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guytdt 06-19-2018 10:39 PM
New LED headlight is awesome
 
Got the car for one week, but this is first time driving when it’s really dark outside.
When I first experience with led headlight from 2nd generation, it’s dim compared to HID.
Now 2019 has improved headlight a lot. Between 2019 and 2017 it’s day and nigh,
very bright and really wide. I also love the blue hint at the cutoff line which doesn’t exist in my 2017.

the auto high beam also works great.

ednigma 06-20-2018 04:41 PM
Thanks for the insight. I've been in cars with early LED headlights which seemed very white but didn't provide adequate illumination. You mention that the 2019 LEDs are much better than the 2017, but how do they compare to a good HID projector? Its kinda hard to see this for yourself on a test drive, since the dealerships tend to be closed by the time it gets really dark.

Regards..

mrgold35 06-20-2018 04:50 PM
How well do the new headlight illuminate overhead signs and going around corners?

guytdt 06-20-2018 08:29 PM
Originally Posted by ednigma (Post 16252330)
Thanks for the insight. I've been in cars with early LED headlights which seemed very white but didn't provide adequate illumination. You mention that the 2019 LEDs are much better than the 2017, but how do they compare to a good HID projector? Its kinda hard to see this for yourself on a test drive, since the dealerships tend to be closed by the time it gets really dark.

Regards..
Not quite sure, but for car I own, I say 2019 LED > 2015 HID > 2017 LED.
I retrofitted LS460 projector into CRV in the past and I say it is brighter than LS460 but LS460 shines a bit wider.

i don’t have problem with street sign and corner turn is no problem.

ednigma 06-20-2018 10:18 PM
Originally Posted by guytdt (Post 16252424)


Not quite sure, but for car I own, I say 2019 LED > 2015 HID > 2017 LED.
I retrofitted LS460 projector into CRV in the past and I say it is brighter than LS460 but LS460 shines a bit wider.



Thanks, that is exactly what I am looking for. I've also done the retrofit thing with an aftermarket Morimoto HID projector in a BMW E36 which is much better than the reflector based HID in my 2002 Lexus RX300 (The Lexus reflector HIDs aren't particularly bright or wide, my Morimotos are brighter and much wider with a sharp cutoff).

If I may ask another question, how are the high beams?

Thanks

Dave48103 06-20-2018 10:25 PM
I drove my new ride for the first time tonight in total darkness. The low beams, especially with the fog lights on, illuminate the road and the sides better than any vehicle I’ve ever driven. The high beams are amazing, although I did notice some speed limit signs Were so brightly illuminated I couldn’t even read the speed limit. The auto dimming brights works beautifully

ednigma 06-20-2018 11:06 PM
Originally Posted by Dave48103 (Post 16252477)
some speed limit signs Were so brightly illuminated I couldn’t even read the speed limit.
Honest officer, I couldn't read the speed limit sign, its Acura's fault!:rolleyes:

Thanks, I was wondering since the headlights are now seven LEDs per side, up from 5 I think

guytdt 06-20-2018 11:56 PM
Originally Posted by ednigma (Post 16252470)
Thanks, that is exactly what I am looking for. I've also done the retrofit thing with an aftermarket Morimoto HID projector in a BMW E36 which is much better than the reflector based HID in my 2002 Lexus RX300 (The Lexus reflector HIDs aren't particularly bright or wide, my Morimotos are brighter and much wider with a sharp cutoff).

If I may ask another question, how are the high beams?

Thanks
high beam is very good too. I have auto high beam on and it works quite good.

i have my headlight assembly replaced this Friday. Hope they didn’t break anything during surgery my front end.
I will then ask them to adjust headlight to norm. I think most are set a bit high at delivery. I just don’t want to blind people. Anybody feels headlight a bit high?

Wander 06-21-2018 12:04 AM
Originally Posted by guytdt (Post 16252515)
i have my headlight assembly replaced this Friday. Hope they didn’t break anything during surgery my front end.
What did I miss? Should I be extra paranoid about parking clearance now?

pnoi521 06-21-2018 01:16 AM
I thought of this thread earlier tonight and tried to get some pictures of the lights. It wasn’t fully dark yet outside. First picture is a little blurry but shows how far the light goes down the road. Second is clearer, but the road was going up a bit so the lights don’t look like they go down the road as far. The cutoff on the new jewel eye headlights are much sharper than the ones on my TLX and they seem much wider. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazi...c4ceb1144.jpeghttps://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazi...a4985e464.jpeg

guytdt 06-21-2018 10:56 AM
Originally Posted by Wander (Post 16252519)
What did I miss? Should I be extra paranoid about parking clearance now?
LOL, I took the delivery of car that has DRL (the LED strip line at the bottom of headlight assembly) on driver's side broken. So they need to replace the whole assembly.

ednigma 06-22-2018 03:58 AM
Looking at Pnoi521's second picture, you can see excellent light control where the beam doesn't project as far in the left oncoming lane as it does in the lane directly in front and to the right. This maximizes the illumination for the driver without blinding oncoming traffic, unlike many cars I pass nightly and I'm sitting higher in an SUV, (I'm looking at you Chrysler 300, among others). This is very similar to the european E-Code retrofit HIDs that I have on my e36 with light levelers.

According to one of the crash testing organizations (I forget which), most cars on the road have inadequate headlights, so they are beginning to rate the adequacy of the headlights along with their crash worthiness rating.

Very impressive

KeithL 06-22-2018 05:22 AM
Originally Posted by ednigma (Post 16253171)
Looking at Pnoi521's second picture, you can see excellent light control where the beam doesn't project as far in the left oncoming lane as it does in the lane directly in front and to the right. This maximizes the illumination for the driver without blinding oncoming traffic, unlike many cars I pass nightly and I'm sitting higher in an SUV, (I'm looking at you Chrysler 300, among others). This is very similar to the european E-Code retrofit HIDs that I have on my e36 with light levelers.

According to one of the crash testing organizations (I forget which), most cars on the road have inadequate headlights, so they are beginning to rate the adequacy of the headlights along with their crash worthiness rating.

Very impressive
IIHS now makes headlights part of its testing and I believe at some point a car can not get Top Safety + ranking unless headlights pass. We can all complain about the regulations and stuff, but IIHS and US Gov have really made these cars super safe today compared to years ago. I am amazed at how safe cars have gotten. Which is very good considering how bad drivers have gotten ;-)

Rocket_man 06-23-2018 04:03 PM
Originally Posted by KeithL (Post 16253176)
IIHS now makes headlights part of its testing and I believe at some point a car can not get Top Safety + ranking unless headlights pass. We can all complain about the regulations and stuff, but IIHS and US Gov have really made these cars super safe today compared to years ago. I am amazed at how safe cars have gotten. Which is very good considering how bad drivers have gotten ;-)
Cars are so safe now I don't even need to pay attention to my driving, I can check my texts and facebook on my way home. :-)

Drei 06-23-2018 06:16 PM
Has Acura released the output (lumens) of the headlights? I don't remember seeing any information regarding this...


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