Osram nightbreaker. Highly recommend them.
I put DDM hids in the low beams but thec projector still scatters light. Led bulb options also make dark spots. Halogen bulbs or a true retrofit is the only safe and practical resolution.
Did you notice a lot of difference when you installed the new fog lights in usable light? The stock fog lights are a joke.
I installed a LED surround bezel(around my foglights) on my 2014 GT non-TECH and since these fog light LED surrounds have become my new DRL's I removed fuse #51 (which disengaged the halogen DRL's but not the highbeams) as I didn't want my new LED's AND my old halogen DRL's on at the same time. My LED's also dim when I turn on my lowbeams or highbeams.
Now that I've resolved the yellowish DRL issue I'd like to take the next step and update both my lowbeam, highbeam and foglight bulbs in that order. With the unfortunate short life of the "hotter burning" halogens(Sylvania Ultra and Phillips Crystal Vision Ultra for example) that many have complained about, I'm thinking that they may be a waste of money if I'd have to replace them every year or so. With the poor beam distance(despite a much whiter light and longer lasting bulb) of many/all LED's that several other forum posters have commented on it would seem that HID's may be my best option. BUT, is this the case for all 3 lights.
For those of you who have replaced any of these bulbs(particularly in the non-Tech CX-5 model) I'd be interested to know what your recommendations are for brands and types for each of the 3 applications(lowbeam, highbeam and fog light), particularly that are "Plug and Play".
like night and day, the new fog lights supplement the main headlights very well and shoot light just as far. I lined up right next to a CX-5 with tech LED and mine were brighter and further. best way to see for yourself is the video I posted above, that's with HID in main projector housing and HID in foglight housing no shroud.
You need a resistor for each blinking bulbFor the hyperflash issue, does it matter which turn signal it is installed on? I installed leds on both the front and rear turn signals. I installed a load resistor on the passenger rear turn signal but it looked like it did nothing. Wondering if I just need to buy more resistors.
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Yeah the space is tight at front unless you can manage to pull the whole liner out. By looking at pictures in post #34 of this thread, OP tomcat1446 soldered some wires onto resister and spliced the wires to factory wiring harness. I thought that is a better way and you can remove those spliced connectors if needed without doing too much damage to factory wiring harness.So I finally got my hands on 4 resistors. The rears were easy to install as there is plenty of space. Is there an easier way to install the front ones? I removed the wheel liner but the spacing is really tight. I soldered the rear ones, and wanted to solder the front ones, but I can barely get my hands in there, let alone a soldering iron.
So I finally got my hands on 4 resistors. The rears were easy to install as there is plenty of space. Is there an easier way to install the front ones? I removed the wheel liner but the spacing is really tight. I soldered the rear ones, and wanted to solder the front ones, but I can barely get my hands in there, let alone a soldering iron.