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Old 11-14-22, 09:31 AM
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So the painted piece just clips on to the headlight housing? I gotta really do my homework before dropping a big cha-ching on this project.
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@BMGS have you started up your car while you are standing in front of it? Maybe I'm amused by silly little things, but their up/down sweep upon startup is fun to watch. You have to remote start it or have someone else start it for you because it happens right on startup, whether the lights are on or off.
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@BMGS have you started up your car while you are standing in front of it? Maybe I'm amused by silly little things, but their up/down sweep upon startup is fun to watch. You have to remote start it or have someone else start it for you because it happens right on startup, whether the lights are on or off.
Urs don't go left and right too?
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Originally Posted by ItzFilyO
Urs don't go left and right too?
No, the triple LEDs are only auto-leveling. They don't swivel left/right.
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Originally Posted by ItzFilyO
So the painted piece just clips on to the headlight housing? I gotta really do my homework before dropping a big cha-ching on this project.
Yes, it pulls right off and snaps back on.

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@BMGS have you started up your car while you are standing in front of it? Maybe I'm amused by silly little things, but their up/down sweep upon startup is fun to watch. You have to remote start it or have someone else start it for you because it happens right on startup, whether the lights are on or off.
I haven't seen the housings themselves move from the outside but I park in the garage at home and work so I see the light beam move from the car everyday, its very cool! I'll check it out though, thanks.

To confirm, do any of the single beam LEDs do that sweep? Mine didn't but I have a base model so I am not sure if mine are a lower trim. I am selling my single beam LED housings so would be helpful to know if there are a few different housings.
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I believe the 2016 and 2017 Luxury models with the single projector LED still had the side to side sweep.
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Mine only goes up and down, not side to side.
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Originally Posted by ItzFilyO
Mine only goes up and down, not side to side.
Yeah I think it's only been the Luxury models that get side to side.
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Originally Posted by ItzFilyO
Mine only goes up and down, not side to side.
I learned that of the single beam LED models on the 2016, there are AFS and non AFS versions. I had the non-AFS but I am always pleased to see that all of the additional AFS hardware is pre-installed since it worked right away once the triple beams were in.
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Wait wait, AFS is different than auto leveling. I think all GS headlights only have auto leveling (up and down), this includes the triple-beam version but they don't have AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting System - can move left and right).

Well, except the single projector beam on the Lux package I guess? This one has AFS?

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Originally Posted by BMGS
After you installed the lights but before your mechanic did the Techstream initialization, how did the lights behave? Did the low beams and turn signals work?

I am trying to plan for the worst case scenario in case I have issues with the Techstream initialization.

I think it won't be terrible for a few days to sort it out , if needed, as long as I can turn on low beams and have turn signals. I'll try this next week once the modules arrive, I couldn't wait for Cyber Monday!

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Wacky. The Dash had lights on all over the cluster. Kept getting a warning light and Car malfunction. I should have recorded the Dash. One Headlight was on, the other turned on and off.
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Originally Posted by ItzFilyO
They don't come with the painted piece here?

I bought these parts New and color-matched to my car. Mine had some road rash.
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They sell that piece in different colors right? I saw my white color code (083) on the list of parts.
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Originally Posted by ItzFilyO
And yea, I only see one adjustment screw here. Is this for the height adjustment?

There are two adjustment points. Your picture is missing one.The picture above is for left and right adjustment. The missing one is for up and down adjustment.​​​​​​​

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Originally Posted by ItzFilyO
Wait wait, AFS is different than auto leveling. I think all GS headlights only have auto leveling (up and down), this includes the triple-beam version but they don't have AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting System - can move left and right).

Well, except the single projector beam on the Lux package I guess? This one has AFS?
In Techstream, it's all called AFS, even if it's just for auto-leveling. My single beams do not have auto-leveling as far as I know, they never moved up and down like the triple beams do.
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