: Side Steps, Cross Bars, Splash Guards, Luggage Basket, Chrome Exhaust Tips - Colgen Full front end bra - Sherpak Go-7 luggage pack - Woodview dashkit (English burlwood) - AVS sun roof windflector - Weatherflector window visors

01-16-2013, 01:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
hertzy31 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Elgin, OK Posts: 10 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The hockey puck on the roof is for satellite and the the window defroster looking material on the rear passenger window is the regular antenna. GPS is under the dash. __________________ 2011 4WD Touring PMM

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12-10-2010, 10:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
SUNA Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 24 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My Touring has it too. IMHO it's for the driver shoulder checking on the passenger side. So you can see out the window. Shoulder check the driver's side...you can't see the rear window so no need for a defroster. I see the thinking behind it...but I would have preferred both sides.

12-11-2010, 06:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
billy5274 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	you are correct...I asked my salesmen what it was and he informed me that it was the antenna

01-16-2013, 01:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
Johnjk Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Galloway, OH Posts: 161 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If that is the antenna for the radio, is the puck on the roof for XM or something else?

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