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Old 01-27-2008, 11:18 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Windshield Rain Sensor?

Anyone else think the rain sensor looks a bit oversized, and perhaps oddly positioned? I'm assuming this is the rain/light sensor included with the Comfort Package. It looks like such an afterthought.

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Old 01-27-2008, 11:25 PM   #2 (permalink)
 
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Yup, however, when sitting in the driver's seat a bit more over to the right, it gets mostly hidden behind the mirror.

The rain sensor does work remarkably well, however.
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Old 01-28-2008, 01:08 AM   #3 (permalink)
 
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Holy cow that looks horrible.

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Old 01-28-2008, 05:05 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Oh yeah, it's awful. Every other car I've seen with them, they are tucked up next to the top of the windshield in the tinted sunblock box. And, if you look, the sensor itself is TINY. It doesn't seem to require the hockey puck to house it.
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Old 01-28-2008, 06:30 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Yep, this is what I pointed out in another thread....don't really care for it, but ordered it (the comfort package) anyway.
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Old 01-28-2008, 06:59 PM   #6 (permalink)
 
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I can live with it since it's mostly psychological. The overall forward vision is excellent compared to many other cars.

Perhaps a slightly wider Auto-Dimming mirror would help mask it from the drivers view.
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Old 01-29-2008, 06:42 PM   #7 (permalink)
 
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I was starting to feel sorry for myself that I couldn't get the comfort package, ( I don't want leather seats) because I really wanted the sensor. Having seen it now, I don't feel sorry for myself at all. LOL
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Old 01-29-2008, 06:56 PM   #8 (permalink)
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That does look hokey!! I thought this car was designed in Germany and only built in France. Apparently the options are designed there as well.
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Old 01-29-2008, 07:11 PM   #9 (permalink)
 
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Ya know if there were web sites like this for GM cars, Ford and Chrysler cars they would get a ton of critic comments and maybe they would not be suffering as they are now. Ya the friggin sensor is over sized, at least in the photo. No worse than installing a Serious or XM Satilite radio in your car. Wires and antennas and sh-t all over the place. Germans and French dont have a monopoly on silly/stupid in anything. We do quite well too!!
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Old 01-29-2008, 07:23 PM   #10 (permalink)
 
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That is strange and rather an eyesore from that pic. Well, at least it keeps the cost of the windshield down and options open by not integrating it as on other cars.

I might just have to decorate it
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