Anyone else think that the headlights on the QX60 aren't as bright as xenons in other cars? Our other car is a 2013 VW Touareg - headlights are noticeably brighter. My previous cars with xenons included the Infiniti G37x and Audi A4 - both brighter. I've driven an Audi Q7 and BMW X5 quite a bit too - also brighter. I don't believe it's a matter of the aim of the lights either. Also, I think the cut off for the QX60's headlights aren't as sharp as well.
QX60 xenons not so bright?
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Don't know the answer to your question, but that is a great idea. Anyone else know of what bulbs can be put in our cars?
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just found out they are D2S bulbs.
look up the different lighting ranges on what you can get and get one to your liking.
stock output is 35watts. and it is a D2S bulb
Its the exact same D2S bulb as your G37x. Not sure why it would be darker
The projectors should be similar too. Either yours is defective or your bulbs are wearing out?
Give these bulbs a try. Best in the market
D2S: Osram Xenarc 66240 CBI - HID Bulbs from The Retrofit Source Inc
Its the exact same D2S bulb as your G37x. Not sure why it would be darker
The projectors should be similar too. Either yours is defective or your bulbs are wearing out?
Give these bulbs a try. Best in the market
D2S: Osram Xenarc 66240 CBI - HID Bulbs from The Retrofit Source Inc
Thanks for the response. I'm not sure why it's darker either, but it undoubtedly is. My guess is defective since my car is only a month old. Now I have a real noob question - are these bulbs easy to install?
Thanks for the response. I'm not sure why it's darker either, but it undoubtedly is. My guess is defective since my car is only a month old. Now I have a real noob question - are these bulbs easy to install?
Agree. First choice is to talk to your dealer and see if its normal. Go up beside another QX60 on the lot and compare when its darker.
The bulbs aren't terribly hard to replace but its not easy if you aren't one to fix things yourself. Especially D2S bulbs.
But those bulbs I posted are the best bulbs you can buy in the market from a OEM brand. They provide the bulbs for MANY OEM applications.
They are also a bit whiter than your stock bulbs while being brighter.
The bulbs aren't terribly hard to replace but its not easy if you aren't one to fix things yourself. Especially D2S bulbs.
But those bulbs I posted are the best bulbs you can buy in the market from a OEM brand. They provide the bulbs for MANY OEM applications.
They are also a bit whiter than your stock bulbs while being brighter.
thank you. i will do that.
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Making sure if it's normal or not with your dealer is a good thing to do. It's a starting point. Check with your dealer and report back.
Took it in...dealer said it was normal (surprise). I don't think it's any different than other JX/QXs. I'm weighing whether to invest the money to get new bulbs.
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How much does it cost to get some LEDs in there? A lot of people upgrade their headlights to LEDs, and it looks pretty easy to DIY. For me it would depend a lot on how much the upgrade would cost.
to my knowledge it wont be easy, it won't just be plug and play.
it will be easier to just swap the OEM HID to a higher output one which will be easy and cost effective.
you hit on my pet peeve! your fogs are "literally" crap? heh. anyway, i'm glad that solution worked for you, but it does not work for me as i do not drive with my foglights on. i think it's rude to other drivers to do so and i had heard it's technically illegal in some jurisdictions.
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I'm noticing more people drive with fog lights these days. I do use my lights frequently when driving in wet weather because it is difficult to see the fog and yellow lines on the highway. Unless they are re-painted each year, they tend to disappear during inclement weather. I was very pleased that the lane departure warning and intervention systems could actually pick up the lines on our cross country trip however.
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What I appreciate most about the JX with the auto-braking feature is when driving in heavy fog even with the fog lights on, I have confidence if I'm getting too close to a vehicle in front of me that I can't see, it starts to let me know right away. During our long cross country trip, there were many times where I focused my eyes closer to the front of the vehicle since my fog lights lit the pavement lines enough where I could at least see them. Without the BCI, I would have had more difficulty since I would have had to look further down the road (like one does in normal driving). The road conditions were so bad that you could barely see the vehicles in front of you. I'm not so sure that brighter fog or head lights would have made much difference.
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