1st Gen R53 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Windshield replaced - now automatic lights on all the time

  1. Dr Obnxs

    Dr Obnxs New Member

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    #2 Dr Obnxs, Sep 9, 2010
    I don't know the cause

    but it's not normal. You can see if the windshield part numbers are different for the different years by spending some time on realoem.com. Let whomever installed the windshield know you have a problem. I'm guessing a dealer visit is in your future, but you should be able to hand the bill over to the windshield guys! They aren't making any money on this install, that's for sure!

    Matt
     
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    #3 Thunderball Kaboom, Sep 9, 2010
    Thanks so much - I'll check out the website.
     
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    #4 cal330ci, Sep 11, 2010
    Does your car have Automatic wipers... Is the Rain/light sensor plugged in ??
     
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    #5 Thunderball Kaboom, Sep 12, 2010
    Yes, it has auto wipers/headlights. THe wipers seem to work ok, but the lights used to go on/off fairly consistently before the new windshield - now they seem to trigger at the slightest change in brightness - shadows from trees, etc. and never go off afterward.

    I believe the sensor cover is wrong - the blue tint covers the sensors, but most late G2s I see have the sensor exposed. I'm going to check with the dealer to see if I can correct this somehow without replacing the windshield again.