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Racer90

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Hi I`m new to this forum , as have only just got my Z4, I was surprised and dissapointed to find out that the car does not
have automatic headlights, even my old 330 had that........
 
Welcome to the forum Racer. :thumbsup:

I just had a look and it seems rainsensor and Auto headlights was only standard on Facelift 3.0Sis & Ms, but I don't know about pre-facelift E85s or E89s.

Don't forget early E85s came out in the era of the E46 3 Series and neither of my E46s had them!

Anyway we'd still love to see a photo of your poorly-specced Z4!
 
My 2003 Z4 doesn't have them but I'm looking at buying a 2005 Z4 that does have them.
 
My 2003 has auto headlights and rain sensor,again not sure whether standard or factory option.
 
I think it was part of the comfort pack option, that's what mines has and includes the rain sensor and auto lights
 
Don't write off retrofitting. Could be relatively straightforward? I know LCM's can be changed, see here https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=122365
 
Wifey's 53-plate 2.5i has auto lights and rain sensing wipers.
Used it for the first time in the rain yesterday and noticed two things. The wipers always do a double sweep, is this normal?
Also, the sensitivity adjustment on the stalk seems to make no difference................ but maybe it was raining too hard to affect that?
 
enuff_zed said:
Also, the sensitivity adjustment on the stalk seems to make no difference................ but maybe it was raining too hard to affect that?
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I thought it was only for intermittent wipe frequency...didn't realise it also did sensitivity...will have to somehow try that (assuming a 2006 Z4M has the same functionality as a 2003 non-M) :thumbsup:
 
enuff_zed said:
Used it for the first time in the rain yesterday and noticed two things. The wipers always do a double sweep, is this normal?
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Mine only does a double sweep if the first sweep didn't clear the screen/sensor enough.
 
mmm-five said:
enuff_zed said:
Also, the sensitivity adjustment on the stalk seems to make no difference................ but maybe it was raining too hard to affect that?
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I thought it was only for intermittent wipe frequency...didn't realise it also did sensitivity...will have to somehow try that (assuming a 2006 Z4M has the same functionality as a 2003 non-M) :thumbsup:
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Well I may be confusing myself with that tbh. My 335d uses that to adjust sensitivity, but maybe the Z doesn't. But then I wonder, why would you need intermittent wipe if you have rain sensing. So maybe I was wrong all along. It's been a long week. :scratchhead:
 
enuff_zed said:
Well I may be confusing myself with that tbh. My 335d uses that to adjust sensitivity, but maybe the Z doesn't. But then I wonder, why would you need intermittent wipe if you have rain sensing. So maybe I was wrong all along. It's been a long week. :scratchhead:
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No, what you said is correct, that's what the manual says - but I had to check :thumbsup:

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It might be really obvious but try cleaning the sensor area on the windscreen. If it has a film of dirt over it or flies graveyard it will make a difference. :)
 
mmm-five said:
enuff_zed said:
Well I may be confusing myself with that tbh. My 335d uses that to adjust sensitivity, but maybe the Z doesn't. But then I wonder, why would you need intermittent wipe if you have rain sensing. So maybe I was wrong all along. It's been a long week. :scratchhead:
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No, what you said is correct, that's what the manual says - but I had to check :thumbsup:

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Ah ha. Thanks. So the adjuster fulfils different functions, depending what setup you have.
 
If your Z4 is an early E85 with rain sensor it is possible/highly likely that the transparent adhesive pad is delaminating from the windscreen. 20200709_184216.jpgIf so the sensitivity adjustment is defunct and it reverts to just altering the time interval. I bought a new 3M adhesive pad to remedy this on my May'03 car :thumbsup:
 
patriot66 said:
If your Z4 is an early E85 with rain sensor it is possible/highly likely that the transparent adhesive pad is delaminating from the windscreen. 20200709_184216.jpgIf so the sensitivity adjustment is defunct and it reverts to just altering the time interval. I bought a new 3M adhesive pad to remedy this on my May'03 car :thumbsup:
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Well there you go! Just been out to check and looks just like yours. So that'll maybe explain it.
Could you explain more about what exactly you had to do to remedy this? A simple home fix?
 
I find the rain sensing wipers inconsistent on both my E86 and F21. Sometimes great, sometimes either operate too frequently or too infrequently. The settings and condition of the screen don't seem to make much difference.
 
enuff_zed said:
patriot66 said:
If your Z4 is an early E85 with rain sensor it is possible/highly likely that the transparent adhesive pad is delaminating from the windscreen. 20200709_184216.jpgIf so the sensitivity adjustment is defunct and it reverts to just altering the time interval. I bought a new 3M adhesive pad to remedy this on my May'03 car :thumbsup:
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Well there you go! Just been out to check and looks just like yours. So that'll maybe explain it.
Could you explain more about what exactly you had to do to remedy this? A simple home fix?
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I bought a new transparent self adhesive pad on Ebay. I think it was this one :https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/123394335324
I then followed this PelicanParts walk-through for replacing the adhesive pad:https://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/BMW_Z4M/62-INTERIOR-Interior_Mirror_Replacement/62-INTERIOR-Interior_Mirror_Replacement.htm
Not a difficult job but it is a little bit fiddly. However, you must remove all traces of the old pad and everything needs to be scrupulously clean. No air bubbles. Be VERY careful and take your time :thumbsup:
 
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