Help: Review mirror + Rain sensor

[sterfrydude]

Excellent to hear! Mine is broke too. How did you get the sensor off though? Mine is still adhered pretty well and I was afraid to damage it.

[Gurjit]

use a box cutter knife and lots of glass cleaner while u are cutting the stock sticker/glue

dont scrape after, just rub with ur thumb and it all comes off

use jus a dab of silicone, spread it with ur thumb, (clean ur thumb, lol) then press it on with a partner to watch the bubbles, and tape it to the windsheild,
wait 5 hours and reconect the sensor to the plastic peice again and voila!

[TerminatorX5]

interesting - that means that the statement from the factory that it can not be done in a shop environment is not exactly a true statement...

Let's see if the sensor will stay in place for some period of time...

[Gurjit]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

interesting - that means that the statement from the factory that it can not be done in a shop environment is not exactly a true statement...

Let's see if the sensor will stay in place for some period of time...

LOL its real ez, i bought a tube of kitchen n bath silicone,

even if it falls off, goes yellow,
i still got the tube,
it still only cost me 4$, and i can redo so ez, better than new sensor+recode BS prolly 500$+

at the end of the day, lol it never worked b4 anyways

[TerminatorX5]

on mine it is working, kind of nice touch, headlights on, the wipers come on automatically, and i even made to have sunroof close when the auto wipers kick in...

Could i live without it - I sure could... after all, i live without the after burners, the jet thrusters, the gun mounts, the refrigirator in the backseat... and many other things that do not exist... I don't know about them, I am totally fine...
BUT I WANT MY iPHONE!!! AAAHHHH!!!! i am spoiled... i want the toys!!!!

[Gurjit]

i need the program so i can do that to mine, close windows/roof when rain is detected, angel eye as DRL istead of halogen, shyt like htat

[sterfrydude]

I pulled mine off today and remounted it. The 100 degree sun helped the old adhesive come off. I also rubbed with a microfiber rag to get the remnants.

I'm still waiting for the mount to dry so we will see if it works or not... I applied a very liberal amount and pressed out some excess to try to get the bubbles.

Also another thing to note that I just kind of accidentally learned - the sensor is held to the mount by two sliding locks on the sides of the sensor. The slide down maybe 1/4" towards the dash on both sides and then the sensor just falls off the mount. Maybe other people know this but I sure had an aha! moment when I got that!

[Gurjit]

Originally Posted by sterfrydude

I pulled mine off today and remounted it. The 100 degree sun helped the old adhesive come off. I also rubbed with a microfiber rag to get the remnants.

I'm still waiting for the mount to dry so we will see if it works or not... I applied a very liberal amount and pressed out some excess to try to get the bubbles.

Also another thing to note that I just kind of accidentally learned - the sensor is held to the mount by two sliding locks on the sides of the sensor. The slide down maybe 1/4" towards the dash on both sides and then the sensor just falls off the mount. Maybe other people know this but I sure had an aha! moment when I got that!

i 4got to mention that!! brilliant add-on

i only applyed a little bit of silicon and then spread it with my finger

hope my thread has inspired u guys to try this DIY if your rain sensor isnt working

[sterfrydude]

Looks like I used too much and it didn't dry complete clear. I guess I'll take it off and reapply some day. :-/

[e30mpower]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

on mine it is working, kind of nice touch, headlights on, the wipers come on automatically, and i even made to have sunroof close when the auto wipers kick in...

How'd you do that? And if the car can be programmed to do that, why the hell do I have to manually turn the rain sensor on or rotate the thumbwheel when it starts raining? That was a small disappointment when I got the X a few years ago, I was used to the rain sensor actually sensing rain and coming on without me intervening.

Good job on the silicone fix. I probably would've given up early and threw a rock at the windshield and the sensor, gotten me a nice, new, insurance-funded "comfort glass" replacement.