I haven't seen an RDX from the rear yet really, but just wondered if it has LED taillights? If not, are there aftermarket ones that can be installed?

 

No, the taillights are not LED.

 

I'm not going to lie, it would be a nice enhancement though....

 

I don't get all the fuss about LED tailights. I mean yes they're brighther and last longer but really it's more of a marketing ploy than anything else.

I mean what do they "really add" to the car. You can't tell me that no one isn't going to notice a regular brake light...because if that's the case we'd have a lot more accidents than we currently do. I see LED taillights as a nice to have but I don't want to pay extra for them.

 

leds from what I gather are quicker to light up. thats all.

Infinity/Nissan are putting it on alot of their cars but honda/acura only put it on the mdx and I believe the accord hybrid, haven't seen led tails on any other acura/honda.

I'd prefer led's they are brighter and just give the car a nice look.

 

The TL and S2000 have them, and I would assume the RL does as well.

 

They are just an exclusivity thing for now. I like the way they look though - just like xenons...they add a techie sort of appearance.

 

They light up quicker, are brighter and don't burn out. That and they are pretty cheap, but obviously, not as cheap as a 5 cent bulb.

 

Do any third parties make LED tails for the RDX?

 

LED lghts are nice and redefined, when compared to typical halogens.

Try getting direct replacement bulbs from http://www.superbrightleds.com/

I have used LED tail lamps and signals on my civic for over 5 years.

 

how do you know what size and such ?

 

http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...lacementGuide/

choose the made, year, and model of your car and it will give you the size of each bulb

 

ok, found that, how do we take out the tailight ?

any instructions ?

 

pretty easy, take out 2 screws on each side and they pop right out. on the 2 inner lights you have to pop the plastic out and its all pretty easy

 

have you installed led's for your tailights ?

do u know the exact sizes for the led bulbs from led superbright lights ?

any pics ?

what else can you change to led on the back ?

the braking lights ?

let me know

thanks

 

not just the hybrid...the 07 accord had them.

 

all '06 accords had them.


dumb looking little dot taillights as far as I see it. the only honda/acura I didn't mind them on was the 3G TL.....

 

You can change the brake lights, third brake lights, inner parking lights, and backup lights without problems. If you want the turn signals, you'll need resistors to avoid the hyperblinking. Check out this thread:

https://acurazine.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=147

 

does the thread lead me to led's for the rdx ?

 

Oops, sorry, looks like my cut/paste got mangled. This is the thread:

https://acurazine.com/forums/1g-rdx-2007-2012-147/changing-bulbs-leds-704440/

 

so we just need a pair of the following right ?

7443_VSTAR_R - Outer brake light
194_19_SMT_R - Inner parking light
921_14_HP_R1 - Third brake light
7443_20_W - Backup light

do you have any pics on how they look like ?

thanks

 

I haven't taken pics yet but i dont' think you'll spot a difference in the rears. I took my leds OUT since I blacked out my lights and i wanted to see what they look like with stock halos and even with blackout (dark-redout) the lights are visible and I haven't had the chance to put the LEDS back. I really dont' see a difference. I mean, its probably brighter but since the rear lamps are RED and white, youll preobably see the LEDS when you reverse your car but nothing more.

I had LEDS on the license plate too but took them out cuz it just attracts attention to CHP which makes it easier to take my plates down. Moreover, i dont need further attention to my dark-redout lights.

my 2 cents

 

pics ?, is the led lights easy to install ?

 

seriously , just go to your rdx with a screwdriver, take off any one of your lights take off the halo, put it back in and its done. Heck, use your top brake light even which takes less than 30 seconds to take off with two covers on the light itself and screwdriver. Its just a plug and play man.

 

Yup, very easy. Just did mine last night w/ a flashlight and flat head screwdriver. Looks great!

 

I didn't have time to do do the tail lights on my way out from work this morning but I did get a chance to do the high stop tail lights. I used a T15 wedge which is a 921 replacement but you shoudl consider perhaps getting something like this: http://store.ijdmtoy.com/SMD-LED-Doo..._t10_sku13.htm which has more LEDs and probably brighter. I'm just not sure it will fit in the socket. It probably will since the enclosure looks deep enough.
before

after



as you can tell, this T15 921 replacement is not as bright as the Halo. Obviously I took it back out. I dunno if its the dark red tailight tint, but yeah, halos are brighter

 

None of the tail light bulbs or interior bulbs are halogens - they're incandescent. The only halo's we have are the headlights and fog lights.

There are lots of different types of LEDs, and I'm happy with the output of my SMT's from v-leds. All of my LEDs are brighter than the stock bulbs. The interior LEDs give off a cooler white than incandescent, which is a warmer yellowish light.

Here are some pics. They're not easy to photograph (don't know another RDX to photograph side-by-side) I used flash on some exterior pictures but in actuality, they're brighter than the picture shows. And yes, those backup lights are blinding! I also did a short video but haven't figured out how to upload yet.

 

Nice pics! I guess I'll put my LEDS back in this weekend. Maybe the top brakelamp was just an anomaly being dim.

An yeah, incandesent across the board save for the 9005 and H11. I was just too lazy to type ;p

 

what led bulb or size are you using for your trunk ?

I have led's for them but they don't even look that bright

Also, do you guys notice that the leds for the dome lights in the second row burnt out really fast ?

I've replaced it 3 times in the past 4 months

 

Did you change the tail turn signal bulbs as well by any chance.....if you did, does the color come out more amber than red?....