2016 Headlights replaced today
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runtohell121
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- 2014 Mazda CX-5 Touring AWD Soul Red
LED headlight cost at least ~$700-$900 each if it's new... add labor and it's around that price
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- Plano, Texas, USA
Sounds like these were plastic housings' defect, not LED's or circuitries' fault.
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That is typical pricing for HID's + housings and labor.
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- Plano, Texas, USA
May be I should check my LED headlight housing to make sure there is no stress cracks like yours. You don't happen to have pictures showing these cracks, do you?
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One way to AVOID this is NOT to clean the lenses with alcohol. This is a rookie mistake many new wrappers make, and why GM at one point refused to warranty these exact failures if the lens was wrapped. All of my sports cars got extensive wrap jobs from a competent guy and NONE had this issue as he didn't use anything alcohol based on the polycarbonate lenses.
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- Plano, Texas, USA
The stress cracks on OP's LED headlights were inside of headlight housing, not the polycarbonate lenses. From my personal experience, there are different quality and longevity among those polycarbonate lenses. The polycarbonate headlight lenses on our 178K-mile '98 Honda CR-V are still clear although they have been exposed under all kind of elements and never garaged. Our '01 VW Passat polycarbonate headlight lenses had yellowed 7 year ago although it has only 57K miles. The polycarbonate headlight lenses on our 2000 BMW 528i are still clear but one of them is leaking water inside.
I had mine replaced too from a scuff mark I noticed after I took it home at night. I checked thoroughly during the test drive, but didn't after I signed and drove home at night.
I can't prove it, but I think it happened when they prepped it. I called the next morning and they luckily replaced it free of charge, but I too was told it would have been over $1,000.
It was so new at the time they didn't have parts for it and had to salvage another 2016 on the lot for the lens.
Here is a picture of my lens and the donor car.
I can't prove it, but I think it happened when they prepped it. I called the next morning and they luckily replaced it free of charge, but I too was told it would have been over $1,000.
It was so new at the time they didn't have parts for it and had to salvage another 2016 on the lot for the lens.
Here is a picture of my lens and the donor car.
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From a manufacturing cost's perspective, the LED headlight can't cost that much. However, it is a captive/non competitive market and the car maker will price them for maximum profit. I recently had to replace the side mirror on the CX-5. Cost about USD $500. Someone damaged the side mirror while the car is parked. Really annoyed me as the car is only 2 weeks old. Insurance paid for the mirror but there is no courtesy on whoever damaged the mirror to leave a note.
SoulRedCX5
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- CX5 FaceLift 2015 Non Bose
I have this problem too.. just start noticing it when i wash the car
SoulRedCX5
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- CX5 FaceLift 2015 Non Bose
You can see from the hazy parts , it's in the inside, look like mould.. the car is only 2 weeks old.
Is that Kennedy Mazda in Plymouth Meeting, Pa?
Yeah - great place - I had a really good purchasing experience there.
After having a poor experience with 4 other dealerships, they were a sigh of relief!
You can tell that just from the picture??
Mmmm. Definitely some kind of manufacturing defects and a warranty issue. Disappointing. Hope you dealer can sort you out quickly.
