[Vishnu Shaji]

I've been owning my Amaze since July 2013, yes the first batch of Honda's noisy diesel engines. At the time of launch, Suzuki Dzire was the only competitor it had and this was a better choice. Later Mobilio was launched, nothing fancy there and after that Mobilio RS was launched. Ever since it's launch I was in desperate search of getting a pair of RS headlights as it was looking absolutely beautiful. I've came across few aftermarket headlights with a HID Bi-Xenon setup, but it failed to impress me. I once went to the Honda service center to book a set and for my shock each one was costing around 16K back then. It was too much money put into an headlight considering it only had a Bi-Xenon projector and a normal halogen bulb. Since then I've been try out on various sources to get hold on a pair of these headlights, sadly none was found since Mobilio RS was not a big hit back then and only few number of cars were ever sold. Tried sourcing a pair from Indonesia hoping that this would be costing less, but to my shock it almost costs the same after conversion.Years passed by, but the search was never stopped until I came across an ad from Kochi on Olx. He was running these RS lamps on his petrol amaze and he sold the car and hence selling these separately. He was running an aftermarket LED's on this and I bought this all together from him.

Happiness do come in big boxes!



Part Number Left :33150TE8K91



Part Number Right : 33100TE8K91



MRP is 17172 for a single unit and then GST(28%), would easily cross 40K price range for both!



Voila! She's such a beauty to look at!



Made in Indonesia



Previous owner glued the wires in, I wanted a plug&play connection.



Previous owner even gave me a pair of stock halogen bulbs that came with the headlights, not using it anyway!



Test fit, just for size comparison.



Boslla Bullet LED bulbs that the previous owner was using.





It's a Tricolor LED with 3 different temperature scale. The White color is 6500K, Warm is 4300K, Yellow is 3000K. It even has an SOS mode which will basically turn the headlights to look like Hazard light, which I felt very annoying.Here's a picture for reference. 4300K is the closest temperature setting to that of Halogen lamps. Felt it pretty good since I'm running on stock fog lamps and it's yet to be upgraded.



The color changing process is Turn on the headlights and you'll be by default in White light(6500K). Switch OFF and ON within 5 seconds and you'll go to the next light setting, that is Warm(4300K), do this again and you'll be on the next setting, Yellow(3000K) and following the SOS lights.Turn off the lights for 5 seconds and you'll be going back to the default setting, that is the White light. You can even Force Reset by quickly switching 3 times and it also will revert you back to the default White light.

This is how it looks with the LED bulb in place, all tucked in perfectly, pretty flush I must say!



Tip of the iceberg!



One of our trickiest works was wiring this thing, gave sleepless nights and three complete redoes of wiring kit, due to one simple ulta-pulta wiring of Honda. Common for high/low was positive, instead of grounding and that too powered up only when headlight is on. High and low were switched with negative. We even stripped the Amaze once and installed lights and had to revert to stock light because of this issue. Blown fuse of Amaze, which we couldn't sort out as there was no proper designation chart in the car. Finally, sorted out the third time.

Though there was umpteen installs on Brio and Amaze in Indonesia and a few in India, there was no detail or slight clue on installation anywhere on world wide web and on inquiry with fellow Kerala guys, all were done by a single shop in Cochin and needs a whole day. Luckily he was a good friend of mine and he said just get both the stock headlights back to working condition and asked me to come down to Kochi. It was the Pandemic time and I really didn't want to travel to Kochi just for this. Even my parents was against this idea, they asked me to wait until all this is over, which hasn't been over until today. Called up the guy who sold it and he said it was done at the same place and wiring was almost the same way I did. They did soldering, we did a 100% plug and play job with no wire cut.

Pin out connection of the RS head lamp.



Wiring diagram. Hope it will help the future installers. Last issue we faced was headlight not turning off. Positive for shutter was fed directly from the battery. Once the high beam is on, the connection completed through the shutter coil and remained on even after cutting supply, had to disconnect from battery each time. Sorted out by connecting to the stock headlight connector.



The second iteration of the plug and play kit. Note the connection taken from the other side as the LH side conked off due to blown fuse, which we had no clue. In third version, tapped from the LH side itself.



God knows how many times we bought these clips. At least 30 of them bought. Indicator wire length was short and we made a custom plug&play extension for that also and one to tap park light connection. Not even a single stock wire touched. Only headlamp leveler left, for which we need some male clips and the pin-out.



Last picture in stock headlights.



Front bumper successfully removed for the nth time!



All working perfectly for the first time!



Day and Night difference.



With all lights OFF.



The aesthetic difference this lamp makes is beyond describing!



