Installed New Windshield, Rain Light Sensor and Auto Dimming IRVM Thanks to:
1. UK-Polos forum member firegrafik from Russia who helped me to source the RLS and Mirror
2. UK-Polos forum member ciclo who helped me with the VCDS long coding for the RLS
3. Our own Gannu who gave me lots of tips while fixing the mirror.
This work was pending in the OEM BiXenon installation. I had previously got the Jetta mirror and rain light sensor, which resulted in a very bad finish. Below picture shows the previous installation of the Jetta RLS
I had fixed the rain light sensor on the passenger side. I had so many problems with this - this looked ugly; the sensor was not clamped tight to the base and kept falling off; as the sensor was not completely covered by the wipers, rain sensing wiper function was not working fine.
I had ordered the following components from Russia.
3G0 857 511E SMA - Mirror
6C0 868 438 9B9 – Mirror cover upper
6C0 858 548A 9B9 – Mirror cover bottom
6C0 868 168A 9B9 – Mirror cover
5K7 955 559C - Rain-light sensor
8K0 971 833 - 8 pin connector for the mirror
000 979 034 E - Wires with pins meant for the mirror connector
I had taken some pictures of all the components, but lost them when my phone broke. So I had to download some pictures from Google images and AliExpress product pages.
Mirror with cover (picture from eBay)
Rain light sensor(picture from AliExpress)
8 pin connector for the mirror (picture from AliExpress)
Changing the Windshield
The first step was to change the windshield to the one that has the mount for the new RLS and mirror. VW workshop quoted 14K for changing the windshield, whereas Windshield Experts charged 7.2K for the same. They also came to my place and changed the windshield. A few pictures of the windshield change.
Cutting through the windshield adhesive
Removing the windshield
Windshield removed
The new windshield
The mount for the RLS and mirror
New windshield fixed
I let the windshield rest for a day for the adhesive to set and completed the sensor and mirror installation the next day.
Fixing the RLS and Mirror
RLS fixed to the base. The RLS fixes to the base using the spring loaded clips locking on to plastic tabs. Once the two clips are in place, the RLS is pressed firmly to the windshield with no air bubbles.
The mirror is fixed to the base using a push and rotate action. First the mirror is pushed into the base using the 4 metal guides. And then it is twisted clockwise to lock. This requires considerable force and the mirror locks with a bang! One of the spring locks for the RLS can be seen in this picture.
The connectors with wiring fixed to the RLS and the mirror. The rain light sensor uses the same connector as the one from the Jetta that I had installed before. For the mirror, I had to use the 8 pin connector. Pin 1 is +12V from ignition signal and Pin 2 is GND. There are two more signals for the reverse gear signal and door unlock, but I left them unused.
Sliding in the covers. Once the cover is slid in, it completely conceals the wires. There is one plastic insert that needs to be fixed to the roof liner which requires a cut to the roof liner. As the mirror cover reached upto the roof liner thus concealing the wires, I did not use this extra plastic insert.
Once everything is fixed, I had to code the RLS using VCDS. I used long coding "0728DD" for the RLS. Thanks to UK-Polos member "ciclo" for the code.
The Results:
Some pictures of the new mirror and RLS.
The perfect OE look of the new RLS
View on the mirror. Though the mirror is not as wide as the Jetta's or the previous Chinese one I had, the view is pretty good. The dimming function is also fantastic in the night. As there is no LED on the mirror, there is absolutely no distraction in the night.
Completely hidden wiring
After the installation, took the car to 3M for a cleaning session. Met TBHP member Doc_Nikhil at 3M. A couple of pictures of my Grey GT with his Flame Red GT a.k.a Paprika. Thank you Doc_Nikhil for the pictures
Operation:
With the installation of the new RLS, the automatic headlights and rain sensing wiper functions work great (the automatic headlights were working fine already with the previous Jetta sensor).
When the wiper stalk is put in the first position (variable speed position), it works as rain sensing wiper. When the sensor detects water, the wipers are turned on automatically. The speed of the wipers is also controlled based on the amount of rain. Here is a video I made to demonstrate the auto headlights and rain sensing wipers.
That's all folks I have for now. Next pending is the installation of auto leveling sensor and controller for the headlights.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Intelsingh When I read such threads, there is a strong desire to look for options where I can take up a bit of enthusiasm from people like you, Gannu and Saint. Thanks for the thread and reminding me that a world of possibilities exist if one truly desires. |
Thank you so much for the kind words
![Smile](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.png)