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Old Aug 31, 2011 | 10:26 PM
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Ah crap... Thx for letting me now. I'll check mine. We should get a new LS for this. Emailing them now for a free swap...
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 02:52 PM
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Just checked mine. No issues, but I just picked it up on Friday 9-9 and it came straight off the truck, 110 miles on it now. I will keep checking and update!
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 06:51 PM
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I have 2300 miles on mine and about 1.5 month of ownership and there are no bubbles on my headlights...granted that I keep the car in the garage most of the time.
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Old Sep 15, 2011 | 11:22 PM
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Wtf!! I checked my is-f .. I got it on the driver side... Woulda never noticed it.. I'm gonna be depressed for awhile.. This shouldn't be happening to a $60k+ car!!!
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Old Sep 16, 2011 | 04:47 AM
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I also checked my 2011. Yep it's bubbling on both headlights. I will be taking my car to the dealer for service next week and will definately point this out to then.
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Old Sep 16, 2011 | 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by RastaRacer
I also checked my 2011. Yep it's bubbling on both headlights. I will be taking my car to the dealer for service next week and will definately point this out to then.
Are you gonna ask to get them replaced? If they don't fix the source of the problem, it'll surely happen again in time.. I wonder what is taking so long to come up with a fix if Lexus knows about the problem. They don't have all those r&d engineers for nothing.
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Old Sep 16, 2011 | 11:31 AM
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Wow.. that sucks!
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Old Sep 16, 2011 | 01:01 PM
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they are not replacing headlights right now untill they fix the problem. i to wonder whats taking so long, but i aint trippin as long as it get taken care of.
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Old Sep 16, 2011 | 01:04 PM
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Not sure if this is happening to anyone else's yet...but the chrome part that holds the projector is starting to bubble as well...only on the left side so far. The car only has 550 miles on it.
Attached Thumbnails 2011 Headlamp Bubbling Defect-headlight.jpg  
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 01:03 PM
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Also now getting a "Check Headlight System" error coming up every so often. If I turn off the car and then back on, it goes away. Car only has 700 miles on it.
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by pjjames1
Also now getting a "Check Headlight System" error coming up every so often. If I turn off the car and then back on, it goes away. Car only has 700 miles on it.

^^ Who did the F-Sport sway bar install..????


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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 11:47 AM
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My IS250 AWD is just over a year old with 15k miles on it. It very much has the bubbling issue described in this thread. I took it in for its service this morning and pointed it out to my service adviser. He said he had not seen this before and would look into it. He just called me to let me know he has ordered new headlights for me. And we all know how friggin expensive these things are. The dealer is Lexus of Seattle. Kudos to them and Lexus. I know I would not have gotten the same experience at BMW or Infiniti.

Just feel it important to let them know first class service is very much appreciated on a public forum.
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by CurryPot
My IS250 AWD is just over a year old with 15k miles on it. It very much has the bubbling issue described in this thread. I took it in for its service this morning and pointed it out to my service adviser. He said he had not seen this before and would look into it. He just called me to let me know he has ordered new headlights for me. And we all know how friggin expensive these things are. The dealer is Lexus of Seattle. Kudos to them and Lexus. I know I would not have gotten the same experience at BMW or Infiniti.

Just feel it important to let them know first class service is very much appreciated on a public forum.
Great to hear they helped you out! Maybe your service advisor was real nice or yours was bubbled really bad because when I went to LOS the service advisor said my headlights were not bad enough to warranty.
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 12:10 PM
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So are they replacing them with the same OEM headlights? Or has Lexus made some "new and improved" headlights?
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 12:45 PM
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Ouch, I had no idea of this... My Lexus IS350 only has 600 miles on it and it already is starting to bubble on the drivers side The passenger side looks fine (for now). Thanks for the heads up! I'll definitely need to bring this up to the dealership when I get a chance.
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