DRL ON



DRL+ Low Beam(6000K)



High Beam



Warm mode (4300K)



Yellow mode (3000K)



A huge thanks to Dilip, a close friend of mine for being the mastermind in this DIY, Fin

[krishnaprasadgg]

Welcome to the forum Vishnu, great to see more and more friends in this space. And what a way to start than a DIY thread.

Not to mention the mod looks amazing on the Amaze and a very good way to treat the car after quite a decent years of ownership. To this date, this has to be the cleanest Amaze I have seen.

Cheers
Krishna

[Reinhard]

Welcome to TBHP Vishnu & an entrance on the forum with a DIY thread. Nice. I don't know why car makers make this stupid design of negative switching on the headlamps, especially on H4s. I have the same trouble in Alto K10, due to which I have not installed LED bulbs in place of the poor halogens so far. I'll have to go the route of a relay harness for it & I'm just keeping that on hold so far as low priority. This is one of the stupidest things I have ever seen on cars really.

Your implementation results sure are fantastic. While the multiple trial and errors might become tiresome sometimes - it is all part of the fun of DIY and surely you'll agree. The personality of the car has changed so much after the change. And it looks very unique! You've also maintained your car neat for its age. Wish you further long companionship ahead.

[KunalMadaan]

Headlights gave the car a character it was begging for. Simply loved it.

[GTO]

Gosh, your car looks fantastic! Love the colour, bumper, blackened grille & now, the headlamps. Her new "eyes" have made a world of difference. What other mods? Share side & rear profile pictures?

[CrAzY dRiVeR]

These lamps are also a top-end feature with the Amaze in Thailand. And also available in the Brio RS there. Was wasted here with the otherwise pointless Mobilio RS.

Nice modification - have wondered why this is not a popular swap for Brio/ Amaze owners. Looking good with the de-chromed front end

The Thai spec Amaze with same lamps -

[wildsdi5530]

The bulbs in the headlight unit are very expensive. My Mobilio RS bulb blew out and replacement cost 6K. For 1 single piece. That would explain the high quote.
BTW I didn't think of LED conversion.

[blackwasp]

Originally Posted by Vishnu Shaji

Ever since it's launch I was in desperate search of getting a pair of RS headlights as it was looking absolutely beautiful.

Super DIY there and I like that you have used OE lights. The colour changing LEDs - not a fan of those, but I can see how useful they would be in different situations - eg. fog, rains and normal conditions.

Cheers.

[Zinda]

Amazing! Looks very modern and has changed the "face" of the car, in a positive way.
I particularly liked the 3 modes of illumination. Hope the throw and spread of light is nice?

[KarthikK]

Very detailed and informative guide on the DIY replacement, it is very nice to see how you have transformed the looks of the front of this car, and these RS lights further accentuate the sharp looks now Interesting to read about the color switch options for suiting different preferences and driving conditions.

We have a Brio AT at home and I was quite shocked initially on how pathetic the OE headlamp throw was, even in high beam. It is quite inadequate for highway use I must say. I am currently using the stock reflectors but swapped the bulbs to Philips Ultinon X-treme LEDs in H4 spec at 6000K color temperature. These set me back by around INR 10k but the throw has been brilliant and the glare is quite minimal with a good height cutoff.

Without any intention to hijack this thread, just attaching a few pictures of the throw to show the world of difference these LEDs made to the visibility levels.

Ultinon X-Treme 6000K LEDs in stock reflectors



Low beam throw



High beam throw with the dead end ~200m away in visibility



The RS lamps you've added have brilliant looking DRL strips, aesthetically beautiful while also functional. Do also post some images of the light throw at night in the different temperature settings, it would be helpful for other Brio/Amaze/Mobilio owners. Thanks for sharing this thread with part details.

[Nazaar25]

Excellent job sir
I used to love the headlamps on the Mobilio RS and had asked dad to buy the car just for those lovely headlights! (that naturally didn't happen)
Your amazing Amaze looks stunning with these new eyes and will surely give a tough competition to my Dizzy (Dzire ZXi+) which comes with a similar headlight setup.

[puneetakhouri]

Originally Posted by Vishnu Shaji

The color changing process is Turn on the headlights and you'll be by default in White light(6500K). Switch OFF and ON within 5 seconds and you'll go to the next light setting, that is Warm(4300K), do this again and you'll be on the next setting, Yellow(3000K) and following the SOS lights.Turn off the lights for 5 seconds and you'll be going back to the default setting, that is the White light. You can even Force Reset by quickly switching 3 times and it also will revert you back to the default White light.

Wow! The the looks are amazing. I had a doubt here, so quickly turning it off/on changes iterates through the colour temp. What happens when you use the pass signal (headlight flashing). And since we generally flash the headlights pretty quickly, does it mean it starts iterating through the temps?

