Honda CRV 3rd Gen 2007-2011 Headlamp projector beam upgrade.

[@spacetrion35]

Finally i found this video. I was looking for months a video about upgrade my crv headlights! Thansk so much 🙏🙏🙏

[@themechanic2.060]

Glad it helped 🍻👊🏼

[@cheeram.k.6368]

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!!

[@themechanic2.060]

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.

[@razellee1925]

I kept mine to give to my son too! Hope he will appreciate it ❤️

[@rachmadrezki]

Ahh, finally found the channel that talks a lot about CRV gen 3. Nice to meet you :), greetings from Indonesia. And what a nice headlamp, I love it.

[@themechanic2.060]

Thank you sir.

[@lindagalperin3551]

“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.

[@themechanic2.060]

Thank you!

[@nanagurl73]

Hey Nick! Love the upgrade! The new lights look dope AF! Totally changes the whole look of your C-RV 🔥

[@themechanic2.060]

Yes it does! Thanks you for your support. 👊🏼

[@BoostedDeere]

My daughter has a 2009 Honda crv she’s had it for 4 years now the headlights continued to “fog up” . We did the lens cleaner method three times in four years. Then I finally got mad and order “preloaded” projector headlights. Meaning they ship with the bulbs already in the assembly. She drives a lot at night and I promised her(last time) if the headlights would film/fog over I’d do something more long term. The new headlights are scheduled to arrive this Friday and about a week later I will install them on her CRV.

[@themechanic2.060]

Glad it helped, I know it’s a pain dealing with headlights that fog up. I think you’ll be happy with your new ones! 👊🏼🍻

[@razellee1925]

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

[@themechanic2.060]

Thank you sir. 👊🏼

[@metralong]

Found your channel about CR-V 3. Greetings form Kazakhstan! Headligts -💥💥💥

[@themechanic2.060]

Thanks for the support! Cheers! 🍻

[@Wreck-Gar]

Hi Nick, this video was in my recommended list, glad I watched it as you are a superb presenter. Liked and subscribed 👍

[@themechanic2.060]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I’m so glad you’re here. Welcome. 👊🏼

[@TheoatStudio]

yes those head lights look awesome gave the gen3 a sleeker look.

[@themechanic2.060]

They sure did. Thank you!

[@themechanic2.060]

@Bruce Wayne about 300 for the pair. Link in description

[@ajarchie143]

Awesome! It’s hard to find videos on these 3rd gen’s and I’ve been looking for a new set of lights for our for awhile!

[@themechanic2.060]

More to come! And thank you for you support 👊🏼

[@spacetrion35]

After this great vid, new subby 😊🥳🥳

[@themechanic2.060]

Thanks for subscribing! 👊🏼

[@majhoolmaroof2065]

Great videos. Great editing!

[@themechanic2.060]

Thanks so much! 👊🏼

[@miapapa1955]

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.

[@themechanic2.060]

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! 👊🏼

[@miapapa1955]

No , I installed it with the lights it came with. But Thank You for a great video.@@themechanic2.060

[@AdityaDixit03]

Thanks for the detailed install.... I have these on the way.... Hopefully I am able to put them on myself.

[@themechanic2.060]

You can do it!

[@ScottMaher]

Hi Nick / Do you have a link to the lights so I can buy them for my 2007 Honda CRV. Thank you for the video

[@themechanic2.060]

Hello there.. link is in the description of the video and is still active. Thanks for your support! Hope you’re subscribed 👊🏼

[@Gravstein]

My mother have a 08 2.2 Cdti, euro spec with stock xenon headlights. Was that never a option in North America?

[@themechanic2.060]

Unfortunately that was never available here in North America.

[@marcelodeanchorena2830]

TANK you. Excelent video. Hi from Argentina - Bs As Marcelo

[@themechanic2.060]

Many thanks!

[@idrisabubakarabdulkadir8721]

The lights made the car elegantly oustanding

[@themechanic2.060]

Thank you!

[@gallardo43]

Much love from India, thank you for your effort.

[@themechanic2.060]

Thank you!!

[@tintin0595]

"A question about the function of the DLR: I saw in the video that after installing the lights, you did a drive test and in the video, the LED strip was not on. After you returned to the shop, the video shows that the LED strip is on independently, and when you turn on the lights, the LED strip remains on. When you went back to the shop, did you change the wiring connections? Could you please answer?"

[@themechanic2.060]

Did you watch the whole video? Everything is explained. You never lose your daytime running light function with these headlamps. The LED strips are active by your Park lights. It’s all in the video. I left nothing out. Thanks.

