Technical rain sensor
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Technical rain sensor
Use your eyes to see if there's water on the windscreen then turn the end of the right had stalk to the appropriate speed setting.
LMAO talk about spotting the obvious.
I think the OP has possibly seen the recent Audi advert I got some ideas LOL.
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Stephen
If you can find an aftermarket kit, it should come with instructions. Check suitability for your car before buying.
Auto wipers do seem a good idea, but there are issues.
The sensing is not as clever as it needs to be. There are times when it wipes with hardly a drop on the screen, and others when you are nearly blind before it wipes. Normal intermittent is easier to tolerate, and you always have single wipe when needed.
If the sensor catches a fly, the wipers may wipe continuously until either they've scraped the goo off the screen, or you've stopped to do it yourself, or they've blown a fuse.
It is easy to forget they are on when you stop, if the rain is light and they have not wiped for a while. Then when you restart, they wipe straight away, even if screen is dry.
Had them now on a Fiesta for about 2 months. I'd rather not have them.
Auto wipers do seem a good idea, but there are issues.
The sensing is not as clever as it needs to be. There are times when it wipes with hardly a drop on the screen, and others when you are nearly blind before it wipes. Normal intermittent is easier to tolerate, and you always have single wipe when needed.
If the sensor catches a fly, the wipers may wipe continuously until either they've scraped the goo off the screen, or you've stopped to do it yourself, or they've blown a fuse.
It is easy to forget they are on when you stop, if the rain is light and they have not wiped for a while. Then when you restart, they wipe straight away, even if screen is dry.
Had them now on a Fiesta for about 2 months. I'd rather not have them.
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I've had them on three previous cars (all Peugeots) and found them to be ok. On the plus side they are usefull when its only raining very lightly, not enough to keep intermittent on, without them you end up having to flick for a single wipe every so often. Also useful on the motorway in heavy spray, they adapt to the varying amounts of water hitting the screen as you pass lorries etc. On the down side they are sometimes a bit slow to react leaving you with a screen covered in irritating small droplets which aren't enough to trigger the sensor; still, you can always flick for a single wipe.
Overall I don't really miss them.
Overall I don't really miss them.