Do what I did with my original 4runner rear window....work on the mechanism and then shut the tailgate while the glass is in the half up position. Excellent safety glass...I didnt get more than 2 light cuts from those thousands of perfectly shaped square remnants. Fun part was ordering the new glass...which I promptly tinted prior to installing. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> LOL

No advice for you on the defroster protection...sorry.

~Darin <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/baby.gif" alt="" />

88' 4x4 *22R-EB Gen II*
87' $Runner *22R-EB Gen I*
85' Sillyca 22R-Esq

"I LIVE IN MY OWN WORLD...THEY KNOW ME WELL THERE"