Thank you for sharing this helpful video. The factory lights had gotten very dim to the point that we could only drive with the the high beams. I was looking at paying the Acura dealer over $800 to replace both headlights. Got the lights professionally buffed and converted to the LED's and now a 7 year old car shines brighter than the day we bought it new. Thanks again my friend.
I went through this when I picked up my RDX. I could not see at night with the factory halogens, so I upgraded to led. It made a slight difference but was still very dim. After doing some research, it turns out our headlamp housing had an issue that was never recalled. The projector reflectors delaminate and no longer reflect light properly. After buying new housings and installing them with the led's it made a HUGE difference. First I picked up the Katana led's, which were much brighter, then I went with the DDM tuning Saber ProX 55 Accu/V2 bulbs and they were insanely bright, even brighter than the HID's. But only after changing out the housings.
@@jamesmullarkey5851 1A auto, about $420 for both. Only issue with the 1A vs OEM, is the light beam is somewhat scattered on the 1A assemblies due to the way the bulb sits in their lens. You will lose a slight amount of output, but it's much better than the delaminated lenses.
I have a 2013 RDX with halogens. When I bought it new I thought the head lights were ok, but after a couple of years the lights were dimmer and I was really straining to see the road at night especially when the road was wet. Over time more cars had HIDs and completely washed out any light from my headlights. Installed some Philips VisionPlus bulbs (60% brighter), helped slightly but the brightness continued to deteriorate. Took it to my Acura dealer...”your headlights are fine...nothing wrong with them” left in frustration. Bought an HID retrofit from The Retrofit Source and had to pay $600 for installation. They were not helpful with installation advice. Couldn’t wait to have modern, bright headlights and be able drive at night again. When I picked up the car the right light was noticeably dimmer than the left one. Thought it might be an installation error so I switched one thing at a time, no change. Also, one bulb would sporadically fail to ignite. Called TRS and requested help and replacement parts to further do A B testing. No change in brightness. Further examination of the original factory right projector lens and I find a fingerprint inside, only possible during manufacture. I guess they don’t wear gloves at the supplier. Looked at the lenses in some other cars and they mostly appeared to have very clear glass lenses, not cloudy with fingerprints like mine. Checked out RDX user forums an low and behold , there was a recall some some 2014 RDXs due to degrading reflector chrome. That would explain most of the symptoms I had been having with the original lights. Problem is the the recall didn’t cover my year. This would call for all new headlight assemblies L&R, an expensive proposition. TRS won’t do custom builds. I was hesitant to use a privateer with an unknown lead time. It I kept searching on TH-cam and found Vision Autoworks and gave them a call. Yes! They could build me some custom bi-LED lights, I didn’t want any downtime removing and sending them my stock lights so they gave me an unbelievable price (much less than I could find) for new assemblies that they would retrofit. They turned those around in just a couple of weeks even though they said the lead time made got be long due to the number of rebuilds they were doing. I haven’t installed them yet because I gave my car to my daughter for use during college, but will install during Winter break in January. I will post a review on the Vision Autoworks site when done. They were extremely helpful and you could tell that they were hands on enthusiasts and not just trying to sell you something. You can see the set they built for me on their site.
I’ve always hated how dim my headlights were on my 2015 RDX which I purchased new. The dealer always says there is nothing they can do but buff the covers- which don’t need it!! Thank you for this. Going to look into it…
For the money, I think it's worth trying the LED bulbs and see if that might suit your needs. An HID conversion will likely be better, but it's also more involved and expensive.
Thanks for detailed video! It was very useful for buying LEDs for my Rdx. What about covering the LEDs with dust cover? Doesn't it have negative impact on LEDs cooling process?
Hi I find your video super helpful to replace the bulbs! But by converting to LEDs, I find lighting condition barely improved on my 2015 Acura RDX. They are still dangerously dim that I cannot see ground at night times. Even the turning signal lights are brighter than my low beams. I wonder how much an improvement is your RDX on LEDs. And can I upgrade to a larger power LED bulbs safely? Thank you so much
Do you feel like these are too bright for oncoming traffic? Seems like a great idea because my lights are so dim, but I’m afraid of blinding oncoming cars. What do you think? Also, any issues with using these vs standard as far as electrical overload or heat overload?
No, while these are brighter than the stock halogens, they still aren't as bright as some factory LED/HID setups. Also making sure the headlights are aimed correctly will help avoid blinding oncoming cars. As for electrical load, the LED's would pull less load vs halogens. And I haven't any into any overheating issues either.
