Litronics - All Bi-xenon?
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Originally Posted by signal
Not sure, I do know that the bixenons ALL have washers (silver disk) on them. So if you dont have the washer then you may just have projector halogens (not bi-xenon)
I don't know about US Law or Rules , but in Europe the mounting of xenon lights must include headlight washers and automatic high adjustment.
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I'll go take a shot now......give me 10 mins....
Ok, Here you go:
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Ok, Here you go:
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Ok, so when you flash your highs on 02+ the halogen created the immediate burst of light? and for high beams left on, the projector assembly will rotate to make the HID beam face upward? Am I on track here? Is it rotating or is there a shutter that is opening?
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Cosmos - By the way, that silver disk that you see is the headlight washer. The lights have to be on and if you activate it, the disk pops up and the washer cleans the lights.
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Originally Posted by CLL ACAB
Cosmos - By the way, that silver disk that you see is the headlight washer. The lights have to be on and if you activate it, the disk pops up and the washer cleans the lights.
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Originally Posted by 02 Carrera
Your labels are correct for an older Litronic car, but not for the 02+ Bi-Xenon lighting assembly you show in the picture. The upper Xenon reflector is both the low beam and high beam. The lower halogen is for immediate front and side fill only in high-beam mode.
And if I were to stand in front of the car when someone turns on the high beams, I will see the projector (which I marked LOW in the pic) angle upwards to shoot a high beam. At the same time, the lower halogen bulb (which I marked HIGH in the pic) will light up, not becoz' it's the high beam, but to fill the low beam which is now directed higher up.
Am I getting this right?
I need to get this straight once and for all. Others keep telling me that my 02 has Bi-xenons, but I keep telling them I don't coz' the high beam lever activates the lower halogen light, which is what confused me until now.
And All Bi-xenons are self-leveling, correct?
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Originally Posted by CLL ACAB
Cosmos - By the way, that silver disk that you see is the headlight washer. The lights have to be on and if you activate it, the disk pops up and the washer cleans the lights.
I have not seen a headlight washer switch in my car anywhere,
and all this while I thought the silver piece was a plug to cover the headlight washer option, which I don't have.
Can someone please confirm what it is?
Geez...just the headlights and there's so much confusion....
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Originally Posted by NAvyC4S
Ok, so when you flash your highs on 02+ the halogen created the immediate burst of light? and for high beams left on, the projector assembly will rotate to make the HID beam face upward? Am I on track here? Is it rotating or is there a shutter that is opening?
You can do an interesting test to verify this. Pull your headlight assemblies out and unplug the cables to the halogens and put them back in. Then turn on your high beams. You will discover you have no lightening to the side or immediate front of the car and basically a very bright spot light at the distance.
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Originally Posted by CosmosC4S
No way...are you messing with me? I am not aware of that at all.
I have not seen a headlight washer switch in my car anywhere,
and all this while I thought the silver piece was a plug to cover the headlight washer option, which I don't have.
Can someone please confirm what it is?
Geez...just the headlights and there's so much confusion....![surrender](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/surrender.gif)
I have not seen a headlight washer switch in my car anywhere,
and all this while I thought the silver piece was a plug to cover the headlight washer option, which I don't have.
Can someone please confirm what it is?
Geez...just the headlights and there's so much confusion....
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This is almost as bad as those who don't know the rearview mirror can tilt down in reverse or the seats and mirrors can automatically reposition themselves depending on which key is used. Yes there is some value to at least scanning through the owner's manual.
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Originally Posted by CosmosC4S
No way...are you messing with me? I am not aware of that at all.
I have not seen a headlight washer switch in my car anywhere,
and all this while I thought the silver piece was a plug to cover the headlight washer option, which I don't have.
Can someone please confirm what it is?
Geez...just the headlights and there's so much confusion....![surrender](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/surrender.gif)
I have not seen a headlight washer switch in my car anywhere,
and all this while I thought the silver piece was a plug to cover the headlight washer option, which I don't have.
Can someone please confirm what it is?
Geez...just the headlights and there's so much confusion....
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Thanks guys! Good to learn something again.
I checked the manual out, and YES, I should have RTFM!
But you know, the wipers and washers are one of the things you'd skip coz' you kinda take those things for granted! After driving so many cars, you'd assume they're all the same!
Actually I did notice the icon on the wiper stalk, tried it but nothing worked, (of course, thinking back now, the headlights were not on) and seeing the silver discs on the headlights, they do look like plugs. So I assumed I didn't have the option and the silver discs were there to plug up the holes. Coz' headlight washers for other cars don't look like that at all, that is pretty cool design wise!
Now...I'm gonna try it out to see if my headlight washers work,
and I'm also gonna get the wife to flick the headlight beams to witness the function of the Bi-Xenons!
Thanks Again All!
I checked the manual out, and YES, I should have RTFM!
But you know, the wipers and washers are one of the things you'd skip coz' you kinda take those things for granted! After driving so many cars, you'd assume they're all the same!
Actually I did notice the icon on the wiper stalk, tried it but nothing worked, (of course, thinking back now, the headlights were not on) and seeing the silver discs on the headlights, they do look like plugs. So I assumed I didn't have the option and the silver discs were there to plug up the holes. Coz' headlight washers for other cars don't look like that at all, that is pretty cool design wise!
Now...I'm gonna try it out to see if my headlight washers work,
and I'm also gonna get the wife to flick the headlight beams to witness the function of the Bi-Xenons!
Thanks Again All!
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Interesting discussion. Didn't realize these lights were so hi-tech.
Now that we have all the headlight experts here, I have a few questions.
Did the 02 C4S come standard with bi-xenons or was it an option?
Can these be installed aftermarket? (If so, can anyone direct me to a thread here or at Renntech with information on this?)
Also want to confirm this - So if an 02 has the round silver headlight washer discs it definitely has bi-xenons (i.e. headlight washers were not a separate option also available with halogens)?
Now that we have all the headlight experts here, I have a few questions.
Did the 02 C4S come standard with bi-xenons or was it an option?
Can these be installed aftermarket? (If so, can anyone direct me to a thread here or at Renntech with information on this?)
Also want to confirm this - So if an 02 has the round silver headlight washer discs it definitely has bi-xenons (i.e. headlight washers were not a separate option also available with halogens)?