High beam headlights
Asked by dabjr Nov 13, 2013 at 01:10 PM about the 2014 Honda CR-V EX-L AWD
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
When high beam headlights are turned on, all other headlights go off (low beam & fog lights). It lights up the road ahead, but it's rather dark out to about 25 feet in front of the car.. I'm told this "is the way it is". Is it? I find it unsafe. Thanks
6 Answers
migration_judge_roy answered 11 years ago
Fog Lights (yellow) do NOTHING other than illuminate THE FOG....this don't help....how to make the fog invisible is the key here~....can't be done.~
You have the same CR-V I have. It's not an answer of "that's the way it is" but rather by design. My 2013 Accord of previous 09 Accord and 06 Civic did not have this issue. It just depends on the vehicle. My 2002 Blazer's lows would turn off when the high beams came on, but my 2007 Silverado's would not, just it's driving lights (some call them fog lights, but yellow is fog white is driving). Anyway, the 2014 CR-V uses a dual filament bulb, meaning one bulb for high and low beam. Since Honda's engineers decided to design the grill to take space over the headlight assembly, the high beams would have been blocked by the little wing of the grill over where the high beams would be located (just to the right of the grill covering the parking lights, left of the low beam). Even bypassing the headlight switch in order to keep both high and low beams on, the dual filament bulb (H4/HB2) would burn out. Surprised any manufacturer still uses the POS design. The only options at this point that comes to mind is to replace the bulb with the Sylvania 9003/HB2/H4 SU SilverStar Ultra (don't go to their website, it hasn't been updated for 2014, but it is the same bulb). At least it will give off more light for the high beam (used the Ultra's in all my cars). Another option is to remove the chrome cover that covers the bulb (you can see it from the front of the vehicle when looking directly into the headlight with the lights off of course). My 1990 300ZX low beams had this cover and I removed it to give the low beams a wider glow. However, I don't recommend the latter if the car is still under warranty.
Hi guy does anyone know the problem i got i just install a new nighteye led high beam on my honda Crv only the passenger side working but when i put back the original bulb back in both side are working
I don't drive the car much and hardly ever after dark. I live on a seriously scary road in KY and coming home couldn't find the switch to turn on the high beams. Couldn't find how to turn on the overhead to read the switches on the steering wheel. so scared and angry that it wasn't a floor switch. Where is it?
justcantsee answered 4 years ago
I also have a 2014 Honda CRV with their traditional headlight problems. I purchased it used and cannot understand how the previous owner could drive at night. High beams were only good for looking at tree tops but the low beams would allow me to at least see the road. This adjustment could have only have been an adjustment from the factory, or maybe from a dealer. I played with the adjustment for two or three weeks and made a compromise between the high and low. I can see fairly well but it's the best that it can be with the POS system designed by Honda. I still have my 2006 Buick with great headlights with high & low both on in high and the lows only on low, Guess I'll dump my Honda and keep the Buick. My granddaughter suggested I should just have a day or night vehicle.