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04-04-2012, 06:28 PM | #1 |
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Full exhaust causing tail light malfunction?
Has anyone else had this problem? It happened initially when the car was on the dyno, bulb seemed to have vibrated out of its little socket a bit. Pushed it back in and its all good. Now happening on both sides. Any fixes?
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Never heard of such a thing.
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04-04-2012, 08:13 PM | #3 |
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Seen where exhausts are being blamed for diff/rear subframe issues and now apparently loosened bulbs as well?
Those must be some mega vibrations being given off... |
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04-04-2012, 08:47 PM | #4 |
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Ummmm...what exhaust? Is it making significant contact under the car? Does the whole car shake when you drive it? Am I being trolled right now?
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04-05-2012, 02:54 AM | #5 |
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Lol...
If your exhaust is causing tail light problems I would get a new exhaust..
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before i switched to the lci, i had that problem. dealer could never fix it. he told me to turn the car off and on.
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04-06-2012, 07:06 PM | #11 |
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Sorry for the delayed reply guys and thanks for the input. I'm running an AA rear and dinan mid. EssVt600. The exhaust is solid, no excessive in car vibrations, it is as loud as you would expect...
I don't have a code reader, the error message is right (and now left) tail light malfunction. As I mentioned, it happened the first time on the dyno (after I had had the current set up for a while) I assumed the small closed space, which amplified the exhaust note significantly, increased the vibrations as well causing the problem. I guess in reality, I don't really KNOW that these things are releated. Just seemed logical. Anyway, any other thoughts are appreciated. |
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If it keeps happening, I would suggest having the warm/cold checking disabled and that way it won't light up a christmas tree on the dash. I have never had that happen, but these cars have little quirks once in awhile. Luckily it's not a big deal
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We should start a thread... ESS Superchargers cause taillight malfunction and cause owners to get rear ended..
I'm kidding!! These cars definitely have their quirks. One day I was drifting my E60 M5 and got DSC malfunction and a couple other ones. Never happened again, and nothing was replaced or done to address the issue. A friend of mine with a bone stock 2009 M3 (other than my tune) got tail light malfunction last week and they were working just fine, even with the error on the screen. It cleared itself and still works fine..
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05-15-2012, 10:00 PM | #20 |
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I have a similar problem. I'll get a right or left bulb malfunction every now and again. Didn't notice it before a full Gintani exhaust. It's probably all in my head thinking it's the exhaust. I'm going to do an LCI set here shortly.
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05-16-2012, 02:43 AM | #21 |
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i have the same problem now with the screen saying left brake light malfunction, but it works just fine. the dealer partially accused it of my HID angel eyes thats causing an electrical short circuit, which is a complete BS!
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