Can we please no? Swapping the halogen, or HID with an LED is asking for trouble. Not only is the headlight not designed for that bulb swap, it can glare other drivers. There hasn't been much luck swapping HID with LED bulbs. Light output isn't nearly as good as a good HID.
If the stock isn't good to you, swap to a better bulb, or ballast. PLEASE! PnP LEDs do NOT belong in cars yet. They can not match the point light source that the headlight is design for.
Can't say much about fogs...I never use um.
This would be a good thread to start, Stating the year! I see the front of this thread is for a certain year. I don't know if I want to spend hours hunting down what the differences are for the '16
There're low-priced LEDs having 2800K color temperature which looks like the same as standard incandescent bulb but can be brighter. I found this https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned) for vanity mirror on the sun visors for "warm glow" effect which looks the same as OEM light but brighter:
There're low-priced LEDs having 2800K color temperature which looks like the same as standard incandescent bulb but can be brighter. I found this https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned) for vanity mirror on the sun visors for "warm glow" effect which looks the same as OEM light but brighter:
It'd be brighter than OEM bulb for sun visor vanity mirror with warm white light that I can assure you. But I'm satisfied with these eBay white LEDs for other interior light applications. If you're not satisfied, you can always ask for the refund from these sellers. I've had good experiences with those sellers from China. They'd either giving up the products if there is something wrong with full refund, or re-send the correct products for free! Sometimes I really don't know how they can make any money by doing this, selling at such a low price with free shipping! The only drawback is it takes longer time, 3~4 weeks to receive the products.Just ordered. Let's hope it's brighter otherwise I'm finding you for my $2 back!!!!
Cheers guys, thanks!
Just replaced mine with this set:
https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
I took some RAW photos of before and after with my DSLR in manual mode (same zoom, aperture, shutterspeed, ISO, base curve, and white balance). I'd say that the LED bulbs are not any brighter than the stock bulbs, but I prefer them not too bright for safety, and they use less energy. Though, I'm looking for a brighter bulb for the cargo (on the inner side of the tailgate), any suggestion?
The set came with two pairs for the license plate, I installed the smaller/dimmer one. Both pairs are not bright enough to affect the backup cam.
Stock bulbs:
LED bulbs:
All CX-5 interior LED kit will fit 2016 MY. I use this https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned) from eBay because they use newer and brighter 5730 rectangular LED chips:
I did install license plate LEDs from the kit. They look nice with white color and aren't brighter than original 5W bulbs. I also used two "spare" bulbs for reverse lights. They look much better with white color but the light outputs are not stronger than original 18W 921 bulbs.
I used this https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned) for vanity mirror on the sun visors for "warm glow" effect:
Personally I'd like to find 29mm festoon LEDs to match the original bulb length but those are hard to find for cheap prices and it's more difficult to put in 4 or 6 LED cells for brighter light. With 31mm LEDs you have to bend some end and side clips a bit but it's doable and won't hurt anything. Also be aware the "prying tool" included in some Amazon or eBay kits is useless! It's too thick and sometimes you're better off by having two pries to pop open the light cover. I use this prying toolset From China with decent results:
All CX-5 interior LED kit will fit 2016 MY. I use this https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned) from eBay because they use newer and brighter 5730 rectangular LED chips:
