There is an error in the owner's manual for the low beam headlamps..............they are H11 instead of H7.

 

I found out the hard way that the low beams use H11.

My Santa Fe ( SWB )
I remove the bulbs today (see below)

Front
High-beam: H7
Low-beam: H7

Both are the same.

*No HID ( option )

Im going to replace with > Philips X-treme Vision H7

I just put the Piaa H11 xtreme white in the low beams.....now to see if it make a difference or not.

you can see why im confused lol

 

I found out the hard way that the low beams use H11.

 

Can anyone here give input if this holds true for the LWB models?

I have a Limited LWB and am interested in switching bulbs out. My manual says the headlight is an H7L.

 

There is no glove box light despite the manuals.

 

Two question...

Is there a difference between normal H7 and H7L ???

Someone know the exact color temp of the OEM HID Low beam (D3S) ?

Thanks!

 

Is there a difference between normal H7 and H7L ???

I'm not 100% sure but the "L" on some brands, such as Sylvania, denote "Long-life" meaning they'll last longer. I could be wrong.

 

I'm thinking its 4300K for the HID.

 

simplysolid, this thread is a great idea and should be stickied.

Yeah, kinda sucks that original post cannot be edited. Perhaps an option is to PM changes to John_Pare who is the Senior Mod, and he can modify the original post.

Someone know the exact color temp of the OEM HID Low beam (D3S)

Colour temp is 4300, which most are. This was confirmed by retrofitsource.com when I contacted them about matching HIDs for the fogs (have abandoned that idea BTW).

 

This thread needs to be stickied to prevent future re-posts. God knows we've had 15+ lighting threads

 

I have a feeling that if the right folks at Hyundai knew that many of the US owners would like to have the HID and lights in the glove box and under arm rest this would get done. It would be a lot cheaper if it were done across the lineup also.

 

Here is another option, custom kit, and from KOREA.

Custom LED kits :: Hyundai :: Santa fe DM (`13~) :: exLED Hyundai Santa Fe Interior LED Lights 2013~ (Panorama Sunroof Type, Full Set) - exLEDusa, beyond the limit

exLED Hyundai Santa Fe Interior LED Lights 2013~ (No Sunroof Type)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Us1iX0X55WY

hope these help

 

Here is another option, custom kit, and from KOREA.

Custom LED kits :: Hyundai :: Santa fe DM (`13~) :: exLED Hyundai Santa Fe Interior LED Lights 2013~ (Panorama Sunroof Type, Full Set) - exLEDusa, beyond the limit

exLED Hyundai Santa Fe Interior LED Lights 2013~ (No Sunroof Type)

exLED Interior LED Lights for ALL NEW Santafe DM - YouTube

hope these help

I installed this kit today... Wow! what a difference, the lights are very bright, much more that the single led bulb replacement I had in my past car. The fitement is perfect, and beautifull 6000k color temp

 

I opened and checked some bulb light number too (Canadian model with HID and the front white LED..) :

Front Turn Signal/Side-marker: PY28W? They are NOT the same bulb.
-Front Turn Signal is a 2357 dual filament bulb (why dual I dont know)
-Side-marker (orange reflector on the side) is a W5W (bulb is marked 221, same thing than 194..) bulb

Front position lamp: The whit led bar

License plate: W5W - (22G original, same 194..)

 

So the license plate bulbs are really W5W or that's also wrong in the manual? Are there 2 of them?

I thinking about going white LED there...

thx

 

My Santa Fe ( SWB )
I remove the bulbs today (see below)

Front
High-beam: H7
Low-beam: H7

Both are the same.

*No HID ( option )

Im going to replace with > Philips X-treme Vision H7

 

Does anyone know if this is the type of bulb I need for my license plate lights?

2 PCS Xenon White Wedge T10 20 SMD LED Light Bulbs W5W 2825 158 192 168 194 12V | eBay

I want to replace the stock ones with white LED similar to Lexus or BMW

 

Does anyone know if this is the type of bulb I need for my license plate lights?

2 PCS Xenon White Wedge T10 20 SMD LED Light Bulbs W5W 2825 158 192 168 194 12V | eBay

I want to replace the stock ones with white LED similar to Lexus or BMW

I hope so 'cause I picked up something very similar. Still waiting for them to arrive so cannot confirm though.

I was actually going to get the LED you're considering, but when I saw the picture in the auction of how bright they were on the white Audi, I decided to go with a set that had less LED chips. I don't want it super bright...just want it to illuminate the plate, but with a light that is "whiter" than the current bulb. So, I went with the ones in the link below. I figure, for the $2, even if wrong, no great loss. Downside is shipping time.

