Anyone bothered by the poor front LED lights?

[raikobg]

Hi everyone,
I bought a CX5 Grand Touring 2021 before facelift in September 2021 and unfortunatelly it made me sense how poor my front lights are during night.Don't get me wrong, it is not that bad at all but honestly had a higher expectation.My question is if anyone has tried to change front LED bulbs if possible of course.Want to try better LED or Xenon.

 

[wlong01]

If I remember correctly it's a sealed unit. You have to replace the whole headlight assembly and it's expensive.

 

[N7turbo]

I've always thought the headlights were really bright.

 

[RedBaron]

Yeah, no complaints about the headlights here.

 

[hsdejong]

When on slow drive or traffic it refuse to go into 1st gear and any gear I select it keeps going backward.

This thread is about headlights!

To the OP:
The LED headlights on my previous two CX-3s — and now on my current CX-5 — are the brightest and most effective headlights I’ve ever experienced.
Perhaps the beam level on yours just needs to be adjusted?

 

[jadmt]

My 2023 cx5 turbo has good headlights..I do wish there was a place to mount auxiliary lights. I run KC slimlites on my jeep and holy cowabunga do they put a beam out....

 

[leeharvey418]

I’ve seen posts where people assume that because the CX-5’s headlights are small that they must be bad. Nope… some of the best headlights on the market.

 

[GFrosty]

Anyone bothered by the poor front LED lights ?

Sure, in general. I dearly wish that the Matrix-type headlight setups could be approved in the U.S. ... but, so far, no dice.

My own 2016.5 CX-5 GT w/ Tech has decent enough LED headlights. Wish they were about 50% brighter, and really wish that the focusing of the beam were sharper and better. IMO, there is too much wasted "spill" that doesn't help with visibility where it's needed. That said, it's still head and shoulders above most other headlights I've experienced in a variety of vehicles.

Had a Miata some years back. Put in 7" Cibie e-code lights, along with up-rated wiring and stronger Osram bulbs. A great amount of light output. compared to the stock units. And the modern Miatas put out even more light, with the current setups. Still, IMO that doesn't compare to the brightest and best of the matrix-type lighting.

 

[leeharvey418]

This thread is about headlights!

It’s also about the CX-5, but who’s counting?

 

[hsdejong]

Hijacking a thread undermines the quality of discussions and is generally considered poor etiquette. It’s always better to start a new thread if you want to discuss a different topic.
And yes, this is about the CX-5 — just like the hundreds of other threads.

From the Forum Rules, Terms, and Guidelines:
g ) Forum threads are to remain On Topic. Intentionally causing a forum thread to go Off Topic (aka derailing a thread) is strictly prohibited and may result in infractions and or being banned.

 

[Antoine]

This thread is about headlights!

To the OP:
The LED headlights on my previous two CX-3s — and now on my current CX-5 — are the brightest and most effective headlights I’ve ever experienced.
Perhaps the beam level on yours just needs to be adjusted?

Hijacking a thread undermines the quality of discussions and is generally considered poor etiquette. It’s always better to start a new thread if you want to discuss a different topic.
And yes, this is about the CX-5 — just like the hundreds of other threads.

From the Forum Rules, Terms, and Guidelines:
g ) Forum threads are to remain On Topic. Intentionally causing a forum thread to go Off Topic (aka derailing a thread) is strictly prohibited and may result in infractions and or being banned.

Side note here…Thanks for helping to keep the thread on topic! Sometimes these off topic posts are by accident, other times it could be a spammer (or stealth spammer that later edits in a spam link) and sometimes people simply start taking it off topic (intentionally or not). In this case, it appears to be simply a mistake and I’ve moved the post to a new thread in our Mazda6 Forum. That said, let’s continue to monitor as I’m not 100% certain, note sometimes spammers will copy and post an existing post to seem legitimate (not to mention AI!).

Now back to the topic, thanks!

 

[raikobg]

This thread is about headlights!

To the OP:
The LED headlights on my previous two CX-3s — and now on my current CX-5 — are the brightest and most effective headlights I’ve ever experienced.
Perhaps the beam level on yours just needs to be adjusted?

Hi , in general adjusting of the frontlights is really good , it gives a nice white cloud of light , no problem with that , just the strenght of the light is not strong enough and would like to try to improve it.