well mine driver's side started flickering at around 55k miles, I took in it and the dealership contacted Mazda and they are going to cover 100% of the costs.
I assume you got both LED headlights replaced without new car warranty?Well my passenger side started flickering in March, finally got around to taking it in, and they replaced it for free.
This's something Mazda really need to be fair to every 2016 CX-5 customer. Why one person can get his failed LED headlights replaced for free but the other has to pay hundreds?My 2016 CX-5 LED DRL failed on the right side last October and working with MazdaCustomerExperence it ended up costing me $260. Last week the left side DRL failed so we'll see how I make out this time.
Well my passenger side started flickering in March, finally got around to taking it in, and they replaced it for free.
I assume you got both LED headlights replaced without new car warranty?
Wow! Hold on to that dealer. Most of what I've read on here is people take it in to the dealer and get the full quote to get it fixed at around $600 per side, then call Mazda north american operations and get around a 50-75% discount. Getting it fixed for free seems like a rarity. Although it shouldn't be since LED lights are suppose to out live the car.
My 2016 CX-5 LED DRL failed on the right side last October and working with MazdaCustomerExperence it ended up costing me $260. Last week the left side DRL failed so we'll see how I make out this time.
Not sure what gen I'd be most happy with........ I think i would want the fiber optic ones as they are the brightest and best looking, but they lack in the longevity department. Do I have that right?
Yes. But fiber optic styled LEDs should last as long as dot-matrix styled LEDs. Mazda or Stanley somehow screwed up the design or materials which makes the early version fiber optic ones failed too soon.Not sure what gen I'd be most happy with........ I think i would want the fiber optic ones as they are the brightest and best looking, but they lack in the longevity department. Do I have that right?
Yes, the actual part numbers are different from the numbers on the stickers affixed to the LED headlights. My theory is Stanley the manufacture keeps using the old "H" sticker for the latest "J" version LED headlight. And yes, "J" version is the latest version which is supposed to fix the problem, although it also changed the early fiber optic styled LED DRLs to dot-matrix styled LED DRLs.I have now had both original Rev. C passenger and driver side DRL fail. Last October the passenger side was replaced with a Rev. H although the service invoice says
KA0G 51 031J. I have an appointment week to have the driver side assemble replaced.
So my question(s) is, is the Rev. J revision the only revision that fixes the "Dim and flickering" issue? That is the problem I am interested in, I just want LED's that last the hundreds of thousands of hours they're supposed to. The other question is for my dealer which is why does the service invoice say KA0G 51 031J and the unit say
KA0G 51 030H?
Yeah if the cost of replacement on these LED DRLs is similar to incandescent or halogen bulbs, nobody would complain! But now you're talking about $1,250 list for a single replacement unit of LED headlight for flickering DRLs! With labor Mazda dealer often charges $1,500 for a single LED headlight replacement on something which is supposed to last a lot longer than 2 years!
The only good news out of this is the list prices on latest "J" version of these LED headlights are cheaper now:
UNIT(R) HEAD LAMP - MAZDA CX-5 Right with LED
KA0G-51-031J (Replaces: KA0G-51-031C, KA0G-51-031D, KA0G-51-031G, KA0G-51-031H, KA0G-51-031)
List Price: $1,059.36
UNIT(L) HEAD LAMP - MAZDA CX-5 Left with LED
KA0G-51-041J (Replaces: KA0G-51-041C, KA0G-51-041D, KA0G-51-041G, KA0G-51-041H, KA0G-51-041)
List Price: $1,048.88
Hopefully the problems on LED headlights have been truely fixed after that many revisions during these 2 years * (nailbyt)
Got my 2016 CX-5 back with a new pair of *J* version LED headlights replaced under warranty due to failed accent LED DRLs. Mazda/Stanley actually has changed the hardware design of the accent LED DRLs as my originals use fiber optic LED accent light similar to BMW*s *angel eyes*, but my new ones now have many bright white LED *dots* which looks like most other LED accent DRLs. Of course I like smooth and more expensive fiber optic LED accent DRLs much better, but apparently Mazda/Stanley couldn*t overcome the reliability issue with fiber optic LED accent light for some reason and had to change the hardware design totally. Now I know why the MSRP*s on newer *J* version LED headlights are about $150 lower than previous versions.
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Wife just got back and it*s raining. Here are the info of my replacement LED headlights:
Passenger's side (installed 3/17/2018*):
HL Sticker states: KA0G-51-030H (Manufacture date 12/28/2017)
Invoice states: KA0G-51-031J Unit (R), Head Lamp
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Driver's side (installed 3/17/2018):
HL Sticker states: KA0G-51-040H (Manufacture date 12/13/2017)
Invoice states: KA0G-51-041J Unit (L), Head Lamp
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So your *H* version LED headlight seems to be the same as my *J* version after all.
The latest version is "J", and people will get "J" version LED headlight assembly when they replace the failed LED headlight.To those affected who have already changed the lighthouse,
What series of lights have they put on you? Do you notice any difference in temperature (color), luminosity, etc., better or worse?
I think they're putting series J, M and K.
Can any confirm this?
Thank you.
The latest version is "J", and people will get "J" version LED headlight assembly when they replace the failed LED headlight.
"J" version LED headlight will have a little different color temperature on LED headlights, but it's barely noticeable. However, the "J" version LED DRLs look different with dot-matrix style, whereas the earlier versions are having fiber-optic style which is also brighter.
Are you talking about US spec LED headlights? Have never heard "M" or "L" "Series" CX-5 LED headlights. See post #395 above for version explanation. "J" version means the part number is ended with a "J". You can always flash the LED high-beams with AFS on US CX-5.Thanks for your help.
Is there a video or photo of this?
I have seen putting M and L series headlights, but I am not an expert in are better or worse or brighter than the old ones.
He told me that the new versions L-M give a little more light than the headlights type C-D (which for my taste is a failure of the car, have never lit at night decently) and also do not flash when the adaptive lights change, if it is an improvement ( or a delay that we carry from the factory).
Yep the accent DRL on these J version CX-5 LED headlights definitely is much less bright than original version. The style looks the same, but the LED light source has changed from single or two brighter LEDs transfering the light through fiber optics to dot-matrix LEDs positioned directly along the light strip.
I prefer smooth fiber-optic style LED DRL too which looks much more sophisticated and costs more to make. Dot-matrix style LED light simply put basic round LEDs along the light strip which looks cheap.
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