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Old 05-10-2017, 12:03 AM
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Loose hid projector?

I'm noticing my passenger side hid light shakes a lot on rough roads. I checked the bulbs twice and they are seated correct and those 2 pins are locked in to position. Before I take out the whole assembly, is there something I should be specifically looking for? Is there even any screws back there to tighten, if they were loose? Any help would be appreciated. Last resort would be to buy a headlight, but those suckers are expensive, even used ones
Old 05-10-2017, 06:17 AM
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search around the problem and fixes section. i remember seeing a fix for the loose projector
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@Carbon Legend is this something you've ever seen when you've taken apart the lights?
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Don't these RL's have the AFS leveling sensors? Maybe it's broken/loose.


perhaps? https://acurazine.com/forums/second-...-light-745460/
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^thanks thoiboi, that was exactly what I was referring too

now waiting on OP to confirm if that is indeed his problem
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Originally Posted by thoiboi
Don't these RL's have the AFS leveling sensors? Maybe it's broken/loose.


perhaps? https://acurazine.com/forums/second-...-light-745460/
Good call but not all RL came with AFS.
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I don't think it's my AFS because I don't have any of the warning lights on or anything. My passenger headlight does swivel when making a turn. I will have to check when I take out the headlight. Hopefully I can tackle it by next weekend. Is there anything else I should be looking at?
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typically, projectors do not come loose. they're glued, screwed, and set in place.
AFS does indeed move side to side; so maybe it's the actuator?
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OP what year is your RL?
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Originally Posted by truonghthe
op what year is your rl?
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OP you do have AFS, just check and make sure the AFS motor isn't loose AFS light on lit up I the motor burn out, I turn the AFS off along with auto tilting steering wheel within very first minute of my ownership.
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After taking apart alot of RL headlights i have never come across a loose projector. The Projector is held in place by the afs motor on the bottom with a bearing assembly plate on top and bottom. If you could get a video of it shaking some how that could give me a better idea of what to look for
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Originally Posted by truonghthe
I turn the AFS off along with auto tilting steering wheel within very first minute of my ownership.
Why?
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Because I don't need no motor to be burn out, Lexus already has the feature way back in late 90s and my old legend already had the power tilt steering wheel.




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