LED's in the Accord
#1
LED's in the Accord
With all of the LED lighting on the front (and rear) of the car, I'm surprised that Honda didn't just throw LED bulbs in the projector housings
Huge improvement both visually and functionally. 5 minute swap/install
Huge improvement both visually and functionally. 5 minute swap/install
#2
With all of the LED lighting on the front (and rear) of the car, I'm surprised that Honda didn't just throw LED bulbs in the projector housings
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#8
I ordered a pair of LED H4's (Banggood) for my wife's 2003 Pilot so I'm curious and will report back how they'll work when they arrive.
Pair 36W 6500K 4500LM H11 H7 H4 HB3 HB4 LED Headlight Driving Fog Lamp Bulb White Sale - Banggood.com
Pair 36W 6500K 4500LM H11 H7 H4 HB3 HB4 LED Headlight Driving Fog Lamp Bulb White Sale - Banggood.com
#9
you guys are lucky that the Accord came with projectors.
I installed some LED headlight bulbs in my GF's civic (08) with the reflector housing, the output was laughable. Now she is back with HID again....
I installed some LED headlight bulbs in my GF's civic (08) with the reflector housing, the output was laughable. Now she is back with HID again....
#10
I ordered a pair of LED H4's (Banggood) for my wife's 2003 Pilot so I'm curious and will report back how they'll work when they arrive.
Pair 36W 6500K 4500LM H11 H7 H4 HB3 HB4 LED Headlight Driving Fog Lamp Bulb White Sale - Banggood.com
Pair 36W 6500K 4500LM H11 H7 H4 HB3 HB4 LED Headlight Driving Fog Lamp Bulb White Sale - Banggood.com
#11
Haven't received them yet, but will take a pic of one LED and one halogen H4 to compare when I install them
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Results of two LED H4 bulbs from Banggood in a 2003 Pilot
Low Beam - Extremely good, the white light really illuminates the road in front and to the side.
High Beam - Fair, distance is not great but I need to to aim the headlight which I haven't done yet.
The only negative is the cooling fan despite being small is heard if the engine is off.
Other than that definitely worth $28 for a pair.
Some pics, I need to aim and polish the headlight lens (they're fairly frosted now).
Low Beam - Extremely good, the white light really illuminates the road in front and to the side.
High Beam - Fair, distance is not great but I need to to aim the headlight which I haven't done yet.
The only negative is the cooling fan despite being small is heard if the engine is off.
Other than that definitely worth $28 for a pair.
Some pics, I need to aim and polish the headlight lens (they're fairly frosted now).
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#17
I looked at them from the front, they are bright no doubt but not excessive glare by any means.
I was thinking the same when I did some research online from LED's in older reflector headlamps.
One factor is that headlamp designs are so different on modern vehicles that I suppose it's possible on some LED application on older H4 designs to be OK glare-wise and other designs to be excessive.
#18
Results of two LED H4 bulbs from Banggood in a 2003 Pilot
Low Beam - Extremely good, the white light really illuminates the road in front and to the side.
High Beam - Fair, distance is not great but I need to to aim the headlight which I haven't done yet.
The only negative is the cooling fan despite being small is heard if the engine is off.
Other than that definitely worth $28 for a pair.
Some pics, I need to aim and polish the headlight lens (they're fairly frosted now).
Low Beam - Extremely good, the white light really illuminates the road in front and to the side.
High Beam - Fair, distance is not great but I need to to aim the headlight which I haven't done yet.
The only negative is the cooling fan despite being small is heard if the engine is off.
Other than that definitely worth $28 for a pair.
Some pics, I need to aim and polish the headlight lens (they're fairly frosted now).
My guess is your high beams will be nothing more than a diffuse white wash instead of a well centrally focussed beam. I hope I am wrong.
Thanks.
Last edited by Comfy; 01-22-2017 at 10:32 AM.
#22
Appreciate you sharing your mod. Can you post a picture of your headlights on to a flat vertical wall about 25 feet away from your car. It'll provide a better perspective regarding glare than light on the road for the low beams.
My guess is your high beams will be nothing more than a diffuse white wash instead of a well centrally focussed beam. I hope I am wrong.
Thanks.
My guess is your high beams will be nothing more than a diffuse white wash instead of a well centrally focussed beam. I hope I am wrong.
Thanks.
