Will 2013 LED DRL headlights plug and play on a 2011 EX?

[CR-Z Canadian]

Originally Posted by mdbrich

I would say the holes to fit have not changed. They are bolted on to the frame. The bumper has nothing to do with the headlight, as long as it remains the same shape. Which it looks to be done.

unless the "hole" in the bumper is moved a few millimeters to one side or another...
But I agree, it is not so likely. Likely enough to take an $800 gamble, I'm not sure yet.

oldfart, I'm thinking we will be looking to you, to see what this will entail. Oh, and welcome - glad to have you aboard!

College Hills sent me the colour drawing at my request for a 2013 schematic. It didn't convert to JPG well, but the little "L" in the fourth line from the bottom right says "Left Position Daytime Running Light" below the box marked "Left Headlight (High)". I'm not saying it is complete, just hoping it is what I asked for...

[mdbrich]

The headlights don't have a hole in the bumper. The black shroud is what covers up the bolt to the headlight

Originally Posted by CR-Z Canadian

unless the "hole" in the bumper is moved a few millimeters to one side or another...
But I agree, it is not so likely. Likely enough to take an $800 gamble, I'm not sure yet.

oldfart, I'm thinking we will be looking to you, to see what this will entail. Oh, and welcome - glad to have you aboard!

College Hills sent me the colour drawing at my request for a 2013 schematic. It didn't convert to JPG well, but the little "L" in the fourth line from the bottom right says "Left Position Daytime Running Light" below the box marked "Left Headlight (High)". I'm not saying it is complete, just hoping it is what I asked for...

[CR-Z Canadian]

Originally Posted by mdbrich

The headlights don't have a hole in the bumper. The black shroud is what covers up the bolt to the headlight

The headlight-shaped opening in the bumper..... :facepalm:


Edited to add - I just wasted an hour looking online for a parts listing for any 2011/2012 CR-Z's in RHD markets with LED's, to see if the part number might be the same.
But, I could not locate any sites in any language I could work with, that showed parts breakdowns for our car. Is there not the foreign equivalent of a College Hills Honda or Honda Parts Cheap, out there?

Anyone with any ideas / contacts? If the part number is the same as quoted above, then we can be certain of it fitting into our 2011/2012's. How's that for logic?
I suppose one could check LHD markets as well - perhaps the housing is the same in LHD/RHD (I kind of suspect that it is just the mounts that re-points the broadcast pattern to favour right or left).

Any good researchers here?

[JeTLiX]

Screw it. Imma yolo this, order the 2013 headlights and see if they fit. Taking one for the team

[Tbot]

Originally Posted by JeTLiX

Screw it. Imma yolo this, order the 2013 headlights and see if they fit. Taking one for the team

You go girl!!!!

[Hellionz]

Originally Posted by JeTLiX

Screw it. Imma yolo this, order the 2013 headlights and see if they fit. Taking one for the team

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[mdbrich]

What are you doing with your old headlights?

Originally Posted by JeTLiX

Screw it. Imma yolo this, order the 2013 headlights and see if they fit. Taking one for the team

[Saulutations]

I'm sure they fit because other markets had them on the 2010's-2012 models.

[NeoFlare]

The headlight casing is actually two parts, the headlight housing, then the part that connects the actual bumper which is just bolted onto the bottom of the housing.

I have a broken headlight sitting here in my room and those drls aren't moving lol!

[CR-Z Canadian]

Monster, JeTLiX!

I did get a reply from Paul at College Hills Honda that he could pull up no further wiring information on the 2013's headlights. So any differences must be in the controller thingy.

My guess is that both the low intensity high beams, and the LED's will operate on DRL mode. That's only an un-educated guess, based on my limited understanding of the wiring diagrams. But what do I know.

ITEM9, I don't get the comment about the connectors. What am I missing? What leads you to believe that they are different on the 2013 EX from the 2011-12 EX? Or were you referring to upgrading a Base CR-Z?