Upgrading your headlights is one of the easiest, cheapest, and simplest mods. It’s often the first mod of any prospective car modder, or it could be just time to swap out some old bulbs. Either way, ...

A key advantage of high intensity discharge (HID) headlights, apart from the hike in brightness over halogen systems, is that they can last up to 10 years. This means the early cars to use gas ...

The early 20 th century had the first automobiles fitted with kerosene oil lamps for night travel, which used an open flame and couldn't provide any visibility ahead. Luckily, automotive technology ...

Reliably generating light with the limited resources at a car’s disposal was a problem for early automotive engineers. Tungsten filaments, similar to the kind found in household incandescent light ...

This wasn’t my first attempt to add aftermarket HID lighting to my 2004 BMW K1200LT. Last spring I fell for a “too good to pass up” $129.99 eBay conversion kit sold by CQ Lighting (similar kits can be ...

You may one day feel that your car does not have good enough headlights, especially after taking the wheel of a more modern or luxurious one than yours. You will inevitably miss the vision that the ...

It goes without saying that, behind the wheel, the more you can see, the better. So when you encounter poorly-lit roads and, or, adverse weather conditions, you’re likely to switch on your headlights ...

Classic car owners have now been told not all vehicles will automatically fail their test if they have LED bulbs installed on their cars despite previous concern. Updates to the MOT inspection manual ...

From the moment electric headlights snuffed out kerosene and acetylene lamps in the 1910s, automakers have struggled to illuminate the road without blinding oncoming drivers. The industry’s first ...

It goes without saying that, behind the wheel, the more you can see, the better. So when you encounter poorly-lit roads and, or, adverse weather conditions, you’re likely to switch on your headlights ...