Full LED - Suzuki Grand Vitara - Customer Review

If you've always driven with xenon lighting and you buy a new car without xenon, you really miss a lot. In fact, it seems that you did not even switch on your lighting. That's why our customer wanted his Suzuki equipped with LED lighting. And the result is very satisfying.

Suzuki Grand Vitara LED: why have you chosen for a LED kit?

I've always driven xenon and in my Vitara it was easier to install a LED kit, and since the light output is almost equal, I have chosen the Hilox LEDs, both for my dipped beam, headlamps and fog lights.

Which products have you installed and why?

I just wanted to replace my fog light, which I initially wanted to replace. Eventually I went away with my complete front end with LED lighting. Has cost me more than half more but I am very pleased with the result.

Used products

• Dipped beam: H7 LED, Hilox Performance
• Main beam: HB3/9005 LED, Hilox Performance
• Fog light: H11 (50W) LED, Hilox Performance
• City light: 4-SMD LED city light

Approved for all Suzuki's

Do you want such a Hilox LED kit in your Suzuki? The Hilox Evolution LED kit fits in any Suzuki, young, old, fat or thin. All you need is a left and a right hand and a kit in the right fitting. Don't you know which fitting your Suzuki has? Then check our LED low beam and high beam kits or contact us.

How was the installation of the LED kits?

Easier than expected. The fog lamp was still the most difficult because the rubber sealing cap is exactly behind the lamp. In this hood you will find the plug, as well as the cooling ribs and the power cable through the rubber. The main light was still the simplest: old lamp out, new LED lamp in. For the fog light, I had to crawl under the bumper, but it was not too much trouble.

Pro Installation tips: installing a LED kit

1. To install the H7 LED kit, you can loosen the base of the lamp from the LED, which makes the installation easier. First, you put the H7 foot into the headlight so that you can click the LED in.
2. Do you have too little space? Then look at the deeper rubber sealing caps.

Pro Installation tip: Adjusting the dimmed beam

Because the headlight itself is not changed except the lamp, you do not have to reset the headlamp in most cases. But nevertheless, it is wise to check that you do not blind the oncoming traffic. Put your car against a wall and mark the light beam with a pencil. After installing the LEDs, check whether this is the same.

A complete LED front end: what goes where

This owner started with his fog lights and ended up replacing every light at the front. If you are planning the same, it helps to know which lamp sits in which light unit and what to look for per unit. Check the fittings of your own car first, because they differ per model and year.

Dipped beam and main beam

In this Vitara the dipped beam uses H7 and the main beam HB3/9005. The current Hilox range has XTR Black LED kits for both, such as the H7 XTR Black LED kit, Hilox Performance and the HB3/9005 XTR Black LED kit, Hilox Performance. According to the product information, the XTR Black LEDs give 3600 lumen per lamp at 5700K, use Luxeon Z ES chips from Lumileds (Philips) that last up to 50,000 hours, and can be rotated 360 degrees to fine-tune the light image. Compare all options at LED low beam and high beam.

Fog lights

The fog lights were the hardest part of this job: the rubber sealing cap sits exactly behind the lamp and holds the plug, cooling ribs and power cable, and you have to work from under the bumper. Take your time and check the space before you order. In the current range, the H11 40W Power LED Hilox Performance uses Cree XBD LED chips, gives a white 5000K light and works on 12V and 24V. According to the product information it is only suitable for fog lights and works on cars with CAN-bus in combination with a daytime running light module. See all LED fog lights.

City lights

The city light is the smallest step, but it makes the front end complete. The T10/W5W 9-SMD Power LED Hilox Evolution II is a CAN-bus LED at 5500K, which according to the product information matches well with 4300K, 5000K and 6000K, and lasts up to 30,000 hours.

One colour of light

When you replace all lights at once, pay attention to the colour temperature. Lamps with a similar Kelvin value give a front end that looks like one whole. The values above range from 5000K to 5700K.

After installation, have the light beam checked and make sure your car still meets the APK requirements. If in doubt, ask the RDW or your inspector. The Hilox product information states that these LED lamps have no ECE approval and are intended for circuit and private terrain use only.