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My wife and I have noticed that a lot of people flash their brights at us at night as if they think our high beams are on when they’re not.
Has anyone else had this issue? Could the low beams be tuned at too high of an angle? Guessing it’s just the super bright LEDs which I’ve never had before.
I get the same reaction. It’s just the nature of Acura’s Jewel Eye Headlights and the way the light is focused. If you had your high beams on they would definitely know!
I've had this experience also. I had the lights aim checked as well and there was nothing wrong. I think its just the high color temperature that bothers some folks.
My wife and I have noticed that a lot of people flash their brights at us at night as if they think our high beams are on when they’re not.
Being in the market for a new car I've been going out of my way to check out every new RDX I see on the road. I finally saw one at night last night and noticed that the headlights seemed VERY bright. A little too bright, to be honest.
My wife and I have noticed that a lot of people flash their brights at us at night as if they think our high beams are on when they’re not.
Has anyone else had this issue? Could the low beams be tuned at too high of an angle? Guessing it’s just the super bright LEDs which I’ve never had before.
Thanks!
I get flashed occasionally as well. I think another factor is the “SUV height” makes the lights appear even brighter than say the TLX lights would look. I just flash them back if I have enough time letting them know I don’t have my brights on so maybe next time they see an RDX they won’t flash their brights at them. They are legal headlights obviously however some drivers aren’t used to newer LED lights.
I've had this experience also. I had the lights aim checked as well and there was nothing wrong. I think its just the high color temperature that bothers some folks.
How does one aim these headlights? I find the aiming of the headlights to be angled as a whole, versus on a horizontal plane. And the high beams seem to be aimed high only on the driver side. They're too low for backroads driving on the passenger side.
The projector LED headlights have a very sharp vertical cut-off, so if your car is pointed slightly uphill on undulating terrain, oncoming drivers may get blasted. It's not unique to RDX or Acura.
All headlights are biased depending on which side of the road you are expected to be driving on. USA spec headlights should project further on the right side than the left, looking forward. And each headlight "beam" is tilted, by design. With the scarp cutoff of the projector LEDs, it's pretty easy to see this effect.
But the "passenger side" headlight should NOT be aimed lower than the "driver side". If it seems that way, you might want to get the headlight aim checked.
If you want to DIY, the headlights typically have an opening on the top of the housing that will accept a long phillips screwdriver to turn a little "gear" attached to a tilt mechanism. Or you can turn the "gear" directly with a small ratchet wrench ( you might have to pop off a plastic cap ). But it's helpful to have an aiming chart and a sufficiently flat, level parking surface.
I have had it happen to me. I have the headlights set to auto. The high beam automatically comes on automatically when no cars are in front and it is dark (no overhead lights) and turns off when a car approaches. Sometimes if a car comes from around a corner or bend there is a lag until the high beams turn off, these are the contexts I get flashed. Hey
I have had it happen to me. I have the headlights set to auto. The high beam automatically comes on automatically when no cars are in front and it is dark (no overhead lights) and turns off when a car approaches. Sometimes if a car comes from around a corner or bend there is a lag until the high beams turn off, these are the contexts I get flashed. Hey
Which is why I never use the auto mode. I thought my Jeep was bad with this...Acura is even worse.
How the Acura turns this on is even worse...cause you try to turn off the highs, and end up flashing them. Auto should only work when the stock is in the forward position.
I got flashed frequently (not in the good way!) in my 2017 Ridgeline RTL-E with factory LED low beams. Interestingly, that model received the IIHS's highest-possible headlight rating and they are almost universally praised for their effectiveness. Both the dealer and I verified the headlights were adjusted to factory specifications. The automatic high beams worked very well.
I've not yet been flashed in my RDX Advance despite its headlights receiving a lower rating for excessive glare. The automatic high beams in my RDX seem slower to respond and get confused more often than those in my Ridgeline. One difference is that the Ridgeline used an older system with a separate camera dedicated to automatic high beams. Newer Honda models like the RDX use the same camera used for Honda Sensing for automatic high beam operation.
I've noticed headlights for new vehicles have shifted from the "warm" 4300k-4500k color temps a few years ago to the the 5500k-6000k "cool" color temp range for newer vehicles. Warm color temps are closer to early morning or late evening daylight leaning towards the yellow range. The cool temp is more high noon during the summer with no clouds in the sky leaning toward the pure white to cool blue range.
My theory is the HIDs/LEDs put out the same amount of light as before; but, the 5500k-6000k look brighter because they are using a wider band of the light spectrum our eyes can pick up better at night. Pure white of around 5000-5700K is what the sun puts out normally depending on time of year and location.
Last edited by mrgold35; Dec 22, 2018 at 09:03 AM.
I’ve been having this issue since I had my 3G TL. Once I lowered my TLX People stopped flashing me with their high beams. As stated previously, the height of the RDX compounds the issue as any slight bump and the oncoming car gets blinded. Saw this meme posted in fb a while back and thought it summed up having LED headlights perfectly.
Is there anywhere that list the factory headlight specs are I be sure. If anyone knows. Looking to match my 2022 crv headlights to the led fog lights. They appear to be very close to the color of the led headlights on my 2019 rdx.
Is there anywhere that list the factory headlight specs are I be sure. If anyone knows. Looking to match my 2022 crv headlights to the led fog lights. They appear to be very close to the color of the led headlights on my 2019 rdx.
FWIW, I put in aftermarket LED bulbs for my wife's 2017 CR-V for the H11 (low-beam) and 9005 (high-beam). 5000K for both bulbs works very well, big vision improvement over the stock halogen incandescent especially when raining.
I put the same model bulbs into her cousin's CR-V (2020) with the LED fog lights and the colors match up well. The 2017 had halogen incandescent H8 bulbs, which I also replaced with 5000K LED's.
