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Old 11-20-2015, 12:39 AM
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adjustable rear camber arms

I havent actually lifted the car to check, but i was told i cant put them on my 09 550 because the headlights have a sensor on the rear arms. Any truth to that?
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Assuming you have xenons, then yes, there is level sensor on the passenger side rear. But the level sensor is on the lower front arm. I though the camber arms were the upper arms, so I'm not sure what the issue is, but somebody else raise this recently.
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yes, i do have the xenon's. Hopefully someone else knows,
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Originally Posted by gixxerboy
I havent actually lifted the car to check, but i was told i cant put them on my 09 550 because the headlights have a sensor on the rear arms. Any truth to that?
I installed K-MAC rear bushings with camber adjust a few months ago. so far...so good.
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Fatz, i just looked at your thread with the k-mac's. Are those just bushings you press into the stock arms?
The ones i was looking at getting were adjustable arms themselves. So maybe that is the issue with the headlights, you kept your stock arms
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Originally Posted by gixxerboy
Fatz, i just looked at your thread with the k-mac's. Are those just bushings you press into the stock arms?
The ones i was looking at getting were adjustable arms themselves. So maybe that is the issue with the headlights, you kept your stock arms
Yes. They are just the bushings, which allow adjustment of camber. I don't track the car or have a need to change the settings. I just had too much negative camber with the lowering. I installed only the rear.
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anyone else know if replacing the whole arm is possible with the xenox headlights
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anyone else know if replacing the whole arm is possible with the xenox headlights
I thought that sensor was clamped to the arm. Is it not? Is there a reason why the sensor can not be removed and then installed on the new arm?
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I thought that sensor was clamped to the arm. Is it not? Is there a reason why the sensor can not be removed and then installed on the new arm?
i havent brought the car to my shop to be able to rack it and check, 1 manufacture of the arms says not to use on cars with xenon headlights, The ones i really want dont say any notes about the headlights, just what years they fit. So i'm on sure

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