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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 09:31 AM
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What's this thing in the rear suspension?
I was rotating my tires and doing a general inspection when this little guy caught my eye in the rear suspension. It's got an electrical connection and has a little pivot arm attached to it. Is it some sort of sensor? Just curious, thanks!
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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 09:34 AM
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iirc its the headlight leveling sensor. theres one up front too
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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 03:49 PM
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That it is
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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 03:54 PM
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You guys are way off. That is the switch for the rocket booster system that detects when the car leaves the ground.
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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 05:03 PM
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You guys are all off.......It does both.
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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 07:03 PM
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No...it's just decoration
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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 08:21 PM
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Huh, that's interesting. So the HIDs are auto leveling?

Thanks guys :-)
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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 08:50 PM
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No, it has headlight leveling sensors just for the hell of it. Not attached to anything. Nope.














Yes, the factory HID's are autoleveling.
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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 08:54 PM
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Cool. Never noticed any sort of leveling happening, must be subtle or broken.
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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 11:25 PM
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Subtle.
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
You guys are way off. That is the switch for the rocket booster system that detects when the car leaves the ground.
ROFL
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