I'm simply curious. Is the objective to go to LED period? Or, is the objective better colour? If colour is the issue, there are much whiter bulbs available that don't bring with them the problems that resistors and bad quality LED's bring with them.
Here, for example
9005 (HB3) Bulbs
I'm not criticizing anyone who wants to change everything to LED. But, from what I've read in this thread and others, it seems that going to LED is something of a crap shoot in terms of price, quality and life span. So, I don't see the attraction over other, more tried and true options.
definitely a matter of personal preference- I did go through a pair of (
non LED) whiter halogen bulbs for my 2009 MDX's DRL's which actually
never did fail- I just wasn't satisfied with their lack of overall brightness and therefore had them replaced with an initial pair of (
eBay purchased) LEDS (9005) that eventually failed within several weeks! DOH!!
as for a warning of what type of LED (DRL for 2nd gen. MDX's)
NOT to get, here's my latest DRL test run product that crapped out a couple weeks ago- while the brightness on this set was incredible-
6000K DRL LED product from Amazon emitting an advertised
7000 lumens of eye-popping, brightness- only held up for about 1.5 years- definitely a premature death/disappointment considering the $100 purchase price + approximately $100 install price....now I'm back to 'CHECK DRL' warning, while presently forced to drive around now with my low beams engaged to prevent the error from popping up....:crying2:
JDM ASTAR 7th Generation 7000 Lumens Canbus Error Free Anti-Flicker 9005 All-In-One LED Headlights, Xenon White
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019QZGWS8/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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I may give LED DRL's one more chance on my 2009 MDX BEFORE I potentially give up on LEDS entirely (for the DRL location) and settle on a simple (
WHITER, non-LED) halogen bulb that will likely last until I sell/trade in my 2009 MDX (
which I anticipate doing, no sooner than a couple years from now?)...:nerd: