CHRIS172CUP Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 My auto wipers have started playing up, did a bit of research into what might be the issue. Possibly the clear gel holding the module or the sensor itself. Took it apart and found the issue with the sensor (pic below) so have ordered a second hand one from ebay, bmw quoted me £205 plus vat!!! Question is do i need to code the one i have coming from ebay? Maybe solder the old one back together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim-Ci Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 (edited) Not sure about coding, it might depend if you get the same revision of sensor. If your auto wipers work after plugging it in chances are it will be okay. There is a rain sensor initialise item in INPA / DIS though, which will allow the car to learn the range of the indivdual sensor fitted. I did this procedure after having a replacement windscreen fitted and it has helped with the accuracy, the wipers were coming on too little before I did that. Edit to add - the initialisation is needed when changing windscreen, in case the glass has different optical properties, you might get lucky just swapping the sensor as your windscreen glass it the same, if you don't have access to INPA or DIS. Edited September 28, 2018 by Tim-Ci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2clubsp Posted September 29, 2018 Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 If you feel able to, I would solder those couple of resistors back on. Although, it might be in vain, depending on caused them to come off in the first place. Still worth a go since you already have it apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanGonzales Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 On 16.08.2018 at 4:03 PM, CHRIS172CUP said: My auto wipers have started playing up, did a bit of research into what might be the issue. Possibly the clear gel holding the module or the sensor itself. Took it apart and found the issue with the sensor (pic below) so have ordered a second hand one from ebay, bmw quoted me £205 plus vat!!! Question is do i need to code the one i have coming from ebay? Maybe solder the old one back together? Research in this area brings pleasure to men. Such studies are just as useful for male knowledge of mechanics as reading and writing using the service PapersOwl (students buy custom essay from this site) for every person. Every man should develop in the field of mechanics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
