2011 Headlights (merged threads)
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From: IL
This will require some rewiring. They use the same connector, but the wire assignments are different according to the EWD on TIS. Because they removed the swivel motor, they had a few unused wires to work with, so they took a couple of them and used them for the LEDs. The problem is, if you plug this thing in, you're going to immediately **** off the AFS ECU. You might even let the smoke out of it, and this is universally bad - smoke is the most important component of anything electrical - once you let it out, it's never the same again and is often very expensive to repair or replace.
So, this won't be exactly simple.
So, this won't be exactly simple.
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I guess I don't know what 'letting the smoke out' means and if this affects anything besides the AFS. Or if you can let the smoke out and just know that your AFS will never work, but everything else will be fine.
But if the AFS will no longer be used (if the headlights are switched), does it matter if the AFS ECU is blown? The AFS will just be inoperable. I just won't plan on replacing or fixing the AFS ECU. Is that fine, or will it affect other electrical components of the new headlamp?
I guess I don't know what 'letting the smoke out' means and if this affects anything besides the AFS. Or if you can let the smoke out and just know that your AFS will never work, but everything else will be fine.
I guess I don't know what 'letting the smoke out' means and if this affects anything besides the AFS. Or if you can let the smoke out and just know that your AFS will never work, but everything else will be fine.
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: wa
+1 
If someone wants to give me $1500, I will come put some LED's on their headlights
Cuz the headlights are blacked out
If someone wants to give me $1500, I will come put some LED's on their headlights
Physically, the LED Lamps mount just fine in a 2009 IS250.
Plugged in the lights using the factory plug-in's only and all lights work except the obvious LED strip. The flasher was blinker faster than we'd like so that means we've got too much resistance somewhere. Again, we just plugged in the light using the factory plug-in. No modifications have been attempted yet.
EWD on TIS, here we come!
Darrel
Plugged in the lights using the factory plug-in's only and all lights work except the obvious LED strip. The flasher was blinker faster than we'd like so that means we've got too much resistance somewhere. Again, we just plugged in the light using the factory plug-in. No modifications have been attempted yet.
EWD on TIS, here we come!
Darrel
Last edited by Sewell; Sep 21, 2010 at 04:58 PM.
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Physically, the LED Lamps mount just fine in a 2009 IS250.
Plugged in the lights using the factory plug-in's only and all lights work except the obvious LED strip. The flasher was blinker faster than we'd like so that means we've got too much resistance somewhere. Again, we just plugged in the light using the factory plug-in. No modifications have been attempted yet.
EWD on TIS, here we come!
Darrel
Plugged in the lights using the factory plug-in's only and all lights work except the obvious LED strip. The flasher was blinker faster than we'd like so that means we've got too much resistance somewhere. Again, we just plugged in the light using the factory plug-in. No modifications have been attempted yet.
EWD on TIS, here we come!
Darrel
The leveling motor is the same between all the headlights. It's the AFS that's causing us issues. Yes, the AFS light is on in the dash. Of course we're working on a fix for this, but there's just to many components that affect the AFS system to have this light turn off.
Darrel
