Hi and welcome

Definitely possible to swap for facelift headlights but the bulbs will still be halogen.

Moving to HIDs/Xenon becomes an issue for your MOT, as they wont be factory fit and wont have the self-levelling system, rendering a fail instantly.

Have you tried upgraded halogen bulbs and/or machine polishing the exterior headlight housing to improve things?

 

Thanks very much for the information about the facelift lights physically fitting. Very useful.

Do the face-lift lights seem to offer better lighting as they are separate lamps, or are they similar?

I have fitted brighter bulbs to the current lamps, and polished the outside to remove the oxidization which seems to plague these lights.

I was hoping the face-light lights are more than a cosmetic upgrade and actually offer superior light.

Many Thanks

Marty

 

Not sure whether the f/lifted lights are "better" since this depends on the actual bulbs.

Might be worth venturing on YouTube and see what sort of bulbs are used by modders etc?

 

Thanks.
I collected a pair of facelift headlights today.
I've established the facelift headlight uses H1 filaments, with adapters, which I have ordered
The pre facelift(my CRV) uses H4 filaments.
What I can't seem to find is what size connector the adapters are? Is it H7?
I am confident I can sort the wiring out, and I have done this sort of thing before. I intend on making short patch looms so I don't have to disturb the original wiring.
I am just struggling to find the information on the H1 adapters. do they connect to H7 pigtails?
Anyone know the answer?
Many Thanks
Marty