Hi everyone. First post here on the forum. I am very interested in how the Touring and Elite LED headlights perform. I think visually they look a lot better than the lower trim levels. The problem I have is, I always thought projectors were better than reflectors. The upgraded trim gets the lesser technology.
Something else I found odd, the top trims of the Ridgeline appear to have the same LED projector low beam and halogen reflector high beam as the lower trims on the Pilot and Passport. On the IIHS website, the top trim Ridgeline gets a Good headlight grade. The lower trim Pilots, with what I'm assuming are the same headlights, only get acceptable. It's almost like they reserved the Good grade for the upper trims of the Pilot so they had to rate the lower trims one step down. Otherwise, people wouldn't see the reflector headlights as an upgrade. It's almost like its all marketing.
Any thoughts?
Something else I found odd, the top trims of the Ridgeline appear to have the same LED projector low beam and halogen reflector high beam as the lower trims on the Pilot and Passport. On the IIHS website, the top trim Ridgeline gets a Good headlight grade. The lower trim Pilots, with what I'm assuming are the same headlights, only get acceptable. It's almost like they reserved the Good grade for the upper trims of the Pilot so they had to rate the lower trims one step down. Otherwise, people wouldn't see the reflector headlights as an upgrade. It's almost like its all marketing.
Any thoughts?