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It beats changing the speed manually every 2 minutes.
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The mirror is great, but I find the rain sensor useless and would not get another. The lag time is such that it never really wipes with the speed I need - either too fast once the windshield has dried, or too slow with that first burst of rain.
I seem to recall that the mirror and rainsensor have to be ordered as a package, however, at least here in Germany.
Lee
My dealer told me depending on build date some have a *** in the fuse box area for adjustment. I have a MY'99 late build with no such ***. Perhaps some of you guys can check to see if you got one.
I have both and love them. I had only seen the larger detached rain sensors of the early year 996s and didn't really want that, but I did want the dimming mirrors, so I went with the option anyway on my 2002 C4 cab. The new rain sensor is much smaller and more built-in to the mirror backing than in the past. My dealer claims it works a lot better than the older ones as well (but he'll tell me anything to make me happy). I live in Seattle and leave it on sensor mode all the time. When it starts to rain, it just kicks on and wipes at the perfect rate for me. When it stops raining, it just stops wiping. I'm surprised more cars don't have this.
Have both on my C4S
Was out in heavy rain on Sunday, driving at night.
Love the dimming mirrors - one of the best upgrades for the money.
The rain sensor is ok. It beats changing the speed manually every 2 minutes. It does a fair job, but in real heavy squalls, there can be a 1/2 second delay that can be disconcerting if you don't expect it.
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