Cancel that. I'v realised there is an actual issue with the passenger side adjuster. Will get it seen to when I go for the first 3000 k service.
Hi, yes I did too as I was doing a search on them. The rating in 2 reports used the exact word "poor" rating.I read that the Seltos received a very low score concerning it's headlights. Not sure if it was NHTSA or some other agency.
Hi. Not sure if there is much difference but ours here in Australia may be, maybe not. Mine also is Halogen not LED so the housing too may be different.Hey Jon, where are the adjusters located? Been having trouble locating them
Hi again. Just to let you know they are very hard to see the actual contact area of the driver as they are so deep. They are Philips head. I had to go and buy, I should have tried first when I was at the shop, 2 before I got the right fit. Not length wise, as I figured that out before going to get them, but the holes are stupid narrow yet the head needed is bigger than the usual narrowness of drivers if you get what I mean. I had 3 that were the length first go but the head ends were just not big enough or the shafts were just a bit too wide to fit. I have no doubt one of the ones I had at the start would have done the job no issues. But thanks to the stupidity of the hole size made by Kia, too narrow I had to search and try for the perfect fit. But I guess that makes one, ha ha thanks Kia nice try, make one think "oh no it needs a special tool" and take it to a dealer to adjust.Thanks for the quick reply! I too have the Halogen Projectors, from what I remember it looked the same as shown in the picture, will have to take a second look, thanks!
That report was not on their LED headlights. It delt only with the regular type bulbsHi, yes I did too as I was doing a search on them. The rating in 2 reports used the exact word "poor" rating.
I think it had to do with bends or corners. I cant really draw my own conclusion till I get this sorted. The light pointing up at the tree though does seem bright enough for a halogen projector type so I live in hope
May help in future in a zombie apocalypse to find food in trees at least!
Hi mate, found one of the links..
Hi. Not sure im following you. Mine and the others here in the thread are halogen, the regular type.That report was not on their LED headlights. It delt only with the regular type bulbs
That’s the problem: rather than including LED bulbs as standard equipment on the Seltos, Kia decided to use the cheaper Halogen bulbs (LED headlights are increasingly being used on similar competitors models in this class).Hi. Not sure im following you. Mine and the others here in the thread are halogen, the regular type.
Hi. I actually went for a drive last night where I am. Im in an Aussie bush town with lots of roos about. It was a nightmare the way the headlights cut off too low and give near zero side illumination on the opposite side of the road, the drivers side and might be kinder to oncoming traffic but its dangerous in areas with wildlife around. Could be roo's just sitting there ready to bound out and you wouldn't have a clue they were there. High beam is ok but when you can't use it its quite unnerving. I avoid night driving in this thing.That’s the problem: rather than including LED bulbs as standard equipment on the Seltos, Kia decided to use the cheaper Halogen bulbs (LED headlights are increasingly being used on similar competitors models in this class).
So despite performing well on other safety tests, the sub-standard headlight performance is what resulted in the Seltos sub-par safety rating.
Some owners have opted to upgrade to LED headlights, replacing the halogen bulbs with after-market LED upgrades.
Yeah I have considered, bay 13 fittings I recall being told about here for the DRLs, not sure about the main ones.Reason I posted was I recently changed out headlights/fog lights in my 2021 Seltos S Turbo AWD, following the advice in this thread.
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New S model in Louisiana
Purchased this Seltos for my daughter. Ended up with the S model because she had to have the Blue with the white top and I couldn't find an SX anywhere. But I changed out all the lighting to LED's and it looks great. Loving it so far!www.seltosforum.com
Even though you’ll need to check legality in your area/country, it’s made a world difference in my night-time visibility (I came to this thread looking for a way to tweak the alignment without having to take the LED headlight out again, since the right headlight is a bit off, illuminating the shoulder of the road).