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Step 1: Gathering necessary equipment
What is needed
- New Rain-Light Sensor (1K0 955 559 AH): 60€ + 10€ shipping -> 70€
- Auto-dimming mirror (1K0 857 511 B 9B9): 50 €
- Cable Harness - Kabelsatz Regensensor +Abb VW: $38.58 + 10€ shipping. -> 39 €
- Chrome Head Light Switch AUTO: $35 incl. shipping -> 25 €
This switch, apart from nikel, has orange color at auto position, green color at headlights position and red color at the rest positions.
- Plastic covers for the sensor (1Q0 857 594 9B9 + 1Q0 857 593 9B9): 15 €
- Mirror plastic covers (1K0 858 547 9B9 + 1K0 858 548 9B9): 6 €
- Plastic roof cover with a small hole - optional - (1K5 857 304 9B9)
It is NOT required at a VW EOS.
- Big plastic roof cover with a hole (1Q0 867 390N 82V)
- optional - recommended to buy: 45€
- Windshield (green) with rain-light sensor socket (1Q0 845 011 AJ): 370 € + 100 € labor: 470 €
Please be advised that the windshield may take a while to ship in your location.
- Yellow cable with part number 000-979-133 for ECU connection: 1 €
- Yellow cable with part number 000-979-009 for fusebox connection: 1 €
- Two small 5 Ampere fuses with light brown color: 1 €
Attention: Please be advised that there are larger 5 Ampere fuses that won't fit in your fusebox.
NECESSARY TOOLS
- Torx screwdriver of size T20 and T18.
- Trim Removers.
- Special drill tool for opening the hole for the sensor and mirror cables (it is only needed if you won't replace the big plastic roof cover): 30€
- Optical Power Meter (optional: for checking the integrity of cable harness)
- Cutter.
- Insulation tape.
- Tyre Ups.
- Soldering iron and solder.
- Laptop having VCDS software pre-installed along with a special Vag-Com cable.
NOTICE
You must gather all the equipment - tools and read this DIY guide before you begin this project.
This DIY is specifically made for VW EOS cars. The equipment, cable harness and/or connections may be differect in your car.
We will not be held responsible for any damage which may happen to your car by following this guide.