@@ScrufsGarage I had these installed twice with different sets of bulbs bought from the recommendation that you gave only the passenger side works. The driver side comes on and then goes off and never comes back on again. I ordered new headlights and I’m waiting for them to come however, I was noticing that the bulbs say xenon in description Then I read that you need an adapter kit to install these types of xenon bulbs now I’m totally confused would you mind clarifying the xenon part? Now I am wondering if I don’t really need new headlights and maybe just different bulbs. I did order the ones that you recommended I follow the link. Thanks for your help.
I just clicked through the link to buy the LED bulbs on Amazon, and I'm getting a page not found. I'll happily just do an Amazon search, but I'm hoping you get affiliate revenue for the purchase. Care to update the link?
Thanks for the informative content,sir. I am really impressed that you made the process literally simple and straightforward. Are you open to doing more Auto lighting review? We would like to arrange product shipped to you for doing a product review as well.
Hi, My 2015 Acura RDX low beam headlight set has some kind of thick hazy layer inside glass blocking light. I am not sure if it is intended to be like that or - if it is not cleared properly in factory! I bought the vehicle direct from Acura. Can you share your thoughts?
Great video! I installed one side for a nighttime comparison. Did you get bright vertical reflections off other lights? Cars, signal lights, street lights, etc…. I’m afraid it will be worse if I instal the other side. Thoughts anyone?
Thank you for this video. My daughter has the same car and the headlights are awful to the point where she is looking to replace the car. Does your wife see a big difference when driving? I am going to switch the bulbs this weekend for her to see if it will help any.
@@ScrufsGarage Welp, my passenger side is mildly brighter but my drivers side looks like it's shining through a cloth. Through some research I find that the 2013-2015 Acura RDX have a reflective surface that delaminates and causes very low light output. There is basically nothing I can do at this point except use my high beams liberally and hope I don't get pulled over. The RLX version actually had recalls due to poor light output but nothing for the RDX.
Amazon describes these bulbs as fog light low beam. Is this a mistake. I don’t want to order the wrong bulbs, it’s the headlight low beams I want to replace ?
Hello, I have 2013 Acura RDX. I bought the H11 LED through the link you provided. After the LED light arrived, I found that the H11 LED is 32 Volts, not 12 Volts, the voltage supply of the car battery. I still decided to give it a try since you said it worked very well. So I installed it, but found that the low beam is very dim. Any ideas? Thanks.
How did you determine the bulb was the issue and not the cloudy reflector with the headlight assembly? Many Acura RDX owners have safety issues with poor light from low beam headlights. I have low beam headlight (halogen) issue with my '14 RDX base.
For me, the passenger side low beam bulb was blown. So I had to replace the bulbs regardless. But I am very happy with these led bulbs. Significant improvement. Definitely worth the $30.
@@juansantos1993 I’m thinking about doing the same, but concerned the replacement assembly version will have the same “projector lens becoming cloudy due to heat” problem.
Thank you for sharing this helpful video. The factory lights had gotten very dim to the point that we could only drive with the the high beams. I was looking at paying the Acura dealer over $800 to replace both headlights. Got the lights professionally buffed and converted to the LED's and now a 7 year old car shines brighter than the day we bought it new. Thanks again my friend.
Awesome, glad the video was helpful! Thanks for watching.
Exact same here. Acura quoted a fortune, seeking new LEDs now, trying to decide which one's would be best as there are so many to choose from.
Do you mind sharing what you paid for headlight restoration? Definitely the way to go if you can as new headlight assemblies are crazy expensive.
I went through this when I picked up my RDX. I could not see at night with the factory halogens, so I upgraded to led. It made a slight difference but was still very dim.
After doing some research, it turns out our headlamp housing had an issue that was never recalled. The projector reflectors delaminate and no longer reflect light properly. After buying new housings and installing them with the led's it made a HUGE difference.
First I picked up the Katana led's, which were much brighter, then I went with the DDM tuning Saber ProX 55 Accu/V2 bulbs and they were insanely bright, even brighter than the HID's. But only after changing out the housings.
I have the same problem with my 2013 wife Rdx. Did you replace housings or cable wires ?
@@CarlosGutierrez-ih4ni Full housings, and picked up some DDM saber led's. They're brighter than all the new led headlights on the road now.
@@MClass2011 thanks 👍🏼
Hello I am having the same issue with 2015 RDX. Where did you get your new housings also the cost please. Thank you in advance.
@@jamesmullarkey5851 1A auto, about $420 for both. Only issue with the 1A vs OEM, is the light beam is somewhat scattered on the 1A assemblies due to the way the bulb sits in their lens. You will lose a slight amount of output, but it's much better than the delaminated lenses.
