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Old 02-27-12, 04:04 PM
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Omg sooooo tempting lol.

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Old 02-27-12, 04:08 PM
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Both connectors are used for both functions.

The new leveling ECU has a light output, the old AFS ECU sent the signal via the BEAN MPX system.

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All right Jeff.. Another possible solution in the works......(from the IS-F thread)


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what I don't understand is why don't you guys just take the afs fuse out? thats what I did when I got the car because I didn't have $2000+ for headlights and wasn't familiar with the forums, halogen now and the afs light was blinking but once i took the fuse out, the problem has never come back
Care to share which AFS Fuse you pulled...???

I don't mind testing this theory out as well.. As long as it doesn't kill the Auto Leveling Feature.

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Old 02-27-12, 05:32 PM
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if you go to the manual it will show you the fuse you need to pull out but I don't know about the auto leveling part because I had halogens so I don't know if it will disable your AFS feature
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btw guys that already have the 2011 headlights....how is the output...better then 08 HID? I'm deciding whether to retrofit mine with some lexus RX330 projectors or buy these and go the oem route
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Pulling the AFS fuse will also disable auto-leveling.

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Old 02-27-12, 08:01 PM
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Pulling the AFS fuse will also disable auto-leveling.

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Agreed.... So it's easier than pulling the small plug/harness out of the AFS ECU....

But NOT the solution I'm looking for... Looks like black tape inside the cluster led is going to prevail on this one..

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so when you put the 2011 headlights in, you will get that blinking afs light?
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Old 02-27-12, 10:19 PM
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so when you put the 2011 headlights in, you will get that blinking afs light?
Yes, if the IS you have has a working AFS system...

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Old 02-27-12, 10:28 PM
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so no hack around it yet? I don't understand why though since the headlights have the afs feature
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so no hack around it yet? I don't understand why though since the headlights have the afs feature
The 2011+ IS headlights do Not have AFS..

I'm thinking at this point you don't know the difference between AFS and Auto Leveling features..


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lol apparently I don't could you tell me the diff I thought it was the same thing, damn I feel like a noob but hey all gotta learn somewhere i guess
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AFS- the headlights angle slightly left or right when you turn the steering wheel. To help see into the corner.

Auto-Leveling- when you turn the car on, watch the headlights move up and then settle back down into their position.

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lol apparently I don't could you tell me the diff I thought it was the same thing, damn I feel like a noob but hey all gotta learn somewhere i guess
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Auto leveling constantly adjusts the beam level as you drive, so that it is always at the optimal position based on suspension movement and car position. AFS turns the projectors based on steering and speed input.

The AFS ECU controls both of them on 06-10 cars, and the leveling ECU controls the leveling on 11-12 cars.

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Old 02-28-12, 04:27 PM
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what if you replace the 06-10 ECU with a 11-12 ECU, in order to avoid a blinking light in my SC430 for the 06+ led tail lights I had to replace the ECU in the trunk to an 06+
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Old 02-28-12, 06:03 PM
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so the AFS is e servomotor or dc motor?
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