I’m using the same design, it’s working almost perfectly for me
. Haven’t driven down a road with heavy tree cover like you described but if the lights did come on then that wouldn’t worry me. The only difference is I don’t have any plastic cover inside yet.
I thought it was working perfectly at first, but what happened in Medwyn Road yesterday afternoon caused me to re-evaluate. I was driving down the hill on my way back from the recycling point when the lights suddenly blazed on right into the face of another motorist who was driving uphill (whose lights were, unsurprisingly, off). I was deadly embarrassed and scrambling for the OFF switch.
As far as I can see, it's doing the same whether or not there is plastic over the holes. I sat at the side of the road under the trees for a wee while putting the new cover on and off, with and without the plastic, and every time, on came the lights as soon as I put the cover on, and off they went when I took it off.
It is genuinely better than the original cover, a LOT better, because before that the lights would have been coming on and off all the way from my house to the Golf Club, because there are trees everywhere. Now it's only happening in the shadiest part, which is Medwyn Road. But it's still not right.
I've bought and printed the 04 cover, it's a lot better, and I've yet to notice it not work.
At the very least it's cutting the changeover between light and dark on my infotainment screen down drastically.
Unfortunately I can only really print in PLA and I'm too lazy to get my printer calibrated to the point where I'm happy with the result on show in my car.
So I've got one professionally printed, I'm going to see how it works.
I'm not too bothered about dust on the sensor, it can be wiped away or air blown.
I'm also not sure the clips are needed, the 3d design is of excellent fit, well worth the money.
I really, really liked the 04 cover, which is the one I have, but it's not doing the job as well as I want. I'll still be nervous that the car is suddenly going to flash someone out of the blue.
I'm thinking of trying the 01 one, which is completely open, in the hope that restricting light from the side won't matter so long as there are no shadows on the sensor from above. Can you guys link me to the company where you've got the nylon compound items printed? The material in the one I had from CrawfyP seems absolutely perfect.
I agree about the clips, their absence is a positive feature. The covers fit snugly and are unlikely to come out of their own accord, but they're easy to remove if you want to change them, or try a different design. The hassle of getting the original out is something I don't want to go through every time I want to try something different!
I'm inclined to agree about the dust aspect. I'm more interested in removing the raw visual effect of the naked green PCB of the sensor from the fascia, which the 01 design will do. It will also protect the sensor from casual knocks. If it still works with a plastic insert then great, but I'd be prepared to leave it without the insert if that was what it took to get it to work.
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