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    Awhile back I put OEM headlights into my GTP, ever since they bounce, on the expressway it is really annoying some people.

    In the summer I took them out, put them back in and got them as tight as possible, it appears since then that only the right one is bouncing.

    This is driving my nuts, tried everything and they still bounce, could a mechanic help or would I just be wasting my money?

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    You can try the weather stripping mod under them to help stop the movement.

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    A lot of people don't know how the brackets go on the car its is kinda difficult to get them in properly but pull them off and look at it real close sorry its hard to explain but I go to meets all the time and fox them for people
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    there is a tab you gotta slide behind a peice of metal if im correct. i did that and the weather strip mod it worked for a while now i got bounce again
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    If they are OEM.... they should not bounce? I have aftermarket and the one on the right bounce a little
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    Aftermarket brackets tend to bounce more that an OEM set of brackets. A little trick that helps is to wrap some electrical tape around the plastic piece that goes into the slot on the frame to make for a tighter fit. You don't need that much tape wrapped around.
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    get 3/8 vacume line from advanced or napa and cut it down the middle and slide it over the lip of the bumper and install the headlights and go readjust them and that what stopped mine
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