Ok so i just did this on my Honda! I kept the wheel on and just turned it to the side! I took off about 3 plastic tabs and only 2 went back on, the other was so brittle and old it broke!! It was very hard to twist it with my hand in an awkward position but ONE BIG HELPFUL HINT!! UNPLUG THE CONNECTOR BEFORE YOU TWIST THE BULB OFF! IT MAKES IT ALOT EASIER WITHOUT THE HARNESS IN THE WAY! Overall thanks for the advice man....Now i can drive my car at night again and feel more safe! 👍
The fasteners were so brittle on mine most broke too. Now I’m having a hard time getting the new fasters back in place because some are different sizes. Any advice on how to re-attach the plastic liner?
This was ALOT harder than i thought. Not much room to work with and i had problems getting the bulb out (sprayed wd 40) that worked. It was also very hard to get the new bulb in the track. And to make the connection u need two hands. Overall not as easy as yours but after two hours i got it did. Thanks
Amazing review, straight to the point, honest review, and FIRST VIDEO I've watched where the RU-vidr isn't begging for the audience to like subscribe and comment.
Great video! You're going to give my buddy Chris Fix a run for his money. Your video was clear enough to see all the steps, in order to do the installation properly. And then showing the LED versus incandescent bulb on the garage door was really good to show the difference between the two beam patterns. Well done!
Midas quote me (Nov 2022) $750 to replace the low beam light bulb. "Because we need to replace both sides and remove the bumper." I'm going to do it myself. Thanks for the video.
I did my 2009 Honda Accord ex 4 banger.i had to adjust the driver's side n passenger side.just remove the air box on the driver's side to adjust the driver's headlight.the on the passengers side pull up the radiator overflow bottle and you can see the passengers adjustment nut.they use a 10 mm socket with an extension.thats good for all 8th generation models.
Looks good from brightness standpoint. However, my concern is those few extra inches up on the led beam may be equal to shining in the external rear view mirror and straight into the driver's face. Furthermore, the illumination to the left is at an angle instead of a straight line. In other words, the horizon line is not horizontal and goes up the farther it moves away from the center. I therefore suspect it will potentially shine into oncoming drivers. On another note, i like how u shined halogen and led together for comparison., an installer can use that to adjust the LED bulb to the correct height.
it may reflect brighter and better light than halogens but a lot of folks forget how LED bulbs work. THey're not good especially for opposing traffic. Why? Because all these headlights are "Reflector" type and not projector type. All the LED headlights you see on the newer cars are projector type. These will blind oncoming traffic. It's almost no different than driving with your High Beams on the whole time. If anything, replace the entire Headlight unit with aftermarket projector type headlights. Also, these will make the area close to you brighter, it will not give you distance. The whole point is to get more brighter light down the road, using low beams. IMO, Sylvania's Extreme White is the best bulb for these type headlights.
Main reason i am saving up money for projector headlights for my 08 accord. Which i find stupid that the coupe accord comes with projectors but not the sedan -.-
Romal Desai agree I haven’t been a fan of leds since the old school with the silver box ballast and now their just a huge light bulb with a fan... ya they do look like High beams too and I feel like every new car or car with hid have high Beams and blind me.. of course I gotta look away and not at the actual light. Might have to invest in that “as seen on tv” flip down visor that turns ever light dim lol
Wow that’s interesting. Im definitely going to be upgrading to LED when my headlights blow out on my 12 accord. Especially because i like to do a lot of night driving and i live in the woods so I’m definitely going to try this out.
Good video on how to replace the bulb. I don't mean to damper your enthusiasm and hard work, however, unfortunately you goofed by not re-aiming your head lights. In the video at 4:53 you compare the beam from the new bulb versus the beam fromthe old "factory" bulb and explained that the higher beam of the LED on the LH side of the garage door is due to being new. The original halogen bulb on the RH side is most likely aimed correctly. I have a Honda Accord Sedan 2009 and even just eye balling it your new LED bulb is aimed too high. Two points: (1) most LED bulbs do not have the LEDs in the EXACTLY the same place as the filament on a halogen bulb. The 2008-2012 Honda Accords were designed for a halogen bulb in the reflector style headlight. As such the LED bulb does not interact with the reflector the same as the stock halogen bulb and thus you get the beam being higher (or lower) with the LED as well as the ragged line at the top of the beam pattern. You can see the sharp line at the top of the beam pattern on the RH side with the stock halogen bulb. Versus the ragged line in the new LED bulb. (2) You based your analysis of whether other drivers would be blinded by your new LED headlights based on being 40 feet away. That is no where far enough from the car to evaluate. If you have not already you should re-aim your headlights immediately as it is safety hazard for other drivers. Basically with the car 25 feet away from the garage on flat driveway, the top of the headlight beam should drop about two inches on the garage door versus the height of the head light above the driveway. You can see where the center of the headlight is by looking for a small dimple in the headlight lens corresponding to the middle of the headlight bulb. If that dimple is at 28 inches above the driveway, then measure 26 inches on the garage door and aim headlight so the top of the beam at at 26 inches. For proper aiming you should alway have about 1/2 tank of gas, someone sitting in the drives seat, and if you typically have tools loaded in the trunk then ensure the tools are present when you aim the headlight. All of these things affect how high the center of the headlights are above the ground, and thus affect the aiming.