2pcs T10 10 SMD License Plate Pure White 194 W5W 10 LED CAR Light Bulb Lamp | eBay

 

Wow, I hadn't seen that picture. Maybe 20 SMD is too much and 10 is a better number. I don't want it to be brighter than my reverse light, LOL

And it gets more attention from the cops

 

Bought this one just now. I guess same as yours but shipped from US. Costs a little more too...

2 X Super White T10 9 SMD Wedge 5050 LED Light Bulbs 192 168 194 W5W 2825 147 | eBay

 

Bought this one just now. I guess same as yours but shipped from US. Costs a little more too...

2 X Super White T10 9 SMD Wedge 5050 LED Light Bulbs 192 168 194 W5W 2825 147 | eBay

Good call. I also looked at those but the shipping to Canada was more than I wanted to pay to "test" these out. I suspect the quality of those will be much better than what I picked up. Let's compare notes when they arrive.

 

LED DRL from Philips

I just set DRL LED from Philips. Look Gorgeous !

Philips LED DayLight 8 DRL 12824WLEDX1 8 High Power LEDs. $ 139 at eBay.

Tomorrow will start the HID Retrofit in 4300K with Morimoto Ballasts and Philips Bulbs. Will keep you post it.

 

They look great! Can you share the installation instructions? Thanks.

I just set DRL LED from Philips. Look Gorgeous !

Philips LED DayLight 8 DRL 12824WLEDX1 8 High Power LEDs. $ 139 at eBay.

Tomorrow will start the HID Retrofit in 4300K with Morimoto Ballasts and Philips Bulbs. Will keep you post it.

 

Just installed mine. Arrived pretty quickly.

Just like you said, the driver side is a little bit of a pain as it doesn't just pop out. A very small flat head screw driver came to save me. Just look at the passenger side when it comes off and then it's easy to figure out how to get the driver's side out.

Right now it's very sunny so can't see how bright it is/isn't but tonight I'll take a look and try to take a picture and post here so others see what they could have should they choose to buy from same seller. The product seemed nice and as you noticed, much bigger than original bulb so perhaps anything bigger would not fit in there.

 

Ok, checked it out now that it's dark. Looks good IMO. Definitely brighter than stock, maybe 40% brighter. Plate is easily visible and the floor right behind the car gets a faint white color too. My wife said she likes it as well.

 

Looks great!! I haven't checked mine out in pitch black yet...just in my garage. I think yours might be brighter. Mentioned the fact that mine were less bright than stock to the seller, and he offered to send me a smaller LED but with 20 SMD at no charge!! So, I ended up buying an LED unit for my cargo area from him right afterwards.

 

I'll try to snap a picture of the floor behind my car next time, it's for sure considerably brighter than stock, I was afraid it might be a little too bright but it's ok, I guess just because it's angled towards the back some light bleeds onto the street and not just on the plate. I guess if I had to do it over and it was the exact same SMD chips I'd probably go with the 5 SMDs one being that the one I got with 9 is very powerful. I'd have a spaceship if I had gotten that one with 20 SMD I was about to buy, LOL

 

Can anyone suggest just a replacement bulb that could give the white effect of HID but without doing the conversion?

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Can anyone suggest just a replacement bulb that could give the white effect of HID but without doing the conversion?

Not really doable... because white light from halogen would require the bulbs to be tinted blue and that would reduce a lot the amount of light you get on the road. So if you want to do that you'd have to live with the fact that you get really crappy light output from your headlights. I say either go with HID or live with the old school halogen

 

I just put the Piaa H11 xtreme white in the low beams.....now to see if it make a difference or not.

 

I used them in my Ridgeline, and over OE I definitely noticed the difference.

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Just wondering if those PIAA bulbs make a noticeable difference in color and coverage?
thanks

 

Speaking from my experience, most definitely.

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Thanks for the reply,
Any suggestions as to where to pick up a couple of those? Seems like the web is full of fake bulbs...
thx

 

There are a bunch of reputable places that you can order from online, but some will tack on duties/taxes (ie. Tire Rack, reputable, but pricey).

http://www.tirerack.com/lighting/brand.jsp?brand=PIAA
PIAAlights

I usually pick mine up at Action Car and Truck Accessories up in Aurora. All depends on which end of the city you're from. Nextmod in Markham probably carries PIAA as well. They're also available at P.I. in the west end, and Precision in Concord.

 

so to confirm, our Low Beam is H7? not H11? will be getting an HID kit soon, would also like to replace my plate and fog light bulbts to LED's, can someone confirm those as well, also how hard is it to replace the fog light bulbs?

thx

 

That is correct!

 

ok thanks!