The best we could get is traditional halogen type aftermarket headlight unit with LED replacement bulbs. Aftermarket headlight unit wont support AFS function which may cause issues for those CX-5s with factory LED headlights and AFS.
Thiss a better side coming out of this LED DRL failing issue. But to me thiss still unknown as LED DRLs are been used all the time but not the LED headlights. LED DRLs are failing earlier is logical as theyve been used a lot more hours. Thats why I wasnt happy to see Mazda uses LED headlights as DRLs in 2nd-gen CX-5, and only in N.A. market!
Sorry to hear your failing LED DRLs but honestly Im not surprised to see more of this complaints showing up since the first one posted on 10/31/2016. We got lucky as our LED headlights are covered under warranty, but many others may not! Mazda should stand up and offer extended warranty on these problematic LED headlights, as theres already enough evidence that therere bad designs with bad parts on these LED DRLs for 2016 CX-5s, hence many revisions oh these parts!
Actually its the DRL regulation in EU and many other regions for safety reason you mentioned. Of course theres no rules on DRLs in the US.
We just got our CX-5 back after the full rear brake replacement with revised calipers. Wife has it at work and I'll take some pictures whenever I have a chance. Parts packaging do show a newer "J" version been put on our CX-5 making sure the ones we got are not any of the 5 previous revisions.
Many have repeated this. I have always doubted it.
Upon further research, this is not the case AT ALL. I just knew there was no way the over regulated United States of America would have NO regulations.... on... well anything they could regulate. 'Merica!
US REGULATION FMVSS STANDARD 108:
Each DRL optically combined with a turn signal lamp must be automatically deactivated as a DRL when the turn signal lamp or hazard warning lamp is activated, and automatically reactivated as a DRL when the turn signal lamp or hazard warning lamp is deactivated.
So, it’s pretty straightforward for vehicles with combined blinkers and DRLs. If a car’s turn signal and DRL are separate, though, that doesn’t mean it can necessarily keep its DRL on while signaling. It all depends on how close the two light sources are. In the “Spacing To Turn Signal Lamps” section, FMVSS 108 states:
Each DRL not optically combined with a turn signal lamp must be located on the vehicle so that the distance from its lighted edge to the optical center of the nearest turn signal lamp is not less than 100 mm...
There are a few exceptions to this 100 mm rule for non-optically combined signals and DRLs, the first of which is:
(a) The luminous intensity of the DRL is not more than 2,600 cd at any location in the beam and the turn signal lamp meets 2.5 times the base front turn signal photometric requirements
In other words, if the turn signal is very bright and the daytime running lamp is fairly dim, then the DRL won’t obscure the turn signal and it’s fine if both lights are close to one another and simultaneously on.
Text from:
https://jalopnik.com/heres-why-modern-cars-turn-off-one-of-their-lights-when-1792394567
Actual reg:
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2004-title49-vol5/xml/CFR-2004-title49-vol5-sec571-108.xml
That explains why my Mazda doesn't wink out the DRL when turning.
Actually Jalopnik's article had been discussed a while ago. I guess what I should have said in your quoted sentence is "theres no rules on whether or not the DRLs is required in the US".Many have repeated this. I have always doubted it.
Upon further research, this is not the case AT ALL. I just knew there was no way the over regulated United States of America would have NO regulations.... on... well anything they could regulate. 'Merica!
US REGULATION FMVSS STANDARD 108:
Each DRL optically combined with a turn signal lamp must be automatically deactivated as a DRL when the turn signal lamp or hazard warning lamp is activated, and automatically reactivated as a DRL when the turn signal lamp or hazard warning lamp is deactivated.
So, its pretty straightforward for vehicles with combined blinkers and DRLs. If a cars turn signal and DRL are separate, though, that doesnt mean it can necessarily keep its DRL on while signaling. It all depends on how close the two light sources are. In the Spacing To Turn Signal Lamps section, FMVSS 108 states:
Each DRL not optically combined with a turn signal lamp must be located on the vehicle so that the distance from its lighted edge to the optical center of the nearest turn signal lamp is not less than 100 mm...
There are a few exceptions to this 100 mm rule for non-optically combined signals and DRLs, the first of which is:
(a) The luminous intensity of the DRL is not more than 2,600 cd at any location in the beam and the turn signal lamp meets 2.5 times the base front turn signal photometric requirements
In other words, if the turn signal is very bright and the daytime running lamp is fairly dim, then the DRL wont obscure the turn signal and its fine if both lights are close to one another and simultaneously on.
Text from:
https://jalopnik.com/heres-why-modern-cars-turn-off-one-of-their-lights-when-1792394567
Actual reg:
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2004-title49-vol5/xml/CFR-2004-title49-vol5-sec571-108.xml
That explains why my Mazda doesn't wink out the DRL when turning.
Not closely, no, but you also seem to think Gen 1 Touring turn signals are hard to see and I disagree. So I remain skeptical that the front are hard to differentiate on Gen 2. :Cheers:
I had a write-up on Gen-1 front turn signals making them look like Gen-1 CX-5 in all other regions by disabling the amber parking lights with turn signals. The front turn signals on mine now are flashing in bright-off-bright-off instead of bright-dim-bright-dim fashion when the parking lights are on. But on Gen-2 CX-5 Mazda moved turn signals into the other side, inner side of headlights and DRLs. They're almost hidden at thier inner location, not to mention get blinded by DRLs. They're a lot worse than Gen-1 CX-5.