[@tintin0595]

@@themechanic2.060 "Okay, I understand now, sorry for the confusion, Nick. I have one more question: Do you think it's worth replacing the original light that comes with the units with the Sylverstar Ultras that you showed?"

[@themechanic2.060]

Most definitely. And check out my channel I did a HID headlight upgrade, LED fog light upgrade too! Check it out 👇🏻 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYW4fKaDhquKnposi=mEeI-aJH9lGJizH_

[@MrWepal]

Thanks for the info can I get the link for those headlights

[@themechanic2.060]

The link is in the description of the video. Thanks man. 👊🏼

[@ColbyMSayles]

What lights are the new ones? If you could type a link that’d send me to Amazon that’d be better thank you ❤❤

[@themechanic2.060]

The new lights I show you are the ones with the LED strip. And there’s a link in the description to EBay. Thanks 👊🏼🍻

[@geraldoyo1]

GREAT VIDEO, THANK YOU!

[@themechanic2.060]

No, thank you. 👊🏼

[@hollywoodjoe3259]

Thanks for the video just subscribed .

[@themechanic2.060]

Thank you!

[@romanjanke5923]

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!

[@themechanic2.060]

No, I’ve never done a Xenon conversion…. Yet.

[@StevoJacobs]

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.

[@themechanic2.060]

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! 👊🏼

[@StevoJacobs]

@@themechanic2.060 do you have any particular h1 HIDs you are eyeballing that might fit?

[@themechanic2.060]

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.

[@BoostedDeere]

My daughter has a 2009 crv we have had to do 4 headlight treatments . I got upset and replace the whole headlight assembly . I had it narrowed between projectors and led bulbs. I finally went projector preloaded headlights for two reasons. Why the time you buy a aftermarket headlight and good LEDs it was within 10-15 bucks of a projector set pre loaded. The preloaded easier you unhook the headlight assembly hook up all you electrical bolt everything up your going. 2nd reason I personally went projector vs LED I like the look of projector better than LED

[@djsnaps12]

So rewired them to the light wire so they became drls?

[@themechanic2.060]

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!

[@djsnaps12]

@@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.

[@Nolacon-j4o]

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?

[@themechanic2.060]

Thanks for the sub! 👊🏼 It sounds like the LED bulbs burnt out. Check the headlight fuse too in the under hood relay/fuse box.

[@Nolacon-j4o]

@@themechanic2.060 Will do and thank you for the reply. Upgrading to this light set is definitely on my to do list.

[@byfunkyoid2917]

Do you have a link to those lights as I’d love them on my car!

[@themechanic2.060]

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! 👊🏼

[@ScottMaher]

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

[@themechanic2.060]

That really is a bummer. If I do hear of an European option I will let you and everyone know. 👊🏼

[@Yaksha0512]

What would I have to do in order for the LED strip to function as a DRL?

[@themechanic2.060]

You would have to wire it up to a source that only has power when the car is on or running. Thank you for your comment!

[@charlesnix8314]

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?

[@themechanic2.060]

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! 👊🏼

[@joaquinpujolsalcantara3130]

Where are you located?

[@rezaurrahmanrahman8653]

Hi Nick, what is your shop location, my 07 CRV also need a headlamp upgrade.

[@themechanic2.060]

I’m in Long Island NY. Hope you’re subscribed!

[@Anonymous-vr9hp]

How are they working out for you? I didn't see a link anywhere, am I missing it? I have to do something my 2011s are so dim.

[@themechanic2.060]

They’re fantastic. eBay link is in the description. Thanks for the comment! Hope you’re subscribed!

[@felixramos9277]

I am having problems with the driver side hi been wont switch to low beam

[@themechanic2.060]

You have the stock headlights or these projectors?

[@felixramos9277]

Projector like you have

[@themechanic2.060]

Make sure all the connections are good, if they are the new headlamp is probably the problem.

[@johnr9907]

It gets on my nerves when people put cheap leds into reflectors. Blinds everyone

[@BeastFromTheEast79]

Well here’s an opportunity for you to make some cheaper Headlights that don’t cost $300🤷🏼‍♂️ $75 led’s or $300 projectors 🤔🤔

[@riicktann]

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

[@RandomGuy-gi6vs]

​@@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

[@riicktann]

@@RandomGuy-gi6vs ive had beamtech leds in my crv for about 5 years now and theyre still great

[@hedrichlaroco7814]

Can you use LED bulbs in these headlights?

[@slyfoxyandalifesaver]

In the UK, LED bulb replacements for halogen are not legal as they cannot be guaranteed to maintain halogen bulb beam pattern.

[@themechanic2.060]

That’s for sure.

