Headlight Bulb: How to Choose It When Modifying Your Car?

When you drive at night, you will find that many car headlights are very bright. If the opposite direction is shooting high beams, you can hardly open your eyes. At this time, there will be an idea in your mind that you want to modify the car’s headlight bulb. So which is better for so many types of car headlights today? Many people may not be very clear about it. Today I will talk about how to choose a headlight bulb when you decide to modify your headlights.

Halogen lamps

Let’s talk about halogen lamps first. The earliest headlights on automobiles were all these halogen headlights. Although it went through so many years of development, many low-profile models are still equipped with halogen headlights when they leave the factory. Halogen headlights have the characteristics of simple structure, easy replacement, intense light penetration, etc. The most important thing is that they are relatively cheap. So many models are still equipped with halogen headlights.

LED headlights

LED headlights have appeared in recent years, and their principle is mainly to emit light through light-emitting diodes. Many high-end models now use LED headlights because of their low power and high brightness. But LED headlights also have a disadvantage. The color temperature is usually higher, which makes the penetrability of the car lights relatively poor in the case of rain and fog. That’s a reason why many people do not recommend modifying LED lights. But nowadays, LED car lights also have a certain development. The appearance of LED car lights with variable color temperature makes up for this shortcoming.

HID headlights

Finally, let’s talk about HID headlights. HID headlights appeared earlier than LED car lights. Many car owners have modified it because of its high brightness. The biggest feature of the HID headlights is that the color temperature is more suitable for multi-climatic weather. At night, you can see things on the road more clearly to reduce the incidence of accidents. However, its disadvantage is that there is a delay in starting work.

Which headlight is better?

In fact, for those who want to modify their headlights into brighter ones, LED or HID headlights are a better choice. But when refitting, it does not only replace the headlights but also changes the headlight lenses simultaneously. Because the luminous points of halogen lamps, LED lamps, and HID lamps are different, their lenses are not universal. If you replace the bulb when changing the light, not only will it not be too bright, but it will also affect the annual inspection.