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Old Mar 22, 2021 | 05:58 PM
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This is a weird one guys and maybe ya'll know what I am talking about and maybe you don't. On my wife's 2021 the headlights are the single beam and not the triple beam. They have plenty of light and a great pattern, but they put off a weird black spot right before the cut off. Almost making it look like something is in the road? I tried to video it but my phone wouldn't capture it. Does anybody know what I am talking about? Is that supposed to be there as not to blind oncoming traffic? Is there a way to remove it?
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Whatever is there I'm sure it's deliberate. Lexus does not create their own light systems, they source them from the same place Mazda, Ford, Toyota, Subaru etc gets it. I am fairly certain the 2021 IS, 7ES uses Koito's Version 2 of their BI-LED which is sold to many customers (brands) around the world. You actually share headlight (internals) with the Mazda 6 and Subaru Forester believe it or not. (the 2021 IS does anyway)

I was the first in the Lexus community to run (modified) Quad-Koitos in the 3IS! Actually technically Six-Koitos if you want to be technical. But they were the lousy pre-gen 1 twin beams. no bi function. but still decent

I am guessing it's just a part of the beam pattern. post up a shot against a wall.

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It doesn't show up well on a wall, but I will try to capture it tonight. You can see it plainly at night near the light beam cutoff. But my phone can't capture that image being so far away.
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Here is a pic showing them on my garage wall, little "L" shaped images, once the lights shine down the road they give off a black spot right before the cut off.
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Any ideas?
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It's obviously purposely done as it's consistent on both sides.
I suggest sending the pics to the dealer and address it with them.
There's nothing you/us can do to change that.
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Mine does this too.


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Thanks guys, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't crazy. It is annoying on a dark road late at night because it makes it look like something is in road. But if it's normal, it's normal.
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