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AFS=Jitter Headlamps Over Bumps

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Old 03-01-12, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by GS350Lexus
Yes i do, that happend to me when i hit a huge bump and the projector was loose. I had it replaced under warranty. A good way to check is, come up to the headlight n hammer fist bang it on top of the headlight see if it moves around, if it does you need to replace the headlight.
like he mentioned, try to bang on the headlight and see if it is loose. i hit a deep pothole, and mine is definitely broken (it was pointing up, illuminating all road signs). i have to go to the dealer and hopefully try to get this fixed this under warranty. i noticed the little bounce before also, but the difference is pretty clear when it's actually broken.
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Originally Posted by stvincent
like he mentioned, try to bang on the headlight and see if it is loose. i hit a deep pothole, and mine is definitely broken (it was pointing up, illuminating all road signs). i have to go to the dealer and hopefully try to get this fixed this under warranty. i noticed the little bounce before also, but the difference is pretty clear when it's actually broken.
This happened to me also and when I brought it to the dealer they said my AFS was the reason not the headlight unit. They might say the same thing to you.
Old 03-02-12, 06:19 AM
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Guys, I'm not talking about a broken headlight where you put some force on the housing and the light shake. Or the beam is completely aims high or low.
This is a little vibration in the beam when driving on the bumpy roads. Without any car in front of you, you'll won't be able to tell if it's bouncing up and down. But if you can see your light hitting another car's bumper, the cut off of the beam vibrate up and down on bumpy roads.
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Originally Posted by NickL
Guys, I'm not talking about a broken headlight where you put some force on the housing and the light shake. Or the beam is completely aims high or low.
This is a little vibration in the beam when driving on the bumpy roads. Without any car in front of you, you'll won't be able to tell if it's bouncing up and down. But if you can see your light hitting another car's bumper, the cut off of the beam vibrate up and down on bumpy roads.
Its normal, If you wait tell tomorrow Ill ask Im service advisor at Lexus and tell you wat he says.
Old 03-05-12, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by bigblack06
Its normal, If you wait tell tomorrow Ill ask Im service advisor at Lexus and tell you wat he says.
Hi,
Did you have a chance to ask your service adviser? I'll bring this up on my 5000miles service but that won't be until probably the summer.
Old 03-05-12, 08:40 AM
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Mine def show a bounce when going over rough roads and speed bumps..the light itself is clearly moving...any clarification if this is indeed normal or can be replaced under warrnty...I have CPO
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Originally Posted by NickL
Hi,
Did you have a chance to ask your service adviser? I'll bring this up on my 5000miles service but that won't be until probably the summer.
Lol Never made it to dealer, gonna call tomorrow see what they say.
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