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It's for a radar detector ... (archive)
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Posted by Paul on January 21, 2001 at 11:47:29:

In Reply to: E38 Windshield posted by Joey V on January 21, 2001 at 11:15:05:


Just bought a 2000 740il yesterday, cosmos/grey. Question about the windshield. There is a little square right in the middle at the bottom of the windshield that looks different, less tinted or something. Excuse the newbie question, but I figure I should ask the experts!

Joe Valdora

The windshield has an infrared reflective coating and there are 2 areas that don't have the coating -- one behind the rear view mirror for the rain sensor and the other one you describe. BMW's docs describe this area as a cutout for a radar/laser detector. It makes a difference -- non rigorous testing using my V-1 detector show better pickup with the detector in the square area than mounted higher behind the coating.

I have a '00 740i Sport -- one of BMW's best kept secrets !

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