I have a 2013 RDX with halogens. When I bought it new I thought the head lights were ok, but after a couple of years the lights were dimmer and I was really straining to see the road at night especially when the road was wet. Over time more cars had HIDs and completely washed out any light from my headlights. Installed some Philips VisionPlus bulbs (60% brighter), helped slightly but the brightness continued to deteriorate. Took it to my Acura dealer...”your headlights are fine...nothing wrong with them” left in frustration. Bought an HID retrofit from The Retrofit Source and had to pay $600 for installation. They were not helpful with installation advice. Couldn’t wait to have modern, bright headlights and be able drive at night again. When I picked up the car the right light was noticeably dimmer than the left one. Thought it might be an installation error so I switched one thing at a time, no change. Also, one bulb would sporadically fail to ignite. Called TRS and requested help and replacement parts to further do A B testing. No change in brightness. Further examination of the original factory right projector lens and I find a fingerprint inside, only possible during manufacture. I guess they don’t wear gloves at the supplier. Looked at the lenses in some other cars and they mostly appeared to have very clear glass lenses, not cloudy with fingerprints like mine. Checked out RDX user forums an low and behold , there was a recall some some 2014 RDXs due to degrading reflector chrome. That would explain most of the symptoms I had been having with the original lights. Problem is the the recall didn’t cover my year. This would call for all new headlight assemblies L&R, an expensive proposition. TRS won’t do custom builds. I was hesitant to use a privateer with an unknown lead time. It I kept searching on TH-cam and found Vision Autoworks and gave them a call. Yes! They could build me some custom bi-LED lights, I didn’t want any downtime removing and sending them my stock lights so they gave me an unbelievable price (much less than I could find) for new assemblies that they would retrofit. They turned those around in just a couple of weeks even though they said the lead time made got be long due to the number of rebuilds they were doing. I haven’t installed them yet because I gave my car to my daughter for use during college, but will install during Winter break in January. I will post a review on the Vision Autoworks site when done. They were extremely helpful and you could tell that they were hands on enthusiasts and not just trying to sell you something. You can see the set they built for me on their site.
Great video. This is my task for the day. I’ll report back how it went.
I’ve always hated how dim my headlights were on my 2015 RDX which I purchased new. The dealer always says there is nothing they can do but buff the covers- which don’t need it!! Thank you for this. Going to look into it…
Happy to share. Hope you're able to see an improvement with the LED bulbs.
Amazon has a kit from Sylvania for about 20$. cleaned my wifes lenses up pretty good. it’s been 6mos and they still look pretty good
great video. my wife has a 2014 and i couldnt believe how awful her lights were. i’ll try these leds. i was going to go HID conversion
For the money, I think it's worth trying the LED bulbs and see if that might suit your needs. An HID conversion will likely be better, but it's also more involved and expensive.
How did this work out for you?
Thanks for detailed video!
It was very useful for buying LEDs for my Rdx.
What about covering the LEDs with dust cover? Doesn't it have negative impact on LEDs cooling process?
Hi I find your video super helpful to replace the bulbs! But by converting to LEDs, I find lighting condition barely improved on my 2015 Acura RDX. They are still dangerously dim that I cannot see ground at night times. Even the turning signal lights are brighter than my low beams. I wonder how much an improvement is your RDX on LEDs. And can I upgrade to a larger power LED bulbs safely? Thank you so much
Do you feel like these are too bright for oncoming traffic? Seems like a great idea because my lights are so dim, but I’m afraid of blinding oncoming cars. What do you think? Also, any issues with using these vs standard as far as electrical overload or heat overload?
No, while these are brighter than the stock halogens, they still aren't as bright as some factory LED/HID setups. Also making sure the headlights are aimed correctly will help avoid blinding oncoming cars. As for electrical load, the LED's would pull less load vs halogens. And I haven't any into any overheating issues either.
@@ScrufsGarage ok thank you!
@@ScrufsGarage I had these installed twice with different sets of bulbs bought from the recommendation that you gave only the passenger side works. The driver side comes on and then goes off and never comes back on again. I ordered new headlights and I’m waiting for them to come however, I was noticing that the bulbs say xenon in description Then I read that you need an adapter kit to install these types of xenon bulbs now I’m totally confused would you mind clarifying the xenon part? Now I am wondering if I don’t really need new headlights and maybe just different bulbs. I did order the ones that you recommended I follow the link. Thanks for your help.
