New headlights, no more film!
05-13-2005, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by snap-on
That is curious..the switch in the third picture looks like the Mz3 hid adjustment.
) Hmmmmmm. Looks like the tech writers may have screwed up on this one.
05-13-2005, 08:38 AM
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I now see the film on my HID's also. And actually its really bad. I don't have the switch that was mentioned in the post above either...
I am calling my dealer for HID replacement, rust on the rotors, squeaking brakes....and some interior gripes. They are going to hate me.
I am calling my dealer for HID replacement, rust on the rotors, squeaking brakes....and some interior gripes. They are going to hate me.
05-13-2005, 09:07 AM
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I now see the film on my HID's also. And actually its really bad. I don't have the switch that was mentioned in the post above either...
I am calling my dealer for HID replacement, rust on the rotors, squeaking brakes....and some interior gripes. They are going to hate me.
I am calling my dealer for HID replacement, rust on the rotors, squeaking brakes....and some interior gripes. They are going to hate me.
So, if they display any hate, take your business elsewhere.
05-14-2005, 02:33 AM
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Originally Posted by slllygrl10
That is what they did to mine when they replaced the headlight lenses they told me that there is no way to align it and I have base model I'm surprise even with the Xenon lights are having problems. I took it back again to have them align it its better but its like cm's off which is no big deal when I have time I'll do it myself. After they replaced my headlight lenses the second time I took it there they voided my lighting system lol since they found out I have aftermarket HID's but oh well they replaced my headlight lenses yay!!
Originally Posted by RotaryIT
I now see the film on my HID's also. And actually its really bad. I don't have the switch that was mentioned in the post above either...i dont think my HIDs are not level, its just that the cutoff on top of the beam is curved with the open end facing up (instead of a straight line all the way across)
I am calling my dealer for HID replacement, rust on the rotors, squeaking brakes....and some interior gripes. They are going to hate me.
I am calling my dealer for HID replacement, rust on the rotors, squeaking brakes....and some interior gripes. They are going to hate me.
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05-14-2005, 03:02 PM
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Well my new lenses were ordered and are now in. I'm scheduled to have them replaced next Wednesday. I am hoping they don't screw up the aim, because I will not be happy. I don't understand how that can be, if they are self leveling they should fall into place. 
05-23-2005, 07:57 AM
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Lenses (HID) were replaced last Wednesday and they look much better. As for the aim, I didn't notice any difference. I saw the headlights prior and they are one complete assembly, not just the lenses. There is no aiming involved per the service tech, they are completed at the factory and are self leveling. Well, we'll wait and see how these hold up.
05-23-2005, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by salituro64
There is no aiming involved per the service tech, they are completed at the factory and are self leveling.
05-24-2005, 03:14 PM
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Anybody has a TSB for this?
Mazda supposedly is "aware" of this issue with early cars (mine was one of the first ones... July'03) but I am sure the dealer will tell me there is "nothing wrong with it"
I have the film and it's pretty "foggy" "hazy" inside.
My car has 41K miles... Will they still cover this? I am the second owner BTW...
Anybody has an update list of TSBs"
Thanks
Carlos
Mazda supposedly is "aware" of this issue with early cars (mine was one of the first ones... July'03) but I am sure the dealer will tell me there is "nothing wrong with it"
I have the film and it's pretty "foggy" "hazy" inside.
My car has 41K miles... Will they still cover this? I am the second owner BTW...
Anybody has an update list of TSBs"
Thanks
Carlos
05-25-2005, 12:37 AM
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just found out my headlights are not aiming properly after driving in the night. they seem to be pointing downward compared to previous ones and i can clearly see the separation where the lights end on the road. will bring it in to the same dealer tomorrow hopefully they can be aligned back properly. ughh 
05-25-2005, 11:01 AM
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yeah I had my HIDs replaced last week, I drove at night for the first time just the other day and the right beam is practically aimed at the ground, even when using the high beams the right side is dark, its maddening
05-30-2005, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Go48
Here are the pages of the shop manual that deal with aiming the HL's. The reference to the HL Leveling Switch is a bit curious, because they are apparently referring to the dashboard light dimming switch (see the page identifying this switch).
Good luck!
Good luck!
05-30-2005, 09:09 PM
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Mt Lights are definately not as accurate as before the Lens replacment (Stup *** Techs).
How do they adjust? Every thing I read on this forum appears to speak of the halogen bulbs not the HID.
This is how they look now. Is this normal? Maybe I just never noticed because I wasn't analyzing them like no.
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How do they adjust? Every thing I read on this forum appears to speak of the halogen bulbs not the HID.
This is how they look now. Is this normal? Maybe I just never noticed because I wasn't analyzing them like no.
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05-31-2005, 10:07 AM
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i have never replaced my HIDs and they look just like that salituro. the left side should be a bit lower to keep the bright light out of oncoming driver's eyes.
05-31-2005, 03:18 PM
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That is the correct pattern for the HID's. you can verify that this pattern is thrown by each light individually by putting something in front of one headlight at night. both headlights will throw this pattern, usually there is a little squarish area in the center of the z where one headlight is full brightness and the other is in shadow, kinda like this: (the w is the partially bright area, x is very dim. this is caused by the overlap of the two headlight patterns.
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06-01-2005, 06:52 AM
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Thanks guys. So I guess I am OK. I just thought that previously the cutoff of the beam was further out. About how far in front would you say the bright cutoff is? To me, mine look like they are 25-30 feet, but this could be a bad guess. Also, when my high beams are on, should I still notice that shadow section between the HID and the high beams or should it then become full.
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06-08-2005, 01:03 AM
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finally got my headlights aligned rite today. dealer had a hard time figuring out why my rite headlight still aimed low after replacing it twice so they had to call MNA to get the guidance. i was told auto-leveling wont work on first replacement so they needed to reset the auto-leveling computer 