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10-21-2012, 10:45 PM | #1 |
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Headlights shake when hitting a bump
Is that normal? The beams just seem to shake or jiggle just a bit when I hit bumps in the road. Was wondering if it was on purpose to keep them from breaking. Any idea?
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10-21-2012, 11:39 PM | #3 |
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It's normal. Mine does it too. It's due to the active headlights, because they swivel when you turn, there is a little movement when they take a jolt. Or at leas this is what I was told when I asked about it.
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10-22-2012, 03:44 AM | #4 |
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It's probobly partly because of the auto leveling feature as well. Sense xenons make such a crisp light line on the car in front of them sometimes you can see when they are slightly readjusting up and down to bumps or dips in the road or u hitting the breaks. It's a series of slight notches up an down and if you look hard enuf u will notice it. Not sayin that this is the reason for what u c but could be part of it.
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10-22-2012, 04:51 AM | #5 |
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It IS normal. After some miles... they will wiggle less. I think its the sensors being new and tight that causes the sensors to "bind" when new.
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10-22-2012, 11:54 AM | #6 |
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Thanks guys. I seem to notice it when I hit a "wash board" type of bump, not in gradual dips, so I assumed it was OK (i.e. hoped it was OK). I drove my wife's Acura with Xenons (not adaptive) and saw no movement over the same wash board, so it had me a little concerned.
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10-22-2012, 11:55 AM | #7 |
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It's normal but weird that I didn't notice this with my past BMWs that had adaptive xenons
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