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Wobbly Xenons
« on: December 21, 2016, 09:24:37 am »
Is it normal for the Xenons to bounce a bit over bumps?  Looks like flickering light on the road.   The round globe inside the headlight housing is a bit wobbly if I thump the headlight with my hand, more so on the passenger side.   It's been like that since I've had the car (over 2 years) and my MK4 R32 was the same.

It's really irritating.  Is it noticeable to other drivers?  If it's normal I'll live with it, but if not, is there a fix?


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Re: Wobbly Xenons
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2016, 09:54:59 am »
It shouldnt wobble as the globe inside is held on by 4 t20 screws. Maybe someone at some point opened the back and didn't tighten it properly.

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Re: Wobbly Xenons
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2016, 10:01:47 am »
Wouldn't surprise me.  My car is riddled with previous owner bodgings.

I'll check it out for loose bolts but I wondered if the height adjusting motors could get a bit sloppy in these?


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Re: Wobbly Xenons
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2016, 12:32:58 pm »
Mine was like that when i bought  mine,got the garage to change it,i have a after market light in the sales section if any good

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« Last Edit: December 21, 2016, 12:39:36 pm by Andy »

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Re: Wobbly Xenons
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2016, 01:47:42 pm »
Seems it's a common thing, on MK6s and MK7s as well.  If I can't sort it I'll live with it!


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Re: Wobbly Xenons
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2016, 05:45:53 pm »
My LH(driver side here in US) is shaky as well. I also couldn't find the why. I had to change the bulb once and replaced it with oem. While doing that, I tried discovering to reason for looseness and came up empty.
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Re: Wobbly Xenons
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2016, 10:07:05 am »
Weirdly it didn't do it last night.  Intermittent problems are just the best aren't they!!


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Re: Wobbly Xenons
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2016, 09:16:28 pm »
I notice mine when behind a car at a stop and idling. If I give it a tiny bit of rev it stops shaking. I need a new headlight housing and I hope that that will be the cure. The outer lens has a few small cracks up high that were hiding behind my old eyelids. I hit an embankment on that corner and the damage was missed when repaired and it was a few years later when I removed the eyelids and found the cracks. When moisture begins to appear inside the housing...I will replace the headlight assembly and hope for no shake!  :drinking:
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