This video was perfect! We just bought our daughter a 2011 CR-V and it’s in perfect condition! I just want her headlights changed because they are so dim and this video was right on time!! Thanks again!!
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment! I’m so glad this helped you all. I hope your daughter has many trouble free years with her new CRV. And so far these headlights are fantastic and head turners as well! God bless.
“Not too shabby” for sure Nick the Mechanic. These headlights make such a difference in the look of the car. Also, I want to say, I hate when the car behind me has lights that blind me. Very considerate of you. Another awesome job. Looking forward to your next video.
I have the crv , I’m glad I kept it, I manage to take care of minor accessories replacements but this head light is too ambitious for me, but who knows , hahaha great vid! I’m a happy new subby
I did the same thing to my 2008, Really happy I did it. The only thing I didn't do was up grade the lamps, I hate those lamps .they really blind the other driver. Stop telling people to upgrade their lamps. When a driver comes behind me with those lamps, I slow down till he goes around me. They should be again't the law.
You put in the same projector beams as I did? They’re great. I did upgrade the bulbs, but not with LEDs, but with halogens. With this setup I don’t blind anyone now. Before I did this I had LEDs in the stock housings… that was a disaster. I was blinding everyone! It was horrible. Thanks for your support! 👊🏼
its necessary on these cars. i worked night shift 75 miles away a few years ago and i could not see jack shlt driving home unless my highbeams were on. putting beamtech leds in the headlights made a world of a difference
@@riicktann I've been thinking about upgrading myself. I had the Sylvania Silverstar Xtravision or whatever and they were great for about a year. Now they look decayed and more dingy and I can't see shit either
Hi again Nick! I was probably criticizing your music to much below, but wanted to say how good your video was again. You explained the installation process really well and thankfully gave all of us good information how LED bulbs work with their side by side elements, vs the more common halogen bulbs. I am installing the same kind of upgraded headlights with the DRL light bar on the top. Was really surprised though that the DRL lights on the top would not work automatically but after thinking about the design of the new headlight, it makes sends that we have to turn on the light switch to make them work like a DRL. Here is the important question. Do the new projector headlights work better than the LED bulb conversion that you did with the H4? I did the same thing and that simple upgrade was better than the original. The new headlights definitely will make the car look better but are they brighter at night with the stronger halogen bulbs you installed? Thanks and let us know. Tim in Colorado
Hey Tim, no worries on the music thing 😁 As far as the halogen bulbs ( I’m using the upgraded Silver Star) with the projector beams it’s night and day over the H4 LED upgrade with the stock headlamp housings. The LEDs with the projector beams you think they would be good right? Wrong. They don’t emit that desirable beam pattern that a good halogen does with the projectors. In fact as much as I love LED bulbs on every other system… brake/tail/turn and interior (check my vids I have 2 vids on LED bulbs for those systems I’m using AUXITO and I have a 15% off discount code!) I don’t like them for headlights only if they’re factory. With that being said I’m soon going to be working on an HID video for my CRV with my projectors. You see HID (IMO) for an aftermarket upgrade over halogen is my preferred upgrade, not LED for headlights. So stay tuned for that and check out the LED videos. And I’m sure you’ll love the new projectors w/LED strip as my as I do! Thanks for your support Tim!! 👊🏼 Oh and yes they’re brighter and better visibility at night!
New sub here and thanks for the video... it def upgrades the look. I've had Sealite LED replacement bulbs in my 2009 CRV installed for about 10 months and I just lost my low beams any guesses as to why?
Do you see improved lighting over stock? Are those bulbs burning out too quickly? Are folks still brighting you on the road? Thanks so much for the video, I also live in a dark place and am considering buying these. I also just subscribed!
Thanks for your comment. Yes.. they are definitely improved. Fantastic set of headlamps. Big improvement over stock. Definitely recommend them. No I’m not getting flashed anymore. So far bulbs are working great. I’m planning a HID upgrade in the future. Stay tuned!
Great video! I replaced my stock headlights with aftermarket lights similar to these, the low beams are good but when I hit the high beams I get the right side lit like a ball and almost nothing on the left. Would it be better to just replace these with something like yours? I live out in the country and it gets DARK at night. The stock lights got that haze and I had them buffed clear a couple of times but wanted new light, and the dealer wants $1000 bucks just for the lights! It's a 2007 and otherwise in great shape. She only has 159,000 original miles on her, had her new since 07. Thoughts?
Thanks so much . Yes I think you would love these headlights. These projectors beam headlights are a huge upgrade to the stock ones. They emit plenty of light with the H1 bulbs. I live in a rural part of Long Island and it’s pitch black here at night. Good luck and thanks again! 👊🏼
Just subscribed to your channel, you are a great educator, thanks for explaining what projector beams are and how they work. 🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒
Hey thanks for subscribing! Yes it is depending on the price and condition of the vehicle, but most anything Honda is worth it. My 2009 is reaching 141,000 miles and runs great. I say buy it especially if it’s rust free. I have more plans coming up for my CRV so stay tuned and good luck on yours! Keep me posted. Thanks again 🙏
im sure as a mechanic you didnt overlook this but is it possible the bulbs were upside down? i put beamtech leds into my crv a few years ago and when i turned them on the first time one of the beams was sitting higher than the other. i rotated the bulb and it was even with the other and i never get flashed by other drivers.