I was sitting on the fence about using led bulbs. I even purchased a set about 5 months ago. Had them just collecting dust in the box. But now I think I am going to use then. I have the same car as yours so I hope installing will be easy.
I want to install LED too but I was told the life of it is really short. Is it true? How many years did the LED lamp last for you? Great video! It is extremely informational especially with all those twist-locks-push stuff you mentioned on the sides to get access to the lamp.
I think led bulbs last 4-5 years. But, led brightness on year five is about the same as year one. Whereas the traditional bulbs brightness keeps diminishing year after year. Traditional bulbs may last 5-10 years but that is only because I was too cheap to switch them when they are dimmer. My Lexus bulbs are over 10 years old and dim as hell. I tried to install led bulbs on my Lexus before but I didn’t realize at the time the ES300 used an adapter between power cable and light bulb.
@@AwkwardHamster That's really cool! I'll be very happy if it reached 4 years. Right now, I'm replacing the bulb and I could not get into it. I am trying to remove the plastic cover near the tire and there is one clip that is different. I am unable to remove that clip 😭
Those clips are troublesome. They are also frail. One had a cross and I use Philips screwdriver to unscrew and pop out. The other clip is flat but there are two rings on the surface. The outer ring has one part that is flatter than the rest. I used a thin flat screwdriver to pop up the middle round plastic plug. It doesn’t pop out all the way. Like half way so I can remove the whole plastic plug.
@@AwkwardHamster yes, that one flat piece is the one I'm having trouble with. Oh, so it doesn't pop out all the way? Should I pry the whole plastic instead of the plug?
I have been driving for years with a couple of those plastic pieces missing. Amazon sells replacements but it’s by the box. Pep boys probably sells them individually. First try using a flashlight to see if you can identify the place to stick the flat screwdriver.
There is an issue I think this light not suppose to be legal. If I got to drive night time, these light are very bright . there is roads with only two reverse way and it does disturb my vision. Thanks for sharing
So how did the new lights hold? Did you ever have to replace this? and did the bulbs get significantly dimmer over the years? Leave me a link if you've covered this already. Thanks for doing this!
Do you think that the LED headlight works better than the original halogen one? I’ve seen some videos saying that the reflector was specifically designed for halogen bulb. (illuminating 360 vs 180 degrees).
I have a 2008 Honda Accord Coupe V6. It does not have a white connector and I am having problems removing the halogen bulb (it is too tight). Any recommendations/advice? Thanks
The link in this video features a different looking product. Would you happen to know if it’s just a redesign, and would still fit my 2012 Accord coupe?
All these will have an aftermarket look because it’s brighter than halogens. Though they have bluish bulbs, I didn’t get those because they are not street legal in my state. Mine is more daylight white.
I just installed some led bulbs in my 2011 Honda Accord and I'm not seen any cut off line. May you know why that is happening? It almost looks like a highbeam
Warm white is better than LED white for rain. Your LED lights become useless in rain and can barely see ahead compared to yellow which the human eye can easly see
+Richard Wilson I encounter the issue when I turn on too many devices. For example, I have a phone charger and 2 dashcams. If all 3 are on, I hear a lot of static from the radio. So now I just power 2 devices on when I want to use the radio.
I have tried SO MANY sets of LED headlight bulbs for my 2011 Accord. None of them have worked. They have all yielded no light when plugged in. I will pull the trigger immediately on these if they will work with plug and play with my car. I have the stock headlight housings, completely unaltered. I have the SE trim. Do you believe it will work as it did for you?
Hello- great video. Thanks! Quick question. When I installed the new lasfit bulbs the fit was not as type and could easily be backed off. I can think this will back out after bumpy driving. Any tips on how to make the bulbs tighter?
+Lee Castillo Silicon Caulk. I love that stuff. Works as an adhesive. Tolerates wide range of temperatures. Can be removed with less residue compared to tape.
I did at one point just to see how it looks. It was OK. DLR and high beam works fine but I kept the stock halogen bulb on since they're still bright. Going to re-purpose the high beam bulbs for other cars that need it.
Yes, I plan to do it for my Lexus as well. I should have started with the Lexus instead of these newer cars. Currently in the lineup are 2 more Honda Accord videos, high beam bulb and fog light.
Lasfit brand. Whenever I have questions they offer support and advice. For example they help explain how to wire daytime running lights and explained recommended bulbs for fog lights
I couldn’t justify the cost to switch to LED high beam because I will have to pay a higher price for the LED bulb plus purchase the relay harness plus spend the time to install the relay hardness
Great video thanks but heck man, what are these honda designers thinking!! Dismantle a whole car front end to pop a bulb in...this is millenial.madness, or designer wank of note..or the aftermarket parts industry ripping off customers so they can.book it in for an overpriced #$%@$$$ bulb service.....crikey...cant we just be practical...imagine having to dismantle a whole wall just to change your bedside lamp bulb...insanity!
Imagine trying to design a car from scratch as some kid on RU-vid thinks he could do a better job at. Not as easy as you think. There are about 1000 parts that are installed in a factory for one vehicle, imagine sitting at a computer without even seeing the vehicle in person and designing where all of that will go. A lot harder than you think.
I have a 2010 accord with HIDS which constantly flicker. I've been thinking about switching to LED's. Have you had any flicker problems or them not turning on?
