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Old Sep 4, 2013 | 09:08 PM
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So it looked fine when you were at the dealer, you took it back and it went off again? Take it back!

Have you changed the gas cap since you purchased the car? What were the details when the dealer diagnosed your CEL/VSC?
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Old Sep 4, 2013 | 09:23 PM
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if anybody can think of what is causing this please let me know.
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Old Sep 4, 2013 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by XxGoKoUxX
So it looked fine when you were at the dealer, you took it back and it went off again? Take it back!

Have you changed the gas cap since you purchased the car? What were the details when the dealer diagnosed your CEL/VSC?
they said it has something to do with the coil over's and when we installed them is when it came on.
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Old Sep 5, 2013 | 12:25 AM
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Did u give enough slack in the brake lines? Esp when turning the wheel max to the left and right. I remember doing this on my 2GS...mounting the brake line too high /too low onto the coilovers...and causing some ABS,VSC, etc..lights to pop up.
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Old Sep 5, 2013 | 08:22 PM
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Jack up your driver side of the car.... BOTH the front and the back, so it stands on its side. Check both sensors and see if they're facing the right direction. If it does, get back to us and we can go from there. PHML makes a good point, but with me being about half inch off the ground, I still don't get VSC lights.
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Old Sep 6, 2013 | 09:04 AM
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Bit off topic question, but after installing coil overs, do the AVS things that go over the strut just hang there now? Or do I unplug them or something?
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Old Sep 6, 2013 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by GS-F
Bit off topic question, but after installing coil overs, do the AVS things that go over the strut just hang there now? Or do I unplug them or something?
i think you can unplug it. or zip tie it somewhere over there, so it wont move around.
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Old Sep 6, 2013 | 03:29 PM
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What masboy said, mine's was disconnected and tucked away somewhere. I taped it up also, so that it doesn't catch dust or dirt in the terminals.
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Old Sep 8, 2013 | 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by XxGoKoUxX
Jack up your driver side of the car.... BOTH the front and the back, so it stands on its side. Check both sensors and see if they're facing the right direction. If it does, get back to us and we can go from there. PHML makes a good point, but with me being about half inch off the ground, I still don't get VSC lights.
which sensor's are you talking about?
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Old Sep 8, 2013 | 09:46 PM
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They're your leveling sensors for the headlights. Hence the VSC lights going off.... Some dealerships don't know to look at them to make sure they're in the right direction so they say it's your suspension setup.

The fronts and rears respectively should literally look like :

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Old Oct 20, 2013 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by XxGoKoUxX
They're your leveling sensors for the headlights. Hence the VSC lights going off.... Some dealerships don't know to look at them to make sure they're in the right direction so they say it's your suspension setup.

The fronts and rears respectively should literally look like :

the shop say's they did this exactly as pictured and the light's still on. do i take it to the dealer and have it cleared and see if it come's back on?
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Old Dec 12, 2013 | 06:01 PM
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how does the exhaust sounds i have a 2008 gs350 i want to get a exhaust
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Originally Posted by hakisaki
the shop say's they did this exactly as pictured and the light's still on. do i take it to the dealer and have it cleared and see if it come's back on?
does it reallly matter that this is on.... mine come on and goes off all the time. It on when the rear is layed out and goes away as soon as I lift the car
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