I checked that as well. They were installed correctly. They were just too bright and intrusive. I love my projector beams now.. planning a HID XENON upgrade soon. Hope you’re subscribed! Check out my new fog light video too.
Curious, why didn't you go with H1 LED lights? I imagine you would get a brighter output along with a clean line with the headlight upgrade. Looking to do these headlights for the same car for someone.
The led bulbs won’t give you a straight beam of light. The led’s have chips on either side and you can see that in the light output. The halogens and HID’s will give you the best outputs and beam projections. I’m going to do an HID upgrade this winter for the H1s. Thanks for your input and support! 👊🏼
I’m looking at a company called Headlight Experts. I’ll be ordering for the H1, and adapting to the factory H4 harness. I’ll be making my own harness… video on that this fall/winter.
Hello, do you know how to ajust xenon headlights on CR-V 3rd generation? I have encountered that dim lights on my vehicle aligned too deep. I've founded only one of regulators. Thanks!
Hey Nick - After extensive research these lights won't fit in my car as I am in Ireland so we are RHD ....Pity ! They look great and I can't find a link to a European version - If anyone knows one please let me know
It’s built into the projector beam headlight assembly. When you hit the high beams the flap which causes the “projector line” you see in low beam mode, lifts up making the pattern larger filling the path in front of you with with the full force of the.. in this case the H1 bulb. Thanks 👊🏼 Hope you’re subscribed!
The link is in the description of the video. Unfortunately the seller i bought them from no longer is selling that anymore. I bought them in ‘21. You would have to search for them. It’s a 2016 style wheel. Thanks for your comment and feedback. Hope you’re subscribed! 👊🏼
Well, it’s been almost a year and these units are as good now as the day I installed them. And last month I finally ceramic coated them with Avalon King. Looking and performing great. Thanks man. 👊🏼
I didn’t rewire them at all. Are you saying I should to make them drl’s? I’m not. I like them as park lights. I am planning to go from halogens to HID’s in the further though. Stay tuned for that. Thank you for your input and support!
@@themechanic2.060 I am saying you could if you wanted too. LEDs do not cause too much draw so they will not affect the brightness of you're normal lights.
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Every LED I’ve seen are cut exactly the same. Using LEDs with headlight dispersion housings will cause scattering light in my research. I’m not going back to LEDs. This setup works fantastic. The future for my projector beams are going to be HIDs soon. Thanks for your comment. I hope you’re subscribed!
I don't know of ANY LED bulbs put into a reflector type headlight housing that doesn't scatter light (meaning blinding traffic) the reason is because of the position of the LED emitter not in the EXACT same position as the original halogen bulb. Reflector headlights are produced with exacting standards to allow halogen bulbs to project their output to very precise area inside the headlight LED bulbs DO NOT place light output in the same location as halogen bulbs. Think of it as a comparison between a camera that is "in focus" to a out of focus picture. DON'T PUT LED's IN HALOGEN HOUSINGS...unless you enjoy getting flashed constantly and people thinking you're a asshole. Most all of the LED replacement bulbs come from China there are NO standards, NONE are DOT approved, it's the Wild West when it comes to these LED's, they should be outlawed, specifically the LED bulbs being sold as replacement for halogen bulbs NOT the auto manufactures that are putting LED headlight "assemblies in their newer cars and trucks.
@@themechanic2.060 ...Yeah, this is true no matter what others say especially businesses that sell them...they're truly only in it for the money, IF they cared and were honest they wouldn't sell them. This outrages me. You say the new headlight housings use H-1 aren't they single filament bulbs? So how do you get high beam? I saw them kind of flash when you activated "high beams" but they didn't look any different after clicking high beams on, what's going on there?
If you look at the bulb he has at 10:26 , it's missing the low-beam cup that the 9003 bulb needs which is why the outdoor shot showed some crazy scattering almost like a high-beam. For things like LED replacements, it's really important to look for bulbs designed to be as similar to the original halogen bulb as possible because of the factors you mentioned. There are plenty of shitty Chinese bulbs that have weird multi-sided designs, incorrectly sized LED chips, or poorly designed like the one in this video, that both perform terribly and blind other drivers. If you're interested in seeing what makes a good LED bulb, this video is the best explanation I've seen: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FPcE-fWHmww.html . I was very skeptical of these too until I bought myself a pair of mid-priced Hikari Ultrafocus 9003 bulbs just to try and return if they were terrible. If you care to look, they have the same low-beam cup and the LED chips are very small and arranged to match the location of the halogen filament, including the thickness of the PCB itself. To my surprise, the low-beam cutoff line in my 2010 CR-V was spot on with the old bulbs but threw much more light down the road even without adjustment. I even took another car to see if they were blinding and they weren't. The fact is, your specific headlight and the LED bulb you buy have a major impact on how they perform and unfortunately not many drivers on the road care enough to do their due diligence and just see them as easy drop-in replacements. I absolutely agree with you that it's the wild west and for every 9 cars with decent LED replacements, there's 1 blinding the other 9. Until they can regulate them and ensure all replacements perform to a certain threshold, they shouldn't be sold at all regardless of how well some may perform.