Adaptive xenon problem again
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='396384' date='Feb 27 2007, 10:26 PM
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From what I've noticed, the lights only move left when you are going 20-25mph or higher (US spec car, I imagine it would be to the right for EUR spec), and the lights will move to the right at anytime.
Also, for the one light not being level with the other thing, that is normal. For US spec cars the right headlight will be higher than the left, and for EUR spec cars the left will be higher than the right. And really it's not so much that one light is higher than the other, it's that one goes along the horizontal and the other is at an angle. Like someone else said, it's so that you can see things on the shoulder/curb/whatever.
Also, for the one light not being level with the other thing, that is normal. For US spec cars the right headlight will be higher than the left, and for EUR spec cars the left will be higher than the right. And really it's not so much that one light is higher than the other, it's that one goes along the horizontal and the other is at an angle. Like someone else said, it's so that you can see things on the shoulder/curb/whatever.
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Originally Posted by FIN530D' post='396391' date='Feb 27 2007, 10:35 PM
Yes it?s an real pleasure at the morning to get in the car with leather seats when there is over -20 degrees celsius.
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Originally Posted by Heiss5' post='396398' date='Feb 27 2007, 08:49 PM
From what I've noticed, the lights only move left when you are going 20-25mph or higher (US spec car, I imagine it would be to the right for EUR spec), and the lights will move to the right at anytime.
[snip]For US spec cars the right headlight will be higher than the left, and for EUR spec cars the left will be higher than the right.
[snip]For US spec cars the right headlight will be higher than the left, and for EUR spec cars the left will be higher than the right.
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Very interesting because I don't think mine work. I came to this realization b/c 1 month ago I could dramatically see the headlights change direction when going down the road. Since that day I cannot tell a difference ? I think I am getting screwed.
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Originally Posted by Oaktree' post='396413' date='Feb 27 2007, 04:31 PM
Very interesting because I don't think mine work. I came to this realization b/c 1 month ago I could dramatically see the headlights change direction when going down the road. Since that day I cannot tell a difference ? I think I am getting screwed.
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Originally Posted by low_ball_88' post='395946' date='Feb 26 2007, 04:11 PM
On mine, I have only noticed that the one headlight is higher than the other.
... hate the wandering eye....
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Lights are working again 
I just got back from the workshop and now seems that lights are working properly.
They had to do some reprogramming to the xenon unit and it worked.
Now the lights move as they used to be... but i?m not happy with fact that it took
four times to workshop :'(
I just got back from the workshop and now seems that lights are working properly.
They had to do some reprogramming to the xenon unit and it worked.
Now the lights move as they used to be... but i?m not happy with fact that it took
four times to workshop :'(
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I don't think mine turn...I have the switch turned all the way to the left to auto..I'm gonna have it checked out the next time I go in for an oil change.
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Originally Posted by marklp' post='396436' date='Feb 27 2007, 04:33 PM
The light switch is in the "Auto" position, isn't it?
