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:
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[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.

 

[cz5gt]

no option to change the leds. Check if your lights are oem or someone may have changed them with aftermarket. Beside that not much you can do.
2022+ have better lights.

 

[raikobg]

no option to change the leds. Check if your lights are oem or someone may have changed them with aftermarket. Beside that not much you can do.
2022+ have better lights.

Thanks bro, I also noticed 2021+ has stronger front lights.

 

[gazelle]

Lights on my 2021 are weaker than I had on 2016 w/tech. 2016 w/tech was a really nice car overall.

 

[yrwei52]

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.

Totally agree! This advanced matrix-type LED headlight setup, or adaptive driving beam (ADB) headlights, is so much better than all the LED headlights we can see here in the US. And it’s been available in Europe and Asia for more than 10 years now but we can’t have it here until recently due to our outdated DOT headlight regulations.

US DOT and NHTSA finally updated the headlight regulations in 2022 which will let this advanced matrix-type LED headlights become legal like Mazda’s ALH which has been available for many years outside the NA market.

You can see this feature as an optional equipment in Lexus vehicles in the US if I remember it correctly.

 

[raikobg]

From technical point of view is it an option to change somehow my LED on Mazda CX5 2021 GT before facelift..It is adaptive but not a matrix headlights.I need some improvement and a bit more light ouput.

 

[raikobg]

Lights on my 2021 are weaker than I had on 2016 w/tech. 2016 w/tech was a really nice car overall.

Any option for substitution ?

 

[GFrosty]

Totally agree! This advanced matrix-type LED headlight setup, or adaptive driving beam (ADB) headlights, is so much better than all the LED headlights we can see here in the US. And it’s been available in Europe and Asia for more than 10 years now but we can’t have it here until recently due to our outdated DOT headlight regulations.

US DOT and NHTSA finally updated the headlight regulations in 2022 which will let this advanced matrix-type LED headlights become legal like Mazda’s ALH which has been available for many years outside the NA market.

Wasn't aware of that. Great news, if it eventually trickles down to many models.

Audi, for example, doesn't seem to have this activated for the US models, at least the last time I checked. Though it's certainly an option in Europe. A nicely-appointed RS Q8 with all the trimmings would do nicely ... matrix LED lighting of course. Zoom zoom, indeed.

 

[hsdejong]

Adaptive LED Headlights (matrix headlights) are, after the Head-Up Display, the car’s best feature.