You explain very well thank you
Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching. 👍
Thanks for the vid. Was there ever any issues with flickering, lights not working after install?
No issues so far. Very happy with the improvement, especially for the cost.
I just clicked through the link to buy the LED bulbs on Amazon, and I'm getting a page not found. I'll happily just do an Amazon search, but I'm hoping you get affiliate revenue for the purchase. Care to update the link?
Thanks for the heads up, not sure why Amazon changed the link. I just updated it though. They are the Beamtech H11 LED bulbs. amzn.to/3UeE6vC
Thanks for the informative content,sir. I am really impressed that you made the process literally simple and straightforward. Are you open to doing more Auto lighting review? We would like to arrange product shipped to you for doing a product review as well.
I have a turn signal out, have you replaced yours on the Acura, if so how much harder was it to get at, or would I need to remove the housing?
Hi, My 2015 Acura RDX low beam headlight set has some kind of thick hazy layer inside glass blocking light. I am not sure if it is intended to be like that or - if it is not cleared properly in factory! I bought the vehicle direct from Acura. Can you share your thoughts?
Great video, thanks.
If I had to guess, the reflector inside your headlight fixture is burnt. This causes less light to be focused out the lense
Can you do a video saying what to do if CHECK HEADLIGHTS on display comes ON?? PLEASE.
Great video! I installed one side for a nighttime comparison. Did you get bright vertical reflections off other lights? Cars, signal lights, street lights, etc…. I’m afraid it will be worse if I instal the other side. Thoughts anyone?
Thank you for this video. My daughter has the same car and the headlights are awful to the point where she is looking to replace the car. Does your wife see a big difference when driving? I am going to switch the bulbs this weekend for her to see if it will help any.
No, I did replace the same led but they are the same
Very Helpful!... THANK YOU!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
There really isnt a bulb better out there than the Beamtechs. I have them in all my vehicles, and most of my friends too. Havent had one failure.
After a period of use how was the difference? Were the new bulbs better?
Yes, I’ve been very pleased with the bulbs. They are noticeably better than the stock halogens.
@@ScrufsGarage thanks for the response I went ahead and bought them. Hopefully through your affiliate link.
@@ScrufsGarage Welp, my passenger side is mildly brighter but my drivers side looks like it's shining through a cloth. Through some research I find that the 2013-2015 Acura RDX have a reflective surface that delaminates and causes very low light output. There is basically nothing I can do at this point except use my high beams liberally and hope I don't get pulled over. The RLX version actually had recalls due to poor light output but nothing for the RDX.
Amazon describes these bulbs as fog light low beam. Is this a mistake. I don’t want to order the wrong bulbs, it’s the headlight low beams I want to replace ?
it is not a mistake bulbs are interchangeable on different vehicles
Hello, I have 2013 Acura RDX. I bought the H11 LED through the link you provided. After the LED light arrived, I found that the H11 LED is 32 Volts, not 12 Volts, the voltage supply of the car battery. I still decided to give it a try since you said it worked very well. So I installed it, but found that the low beam is very dim. Any ideas? Thanks.
I am interested in the same led lights. Good luck
What did you end up doing with your situation?
How did you determine the bulb was the issue and not the cloudy reflector with the headlight assembly? Many Acura RDX owners have safety issues with poor light from low beam headlights. I have low beam headlight (halogen) issue with my '14 RDX base.
For me, the passenger side low beam bulb was blown. So I had to replace the bulbs regardless. But I am very happy with these led bulbs. Significant improvement. Definitely worth the $30.
I have the same issue and come to find out the problem seems to be the actual headlight assembly so I ordered a pair off Amazon
@@juansantos1993 I’m thinking about doing the same, but concerned the replacement assembly version will have the same “projector lens becoming cloudy due to heat” problem.
Hey Steve, there was a recall for defective plating of the chrome in some of the 2014 light batches.
@@ScrufsGarage can you share the link again for the LED bulbs?
Aren't you afraid that led bulb which heats up at the back, not front like halogen will melt dust cover and cause fire?
I’ve had them installed for over a year now and can report they are still doing great and no issues with heat.
This is the response I was looking for as that’s my concern also
Great video.. will these bulbs work on a 2014 rdx
Yes, the 2014 RDX low beam bulb should be the same H11 bulb.
@@ScrufsGarage Passenger side still not bright.. I wonder if there's a way to clean inside the housing
Very helpful and straight forward, I watched it straight through with pausing lol
What year is this vehicle your working on?
2015 RDX
Bro do a drive at night before and then after when you replace both. JFC
Not much of a difference to me, Sealight S2S are much better.
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