Hi all
I've been reading on here about some known issues with the DRL's flickering, not working or not being bright enough. The resolution to these issues found in this forum varied a lot though, so I wanted to ask and clarify before I have another look tomorrow. Some threads mentioned that the whole headlight assembly needs to be replaced (~$1200) as the DRL are LED (?) and the circuit board is built in.
Yet the 2015 service manual talks about replacing the "DRL bulb" as if it were a simple task. The manual has a section "DRL (DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT) BULB REMOVAL/INSTALLATION" with some instructions and diagrams. A copy of this can be seen here.
I'm sure that some models have/had different DRL's to other models. Maybe some with bulbs and some with LED circuit boards.
My specific questions:
* Do the DRL's have replaceable bulbs and if so which year?
* To access the other headlight / headlamp bulbs do you need to remove the entire headlight assembly?
Here's a short video showing my flickering issue.
Thanks in advance.
Bonus question:
* Does anyone know how the build years e.g. 2014, 2015, 2016 relate arcross the globe? I've noticed that a "2014" in Europe with the TomTom navigation is equivalent to a "2015" in the USA, and similarly the 2015 in Europe is the facelift model probably equivalent to the 2016 in USA.
I've been reading on here about some known issues with the DRL's flickering, not working or not being bright enough. The resolution to these issues found in this forum varied a lot though, so I wanted to ask and clarify before I have another look tomorrow. Some threads mentioned that the whole headlight assembly needs to be replaced (~$1200) as the DRL are LED (?) and the circuit board is built in.
Yet the 2015 service manual talks about replacing the "DRL bulb" as if it were a simple task. The manual has a section "DRL (DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT) BULB REMOVAL/INSTALLATION" with some instructions and diagrams. A copy of this can be seen here.
I'm sure that some models have/had different DRL's to other models. Maybe some with bulbs and some with LED circuit boards.
My specific questions:
* Do the DRL's have replaceable bulbs and if so which year?
* To access the other headlight / headlamp bulbs do you need to remove the entire headlight assembly?
Here's a short video showing my flickering issue.
Thanks in advance.
Bonus question:
* Does anyone know how the build years e.g. 2014, 2015, 2016 relate arcross the globe? I've noticed that a "2014" in Europe with the TomTom navigation is equivalent to a "2015" in the USA, and similarly the 2015 in Europe is the facelift model probably equivalent to the 2016 in USA.