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Aye very nice mod that! Love it on the fabia
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Tis a great little function to have
The Eddy has it and I felt it was lacking in the Polo
Auto Dimming mirror/rain sensor has come now, so just been drawing up the wiring schematics to get it wired in and making the parts list up!![Cool 8)](./images/smilies/icon_cool.gif)
The Eddy has it and I felt it was lacking in the Polo
Auto Dimming mirror/rain sensor has come now, so just been drawing up the wiring schematics to get it wired in and making the parts list up!
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Ordered all the bits for wiring up the mirror and rain sensor today....the amount VW repair wires cost these days is just unbelievable but I guess thats the price you pay for retrofitting!
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I guess the auto dimming mirror and rain sensor are separate optional extras and not linked etc? Only reason I ask is because mine has the auto-dimming mirror, but as far as I know, not the rain sensor, unless something is not working with it! Do you know of any cars that have the rain sensor?alexperkins wrote:Tis a great little function to have
The Eddy has it and I felt it was lacking in the Polo
Auto Dimming mirror/rain sensor has come now, so just been drawing up the wiring schematics to get it wired in and making the parts list up!
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If you have the mirror, you'll have the rain sensor. They come together as one extra option
Activate the rain sensor by switching the wiper stalk to intermittent ie down one notch
Activate the rain sensor by switching the wiper stalk to intermittent ie down one notch
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Cool!alexperkins wrote:If you have the mirror, you'll have the rain sensor. They come together as one extra option
Activate the rain sensor by switching the wiper stalk to intermittent ie down one notch
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Haha ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Try it and check it works
Another way to tell is take a picture of the mirror base from outside the car and post it up
You'll also have a relay marked 427 in the relay bank
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Try it and check it works
Another way to tell is take a picture of the mirror base from outside the car and post it up
You'll also have a relay marked 427 in the relay bank
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The mirror has a bar from the top of it to the top of the windscreen (rather than just stuck on the windscreen) and at the bottom of it has like a little sensor. The mirror itself seems to be a gold tint too. Will take a pic shortly!alexperkins wrote:Haha
Try it and check it works
Another way to tell is take a picture of the mirror base from outside the car and post it up
You'll also have a relay marked 427 in the relay bank
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Get a pic from outside looking at where it mounts onto the glass too ![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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alexperkins wrote:Get a pic from outside looking at where it mounts onto the glass too
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Re: The GTI! - Alex's Thread - Back on the GTI scene :)
thats rain sensitive wipes are dimming auto mirror you have
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That's a rain sensor for sure!!
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rover220 wrote:thats rain sensitive wipes are dimming auto mirror you have
alexperkins wrote:That's a rain sensor for sure!!
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Tried the wiper on the intermittent setting today and it wasn't raining and didn't come on-so I guess that it's working! Is the windscreen or wiper stalk any different at all?
Oh, by the way, how to do you get the interior lights to work if you're sitting in the car with key in the ignition? When I press either side of it, it doesn't come on-only comes on when I take the key out of the ignition or open a door.
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Same wiper stalk
Just leave it in the down 1 position and it manages itself
It should work flicking it to the left, though if that doesn't work you probably have a blown fuse.
Just leave it in the down 1 position and it manages itself
It should work flicking it to the left, though if that doesn't work you probably have a blown fuse.
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Wiring for the mirror and sensor is now done to OE spec
New windscreen coming in the next couple of weeks![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Looks like a new clutch is on the way as the release bearing is getting very stiff![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
New windscreen coming in the next couple of weeks
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Looks like a new clutch is on the way as the release bearing is getting very stiff
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