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Old Jun 6th, 2004, 03:45 AM
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Can I add the rain sensor / auto dimming mirror.

The mini I got was one another person decided not to pick up. The only option it doesn't have that I want is the rain sensor. Does anyone know if the mini one can be added or do I have to go for a 3rd party aftermarket one ?
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Old Jun 6th, 2004, 01:22 PM
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Look for a 3rd party one, if they can be retrofitted, it will cost you a ton of money...
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Old Jun 6th, 2004, 03:03 PM
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The only people that make those that I know of Hella do not have a mini one. Does anyone know of any other companies ?
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take it from me...rain sensor-sucks SUCKS!!!! my dad had it on an s-type and a alfa 156, hated it. but my mcs came with it bc it was dealer stock. Such a waste of moneeyyyy even tho its a "cool" feature. its not worth paying more than 50 bucks for. if you can do the retrofit for that much then youre good but if you cant i really, honestly think its not worth it .....but thats just my opinion herhe

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Old Jun 8th, 2004, 06:38 AM
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dealer retrofit is mega expensive.


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I have it, like it, glad I spent the money on it.
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Old Jun 8th, 2004, 01:53 PM
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I figured it was better than turning the wipers on and off all the time since there is no variable intermitent just high, low, and delay.
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I thought the intermittent wipers were speed dependent.... Flip it to intermittent and the frequency of the wipres was dependent on the speed you are driving.
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Old Jun 8th, 2004, 11:11 PM
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Yeah but I want it to vary depending on the amount of water on the windshield not the speed of the car.
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