I will admit, the amount and quality of new car technology has gone above and beyond for quite a few years now.

However I have reservations with the introduction of some technology attached to replaceable parts.

Let's talk about rain sensors,

The rain sensor is a technology available to a wide range of new car buyers that allows us to be even more lazy and not have to physically turn our wipers on.

I cannot truly judge any here as I have automatic headlights and enjoy their ease of operation.

My reservations lie with the manufacturers placement of the said device.

In my search for images of rain sensors I mostly found rural and back-yard applications and none of them required a piece of glass to operate it seems.

Here's the bottom line, as that is what most are interested in.

The cost to the consumer for a front windscreen (windshield) for the average Australian car will at least triple.

In some cases the price increase will be much more severe where a genuine glass from the manufacturer is a must.

As a windscreen fitter, all I can do is shake my head in disgust at their lack of thought.

Even our own beloved Holden and Ford have made a windscreen replacement a much harder task than it ever has been.

In the case of the VE Commodore and BF Falcon I recommend a genuine replacement glass from the manufacturer regardless of rain sensors.