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Old 11-30-10 | 08:43 PM
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Default Lexus Electronic Height Control???

I Was Looking Around For Parts And This Came Up.

http://www.lexuspartsnow.com/Page_Pr...onentsIndex=16

I Never Knew The Gs300 2nd Gen Had This. Does This Mean We Can Lower Our Stock Suspension!?! If Anyone Knows How This Works Feel Free To Comment...
Old 11-30-10 | 08:47 PM
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I think its for folks that have headlights with auto leveling boss.
Old 11-30-10 | 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by spencedigg
I think its for folks that have headlights with auto leveling boss.
lol
Old 12-01-10 | 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by spencedigg
I think its for folks that have headlights with auto leveling boss.
lol...

it is....OP its for us with OEM hid's and the auto leveling system
Old 01-31-11 | 06:37 PM
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Man, I have one of these rattling around in my front wheelwell and the guy at Midas told me that it affected the suspension. Seriously?
Old 01-31-11 | 11:03 PM
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how do you know if you have hid or not ?

Last edited by SidhuGs300; 01-31-11 at 11:04 PM. Reason: sorry for the dumb question...
Old 02-01-11 | 07:42 AM
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You can check the bulb in the headlight. And you can tell by looking at the color of the light (HIDs are brighter and whiter than halogens)
Old 02-01-11 | 10:51 AM
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Dang, and I thought someone found a rare, little known suspension option for the 2GS
Old 02-03-11 | 09:19 AM
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lol...the mechanic had me worried that it WAS some sort of suspension. glad to know he had no clue what the heck he was talking about.
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Ooooo Kaayy ... was the original question answered in this thread? I have an '00 GS400 and because I'm about to replace some suspension parts I noticed this part too, but (I think) I only saw it on the left side. I didn't have a clue what it was and went a-searching on Sewell's website (thank God for them) and found the part and it's name and then found this thread. So is it for adjusting the suspension? If so how's it done? manually or by the on board computer? I'm soo confused!
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lolllll..wow ....that is just the headlight auto level that came on the GS400-30 with HID from factory
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Originally Posted by SidhuGs300
how do you know if you have hid or not ?
LOL. SO easy. here are the Steps:

First, Roll your front Driver window down

Second, Stand next to the front driver window

Third, Count 1, 2, 3, and turn on your headlight, and run fast to your front,

Fourth, Staring at the lights, and you will notice that head lights will slowing changing color( warming up), if it happened as i said, then you have HID. if not, you are Effffed. ahhahahaha


Slow Cuz It's Low
Old 02-26-11 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 2gsfowner
LOL. SO easy. here are the Steps:

First, Roll your front Driver window down

Second, Stand next to the front driver window

Third, Count 1, 2, 3, and turn on your headlight, and run fast to your front,

Fourth, Staring at the lights, and you will notice that head lights will slowing changing color( warming up), if it happened as i said, then you have HID. if not, you are Effffed. ahhahahaha


Slow Cuz It's Low
Here's an easier one.

If you have yellow fog lights, you have HID's.
Old 02-26-11 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by ThomasGS4
Here's an easier one.

If you have yellow fog lights, you have HID's.
EXCEPT when people ADDED yellow fogs to NON HID cars...
Old 02-27-11 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by alexdan
lolllll..wow ....that is just the headlight auto level that came on the GS400-30 with HID from factory
Thanks. I was talking to friend about this last night and just by saying it outloud, it hit me as how it was for the head lights. He's not a Lexus man, but he's more of a machanic than I am. Funny how saying it out loud sorts things out.
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