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May 11, 2004 | 06:49 PM

TBone2004

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Weird noise

I accidentaly hit my highbeams(flash) while the car was not running and you hear a loud "clop" when they go on. reminds me of lights turning on at a stadium. What/why is that?

May 11, 2004 | 07:02 PM

automata

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Could it be the shutter or mask or what ever it is in the projectors openning?

May 11, 2004 | 07:11 PM

caball88

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its the bi-xenons, there is a shutter that toggles between the lows and high beams. when you switch to high beams a solenoid engages the shutter and that is what you hear. its prefectly normal.

May 11, 2004 | 08:43 PM

TBone2004

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thanks man. i knew someone out here would know. thanks for the reply. learn something new every day. :p

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Originally Posted by caball88

its the bi-xenons, there is a shutter that toggles between the lows and high beams. when you switch to high beams a solenoid engages the shutter and that is what you hear. its prefectly normal.