Rain sensor housing fell apart

JamieA · 12-04-2005, 08:36 AM

I was cleaning my windshield this weekend, and I bumped the rain sensor housing around the base of the rear-view mirror, and it just fell apart. It is only held together by some fairly flimsy clips.

I got it back together, but I guess I expected it to be a bit more sturdy than that.

Anyone else have the same experience?

LEDZEP · 12-04-2005, 08:38 AM

Wow, no. I'll have to be careful. Thanks for the tip. Could you see the icky guts inside?

E90Fleet · 12-04-2005, 08:39 AM

Yup, just 2 halves that clip togther

Not really designed to withstand you hitting it

JamieA · 12-04-2005, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LEDZEP

Wow, no. I'll have to be careful. Thanks for the tip. Could you see the icky guts inside?

Yeah, the icky guts, isn't that impressive. I wouldn't want to hit it too many times because I may have to end up glueing it back together.

I am such a clutz though, it is bound to happen again during my cleaning duties...

JSH3 · 12-23-2010, 12:00 PM

Wow, sorry to open an old post. Put I just had it happen today. When my car was getting detailed, they knocked the housing apart.
I just taped it back together in a couple of barely visible areas. geez. And how much did I pay for this car?

Kevin Harney · 12-23-2010, 12:19 PM

I have had mine off for a couple of reasons. It was not knocked off. I can tell you that if it is pretty well put together when it all snaps in place. But if you do not get it together correctly for some reason it falls apart easily. And it is pretty hard to get it on there correctly so that is probably what happened. Lining up ALL of the tabs is kinda hard to do especially in that small confined space.

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E90Fleet Lieutenant General 1312 Rep 10,185 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Africa iTrader: (0)	Yup, just 2 halves that clip togther Not really designed to withstand you hitting it
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JSH3 First Lieutenant 54 Rep 313 Posts Drives: 2010 328i E92 and 2011 X3 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Boca Raton, FL iTrader: (2)	5 years later.... Wow, sorry to open an old post. Put I just had it happen today. When my car was getting detailed, they knocked the housing apart. I just taped it back together in a couple of barely visible areas. geez. And how much did I pay for this car?
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Kevin Harney Captain 20 Rep 767 Posts Drives: 2009 335i Convertible Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Herndon, VA iTrader: (0)	I have had mine off for a couple of reasons. It was not knocked off. I can tell you that if it is pretty well put together when it all snaps in place. But if you do not get it together correctly for some reason it falls apart easily. And it is pretty hard to get it on there correctly so that is probably what happened. Lining up ALL of the tabs is kinda hard to do especially in that small confined space.
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