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- Plano, Texas, USA
Daytime running lights dim/flickering/gone
I'm relieved to see the driver-side failed too as I was worried about possible mismatched light color and output due to different versions of OEM LED headlight and the second LED headlight would fail after the warranty period. I sure hope Mazda and Stanley have finally figured out the culprit of the quality problem on this expensive LED headlight which is supposed to last a lot longer after so many revisions within 2 years of production with the latest "J" version.I have a feeling the replacement units are of higher quality. We haven't seen any posts about a replacement headlight unit having any problems yet. Famous last words though....
(whistle)
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)