Being a former 2KSE owner, and now the proud owner of a G35,
I thought I would come back to see if the owners of the newer
Maxima's that have the Xenon headlights have experienced a jiggle
when going over bumps.
I notice it in the G, and wonder if its common with all Xenon's.
Any input would be appreciated!

 

Cant' say that i've had that happen yet.

 

No sir...converted 2K1 to 2K2 lights...no problems

 

The xenon lamps on my 2k2 altima do this when driving over extremely rough roads. Gravel and washboard type surfaces. And these are the factory hid's.

 

my low beams do jiggle a little bit over certain bumps. I'm curious if this reduces the life of the HID bulb?

 

yeah, alot of HID housings do this. and yes, vibration isnt good for them, but I doubt it will have any real negative effects you can see over time.

 

I was under the impression the Alti's didn't have xenon's. My buddy bought a 2k2 and his definitely doesn't have HID's. Learn something new every day.

 

It's an option. Not all Alts do.

 

Yes, on rough, $hitty TX roads, mine jiggle a little. It bothered me at first, now I don't pay attention. Normal for sure.


ARFF

 

I think that is the auto leveling feature on the G35. So there's no need to make any adjustment to make the beam level.

 

I noticed this the first time I took her out for a night drive. I thought maybe the lights were not secured enough. This seems to be a particular characteristic to the HIDs when hitting a bump or going over a small pothole, etc.

 

It's probably because one of the following reasons:

1. The sharply focused beam pattern allows us to see movement that we couldn't see with regular lights.

2. The housings allow for minimal movement to isolate the lights from bumps. If they were rigidly mounted, they wouldn't have any play to absorb shock.

3. Could be autoleveling.

These are my guesses.

 

2002Maxxxima, I think you "hit the nail on the head."

 

None of the above. They really arent secured very well. Keep in mind when stealing HIDs, some theives just pry them out. They only rest in the clip at the bottom And in that clip, they dont really *snap* in or anything..

 

But I have noticed this "jiggle" on almost, if not all, cars with HID lights. I don't doubt that ours aren't secured very well, but there is probably a reason for this. The overal housing shape, and mounting locations between the 2k/2k1 and 2k2/2k3 is the same isn't it? Or at least it's very close. Assuming it is the same, I bed the halogen boys don't exhibit this "jiggle". So IF i am correct, and I am not saying I am because I haven't seen 2k/2k1 housings up close, the jiggle would be one of the three.

Maybe a fourth reason...
Could be that there is no filament, and we are seeing the arc "jiggle" with the bumps, where the halogen has a filament, that doesn't move.

 

Yeah it is just crappy quality, as with many things on this car.

I noticed that jiggle as I left the dealership.

We don't have Auto-leveling HIDs on Maxima. My friend has it on his 330, it is kinda cool.

 

Technically, all HIDs will jiggle a slight bit on sharp bumps.. but on ours, its worse because there is no positive retaining on the bottom.

 

The hid bulb is mounted on a flimsy metal arm that moves easily, this could be the culprit to the jiggle effect?