[@Vladi_Pisarski]

There are plenty of LED Bulbs which makes straigh cut-off line and which are not blinding the opposite traffic :)

[@timgreenshields2431]

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

[@themechanic2.060]

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!

[@esgee3829]

how much did these cost?

[@themechanic2.060]

At the time they were just under 300 for the pair. Should be a link to them in the description.

[@tanerayvaz2590]

Bu tampon nasıl bu kadar kolay çıkıyor aciklarmisiniz

[@themechanic2.060]

It’s in my cooling system overhaul video. I show you how to remove the bumper in that video.

[@ionutlazarut3647]

Bună,m am abordat doar că vreau să devin posesor de cr-v 3 2.2

[@themechanic2.060]

Welcome to my channel!

[@by2313]

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!

[@themechanic2.060]

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!

[@joaquinpujolsalcantara3130]

i need to replace my lights where are you located?

[@themechanic2.060]

I’m in Long Island, NY

[@riicktann]

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.

[@themechanic2.060]

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.

[@shalohd6314]

Hola señores alguien sabe , como puedo hacer , para que los anuncios que salen en KZbin, y en las otras pagina que entran mis clientes , sea yo quien los cobre ? se sabe de una servidor de adguard que elimina los anuncios, de las plataformas de videos y de las página web pero en este caso , yo quiero que le salgan anuncios pero los que yo eliga desde una plataforma VAST

[@themechanic2.060]

Sorry I do not know.

[@toddjohnson271]

I've heard these cheap headlight assembly peel and start getting water inside rather quickly.

[@themechanic2.060]

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. 👊🏼

[@toddjohnson271]

@@themechanic2.060 Good to know.....I wish they had the option for Rav4

[@gabrielrogers2971]

Hey nick, I’m buying a 2007 crv with 65,000 miles, I’m a technician is this a good buy? Love your channel, yes I’m a subscriber 😊

[@themechanic2.060]

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 🙏

[@chehuicho]

5:24 pass a crv 3rd generation back

[@themechanic2.060]

Huh?

[@snookielovespookie]

Ur using the wrong leds I have the same vehicle and have leds and have way different cut off lines with low and brights

[@themechanic2.060]

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!

[@snookielovespookie]

The leds I use are auxito or lasfit they have a nice cut off point on low beam

[@dithyram]

@@snookielovespookie had lasfit bulbs with the oem housing and after a few months one side stopped working how are yours treating you?

[@joaquinpujolsalcantara3130]

Price ?

[@themechanic2.060]

Link for the headlamps with price is in the description. Thank you!

[@tomhilmer9554]

When the day time parking light burn out , you have to replace the entire headlight Assembly. Sucks

[@themechanic2.060]

Yup

[@josedanilosotollano3233]

En español por favor

[@Noexcusis]

You did not demo them on the road that is the most important part you left out of the video.

[@themechanic2.060]

Yes true.. I’ll make a quick update night road test soon. Thanks! 👊🏼

[@DaPickleKing-bn8cz]

Man those are most 🥒🥒Pickliest 🥒🥒headlamps. I'm jumping on those for sure, do you have a promo code?🥒🥒🥒🥒

[@themechanic2.060]

😆 thank you. No.. those were an out of pocket expense.

[@timgreenshields2431]

Yikes, good video but get rid of the music!

[@themechanic2.060]

Nope 😁

[@rtv483]

Круто, с меня подписка!

[@themechanic2.060]

Thank you!

[@pettischristopher]

Yes. Let you stop talking and get to work lol.

[@harryberry474]

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]

Agreed. 100% fact. Well said.

[@harryberry474]

@@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?

[@tonyhong20]

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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIHGdmCcjK2grdk . 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.

[@themechanic2.060]

Yes the H1 is single filament, the ballast I showed in the video with the red and blue wires handles the voltage/amps output for the high beams.

[@timgreenshields2431]

Lose the intro music!

[@themechanic2.060]

Nope.

[@ST-ug1fo]

These headlights are such a waste of money and time. Soon, you will realize it, Nick.

[@themechanic2.060]

Really? It’s been 2 years since I installed them and made subsequent videos on them and they’re still going strong and looking great. The only issue is the clear coat, and I’m going make a video on refinishing them. I really love them. In my opinion, no money or time wasted. I’m sorry you feel that way. Thanks for thoughts and concerns. 🍻👊🏼

[@DavidRamirez-kv9xc]

Your finger nails look awfully shinny mister, manicures much?

[@themechanic2.060]

Every two weeks.

[@DaPickleKing-bn8cz]

Just subscribed to your channel, you are a great educator, thanks for explaining what projector beams are and how they work. 🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒

[@themechanic2.060]

Awesome, thank you! welcome aboard good sir. 👊🏼