[drhoneycake]

Originally Posted by puneetakhouri

Wow! The the looks are amazing. I had a doubt here, so quickly turning it off/on changes iterates through the colour temp. What happens when you use the pass signal (headlight flashing). And since we generally flash the headlights pretty quickly, does it mean it starts iterating through the temps?

Nope. It’s a bi-beam projector. A solenoid controls the shield. When the high beam is activated, only the shield moves giving out all of the light from the projector. Also if you notice it uses a single HB3 bulb which tends to be used for high beam applications.

Take the look at the picture below. The high beam only moves the shield.

[Vishnu Shaji]

Originally Posted by krishnaprasadgg

Welcome to the forum Vishnu, great to see more and more friends in this space. And what a way to start than a DIY thread.

Thank you for the warm welcome KP. It indeed feels good to be here!

Originally Posted by Reinhard

Welcome to TBHP Vishnu & an entrance on the forum with a DIY thread. Nice. I don't know why car makers make this stupid design of negative switching on the headlamps, especially on H4s.

Thank you, Reinhard.

Originally Posted by KunalMadaan

Headlights gave the car a character it was begging for. Simply loved it.

Thank you, Kunal

Originally Posted by GTO

Gosh, your car looks fantastic! Love the colour, bumper, blackened grille & now, the headlamps. Her new "eyes" have made a world of difference. What other mods? Share side & rear profile pictures?

Thank you, GTO. She is running on Lenso Project D Spec E wheels and 205/50/15 tires and a BMC stock replacement filter. No other mods as of now. Will share few old photos as no proper photo shoots were done after the headlight upgrade because of lockdown.

Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

These lamps are also a top-end feature with the Amaze in Thailand. And also available in the Brio RS there. Was wasted here with the otherwise pointless Mobilio RS.

Thank you, Crazy driver. I have seen one or two Brio running with these lamps. The complexity of wiring them and the price point of these head lamps do take a toll.

Originally Posted by wildsdi5530

The bulbs in the headlight unit are very expensive. My Mobilio RS bulb blew out and replacement cost 6K. For 1 single piece.

I did wonder what makes it so expensive. It's just a normal Halogen bulb right ? Didn't find anything special with the bulb. LED conversion is one of the very easy ways to get more illumination in comparison to HID's.

Originally Posted by blackwasp

Super DIY there and I like that you have used OE lights. The colour changing LEDs - not a fan of those, but I can see how useful they would be in different situations - eg. fog, rains and normal conditions.

Thank you Blackwasp. So do I, not a big fan of the color changing LEDs. Since I anyway wasn't going to put the Halogen bulbs in and the previous owner was running with these, I paid some extra for the LEDs to check out how it performs. Will change to better ones if I find any.

Originally Posted by Zinda

Amazing! Looks very modern and has changed the "face" of the car, in a positive way.
I particularly liked the 3 modes of illumination. Hope the throw and spread of light is nice?

Thank you, Zinda. Yes the throw and spread is pretty decent. Did a short 150 km night drive to test out the lights and didn't even once felt less confident.

Originally Posted by KarthikK

Very detailed and informative guide on the DIY replacement, it is very nice to see how you have transformed the looks of the front of this car, and these RS lights further accentuate the sharp looks now Interesting to read about the color switch options for suiting different preferences and driving conditions.

Thank you, Karthik. Was never a fan of LEDs until now. I always felt it was having too much glare on the oncoming traffic and I do recall cursing the opposite traffic at times. Your setup is perfect. Glare is one of the main problems of LEDs and reducing itself is a big thing. Have checked my lights and since these are having shutters for the high beam, never felt it a nuisance for the oncoming traffic.

Originally Posted by Nazaar25

Excellent job sir
I used to love the headlamps on the Mobilio RS and had asked dad to buy the car just for those lovely headlights! (that naturally didn't happen)

Thank you, Nazaar.

Originally Posted by puneetakhouri

Wow! The the looks are amazing. I had a doubt here, so quickly turning it off/on changes iterates through the colour temp. What happens when you use the pass signal (headlight flashing). And since we generally flash the headlights pretty quickly, does it mean it starts iterating through the temps?

Thank you, Puneet. Even I had the same doubt while installing these. The bulbs don't change color if your flashing. I checked it many times. It only changes the modes if you turn off, and then turn on.

Originally Posted by drhoneycake

Nope. It’s a bi-beam projector.

Indeed, yes. I think what Puneet meant was flashing during day time. In that scenario the lights would be in off position right.

[akash_v12]

Looks great Vishnu! Would love to see these in person in the night. Unfortunately, you live about 1000KMs from me. Someday!

Great DIY - Very detailed and has surely transformed the front end of the Amaze.