Thanks Dane. When you say it should come with the sensor, do you mean the complete sensor, both pieces, or just the half that is glued to the windshield? Mine just came with the piece glued to the windshield.
In the TIS instructions for windshield replacement BMW mentions having to "initialize" the rain/light sensor after changing a windshield. Never heard anyone mention having to do that before and since I'm not changing the electronics half of the sensor I'm hoping it wouldn't need to be initialized since my car should recognize the sensor I'm installing. Make sense?
Anyone ever had to initialize a rain/light sensor after w/s replacement? Maybe that's why a lot of people complain about their rain sensors not working properly? They had a w/s replaced and didn't initialize the sensor?:dunno
From TIS.................... "Version with rain sensor or rain/light sensor:
Removing rain sensor or rain/light sensor, refer to repair instructions .
After replacing windscreen:
- Initialize rain sensor or rain/light sensor
- Refer to function description in DIS (Diagnosis and Information System)"
More info......
http://tis.spaghetticoder.org/s/view.pl?1/06/55/79
Barry