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Old 12-28-2012, 01:23 PM
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Does anyone else with the 2013 factory HID's jiggle on rough roads? It just bugs me watching the light pattern shimmy on the back roads.
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The driver side headlight on my wife's 13 explorer does. Her Acura, nor my Mazda did.
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My 2013 does the same thing, going over any bumps. I asked the dealership and they said normal. I really don't see this as bad on my wife's 2011 Explorer
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What's the rest of the truck doing? It's kind of related. The problem may be that the projectors are so focused compared with the halogens that you're just seeing something "different" and not something "wrong."

Just my $.02. I have the HIDs and haven't noticed any problems but haven't been down any really rough roads either.
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Yes, the Projectors themselves are in a spring loaded suspended housing, so really nothing you can do about it, its used to protect the bulbs from shock.
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Mine does the same thing. If you look at the ground near the front of the truck it shakes a lot.
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Originally Posted by BarryT82
Mine does the same thing. If you look at the ground near the front of the truck it shakes a lot.
Probably only in an earthquake. Oh, you mean the truck.
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Wife's 11 Edge does the same thing.
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Yes its Normal...
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Mine does it too.


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