Be careful as if water short the connections, you might not be able to drive your car as the whole network won't work.
Saw this in a post on the forum when someone got water in a broken headlight.
Your first paragraph: Yes, this happens to me almost every time I floor the car or I accelerate more "brutally" than usual.
Your third paragraph: You'll need more than a quick drive in your neighbourhood to do a drive cycle and clear the code. Unless you drive much, and in different conditions...
Just to remind people that these headlights cost, what, more than 2k $?
And also that if there is water getting inside after opening up and resealing the headlight, your car might just not even start. Some people, after an accident, had that problem...
So for me, the risks and money lost of...
No spare sits flush in the trunk in the ITS, appart from the BMW one that you need to modify.
There are two spare tires thread in the ITS forums. They show all available spare intallation you can do.
Had my windshield replaced by same glass as OEM, but not bought from the dealer. And I was the same HUD distortion (looks blurry as if I needed glasses). But as soon as I move my head just a little bit down, it seems OK. Seems to me that the glass placement i very, very important on the ITS and...
If you want to have a more direct clutch, you can also remove the clutch damper and slave cylinder delay valve.
It helps a lot.
But does nothing about rev hang though.
As a note, I've been using 91 since the beginning because it is what I can find around where I live.
Always had the pops and bangs, so using 91 shouldn't cause any problem.
Use a scan tool to check for codes. Might be a pending code with no CEL; still, you would loose the pops and bangs.
Clear code and they'll come back right away.
As said before, your engine temp needs to be at 4 bars.
My TLX-S is urban grey.
Looks matte, but when the sun is out, the grey become super sparkling.
It's a really nice color. Looks good on the ITS, as it looks on the TLX!