What did you do to your Civic today?!

[Razzak]

yes they look great. how about the vision?

Big improvement over the Halogens for city/residential driving but I've yet to test them on unlit roads.

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[dallasjhawk]

yes they look great. how about the vision?

They'll be terrible. It'll look good from the drivers seat but thats bc they put off so much foreground light. They will have no distance and will wash out in the rain. They work good as fog lights but not low beams. Look at this picture, the halogen has a direct beam while the LED is a giant square, this is because the LED beam gets scattered, thats what gives it such a bright look at close distances, but a light pattern like that can never get good distance.

 

[eduranjr]

They'll be terrible. It'll look good from the drivers seat but thats bc they put off so much foreground light. They will have no distance and will wash out in the rain. They work good as fog lights but not low beams. Look at this picture, the halogen has a direct beam while the LED is a giant square, this is because the LED beam gets scattered, thats what gives it such a bright look at close distances, but a light pattern like that can never get good distance.

100% agree with this statement, nothing compares to a good HID kit. I upload a few months ago that comparo picture, I ended swapping those LEDS for HID, what a difference!

 

[gtman]

I added the OEM sport pedals and they really finish off the interior of the sedan and match my stainless steel door sills. Overall the installation is easy if you follow the direction available online (http://www.collegehillshonda.com/instructions/civic/2017/5dr/sportpedals.pdf).
But, there are a few things to keep in mind...

First of all you need the right tools. You'll need a drill, a pop rivet gun and some masking tape. If you don't feel comfortable drilling into your gas pedal or don't own a pop rivet gun, have a dealer install them. Also, the hole size you need to drill is an odd size (3.5mm) so like I did you'll probably need to buy one online. Some people have removed the gas pedal assembly to do the work, I just installed it in the car.

Mini DIY:

The brake pedal is easy. Just remove the stock rubber pad and discard. Install the new rubber pad that comes with the pedals. Then put the aluminum pedal over the rubber aligning the holes (no drilling is required for the brake... the holes are already there). Then you just pop the rivets into the four holes. Warning: You will have to really muscle up on the rivet gun on the brake pedal.

For the gas pedal, you need to drill four holes in the stock pedal. First, tape the new aluminum pedal aligning it over the stock pedal. Drill the new holes with the 3.5mm bit. Then it's time to pop in the four rivets. These rivets go in very easily.

Admire your new pedals. Done.

 

[Chriskillz]

They'll be terrible. It'll look good from the drivers seat but thats bc they put off so much foreground light. They will have no distance and will wash out in the rain. They work good as fog lights but not low beams. Look at this picture, the halogen has a direct beam while the LED is a giant square, this is because the LED beam gets scattered, thats what gives it such a bright look at close distances, but a light pattern like that can never get good distance.

Do you have any stats on how far it can reach? I think most of us would be okay if you can see them from down the block, or easily on the highway. I am talking about meter/feet/mile comparison.

 

[eduranjr]

Do you have any stats on how far it can reach? I think most of us would be okay if you can see them from down the block, or easily on the highway. I am talking about meter/feet/mile comparison.

Since I upload that pic few months ago, at least half a normal HID range...

 

[MagicMatt]

Maybe it's apples to oranges, but the stock LEDs have absolutely no problem with throw distance. In fact, I routinely see my headlights make signs light up from over a mile away on the interstate. They are always the absolute brightest lights of any car travelling around me, bar none. Maybe the aftermarket ones aren't as good, but I'm blown away by these LEDs.

 

[TrentonSport]

Maybe it's apples to oranges, but the stock LEDs have absolutely no problem with throw distance. In fact, I routinely see my headlights make signs light up from over a mile away on the interstate. They are always the absolute brightest lights of any car travelling around me, bar none. Maybe the aftermarket ones aren't as good, but I'm blown away by these LEDs.

If you have the touring model then the led lights will look a lot better since your housing was built specifically for them. Those that don't, are putting them in halogen housings that do not reflect the light correctly.

 

[dallasjhawk]

Maybe it's apples to oranges, but the stock LEDs have absolutely no problem with throw distance. In fact, I routinely see my headlights make signs light up from over a mile away on the interstate. They are always the absolute brightest lights of any car travelling around me, bar none. Maybe the aftermarket ones aren't as good, but I'm blown away by these LEDs.

I was speaking of the aftermarket led kits. BUUUUUUUT Civic Leds got a poor rating from IIHS because....that brightest lights of any car travelling around me.....well thats them putting off an ungodly glare that blinds drivers coming at you and also they dont illuminate the road to the left well enough on left curves, but almost all LED factory headlights have this issue. Even the stock halogens got poor, but they didnt have glare.

 

[bembol]

Giving her a break and taking out my other girl.

I haven't really driven my Murano since picking up the Civic to the point I freaked out about the Steering Wheel. LOL

 

[FKSE7EN]

I stuck an OEM Turbo Decal above my rear view mirror in my Hatch.

 

[inv4zn]

So...from the outside it'll read OᗺЯUT...?

 

[FKSE7EN]

So...from the outside it'll read OᗺЯUT...?

You can't see it from the outside....

 

[CivicLX2016]

Purchased a can of gloss black Autodip.

Gonna delete the chrome grille and, if there's enough product left, the chrome window trim.

 

[joserevelo]

ok i have a very important question... when the DRL's burn out in about 5-6 years since i currently drive 20k miles a year... how do i replace the DRL's by themselves???? or will it have to be the whole complete headlight assembly?

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