Low Beam
High Beam
FWIW, I tried this headlight lens clearcoat solution from Duplicolor. I'll see how it does over time.
After the application of the kit above.
#23
^ there is a major difference between your "lights on the wall" picture than the one i had in the Civic. Yours at least had some kind of line or cut off. Mine was just a mist of light even when i pointed it directly to a wall. "sigh"
I have tried all different kind of headlight restoration kit, the conclusion is unless you have to use sandpaper, otherwise it will only last up to 1 month or so.
I have tried all different kind of headlight restoration kit, the conclusion is unless you have to use sandpaper, otherwise it will only last up to 1 month or so.
#24
^ there is a major difference between your "lights on the wall" picture than the one i had in the Civic. Yours at least had some kind of line or cut off. Mine was just a mist of light even when i pointed it directly to a wall. "sigh"
I have tried all different kind of headlight restoration kit, the conclusion is unless you have to use sandpaper, otherwise it will only last up to 1 month or so.
I have tried all different kind of headlight restoration kit, the conclusion is unless you have to use sandpaper, otherwise it will only last up to 1 month or so.
#25
meh.... It's my gf's car. i wanted to do something "nice" for her, so i got her some LED bulbs.... and had to return them.
Retrofit is too much work, might just encourage her to get a new car instead i live by my own words
Retrofit is too much work, might just encourage her to get a new car instead i live by my own words
#27
^ there is a major difference between your "lights on the wall" picture than the one i had in the Civic. Yours at least had some kind of line or cut off. Mine was just a mist of light even when i pointed it directly to a wall. "sigh"
I have tried all different kind of headlight restoration kit, the conclusion is unless you have to use sandpaper, otherwise it will only last up to 1 month or so.
I have tried all different kind of headlight restoration kit, the conclusion is unless you have to use sandpaper, otherwise it will only last up to 1 month or so.
The older LED's headlight and light bulbs that had a large number of lower power LED's are worthless.
The newer high power Chip-On-Board (COB) are much better in lumen per watt efficiency and have far better thermal management so I decided to try them out.
The H4 pic above only has three elements (they appear to be identical), two for the low-beam and one for the high beam (which is offset to mimic the traditional H4 filaments.
I turned them on outside the headlight housing and are incredibility bright even without looking at them.
Last edited by Legend2TL; 01-26-2017 at 09:32 AM.
#28
Thanks for the pictures. These look pretty acceptable to me. If at all there is glare it could be easily controlled by tilting the headlight downwards. I like the way the new LEDs are evolving. Great job.
#29
I'll post some pics after six months with the DupliColor headlight clearcoat, it was a pretty good kits. I got tired of re-polishing the lens every year, so I'm hoping it lasts a few years.
As for the LED H4 bulbs, there's a large amount of variability in the performance of LED bulbs in general but especially in low voltage vehicle bulbs.
The older LED's headlight and light bulbs that had a large number of lower power LED's are worthless.
The newer high power Chip-On-Board (COB) are much better in lumen per watt efficiency and have far better thermal management so I decided to try them out.
The H4 pic above only has three elements (they appear to be identical), two for the low-beam and one for the high beam (which is offset to mimic the traditional H4 filaments.
I turned them on outside the headlight housing and are incredibility bright even without looking at them.
As for the LED H4 bulbs, there's a large amount of variability in the performance of LED bulbs in general but especially in low voltage vehicle bulbs.
The older LED's headlight and light bulbs that had a large number of lower power LED's are worthless.
The newer high power Chip-On-Board (COB) are much better in lumen per watt efficiency and have far better thermal management so I decided to try them out.
The H4 pic above only has three elements (they appear to be identical), two for the low-beam and one for the high beam (which is offset to mimic the traditional H4 filaments.
I turned them on outside the headlight housing and are incredibility bright even without looking at them.
#31
I won't say they perform poorly, on low beam the LED's I installed were superior to the halogen H4's. Some LED's that are not well designed do perform poorly. The H4 (or any filament replacement) LED's light pattern needs to act like a filament in their optical output to be effective.
#32
Of course, LEDs came standard on my new Acura RDX and I was truly amazed how much easier night time driving is. Although I almost always offer the courtesy of dimming my high beams when I see a glimpse of oncoming traffic, I had just purchased the RDX and was not paying as much attention to oncoming traffic as I should have. Believe me - the oncoming traffic reminded me!!