OEReplacement News


Nothing is as satisfying as replacing a dim or burned out headlight bulb with a fresh, bright halogen replacement. Unless you have sealed beam headlights, an aftermarket headlight replacement is as easy as opening your hood, pulling off the wiring harness and slipping out the old bulb. Make sure you never touch the surface of your new car headlight bulb, though, because oils from your fingers can flash vaporize when it turns on, and ruin your new car headlight, even if its a fog light bulb or driving light.

Halogen bulbs aren’t as expensive as HID bulbs, but they have a lot going for them. You can get a xenon headlight look, the HID or projector headlight appearance without an expensive HID conversion. In all the most common sizes–H7 headlight bulbs, 9006 headlight bulbs and H11 headlight bulbs–there’s a halogen replacement headlight that will be brighter than the original headlamp bulb. They’re sometimes called halogen HIDs, but in fact they’re a high-wattage, ultra-bright white or blue headlight bulb that plugs right in without needing a new headlight lens.

The startling color and intensity of Xenon bulbs is due to their color temperature. 6000K headlight bulbs produce a white light tinged with blue, and 8000K halogen headlamps are a European-style blue or purple light. While HID conversions are sometimes illegal, Halogen HID bulbs and halogen headlights with the same colors as Xenon headlight bulbs are a legal aftermarket headlight replacement. For fog light bulbs and driving lights, you can have the same car bulbs as regular car headlight bulbs. The PIAA headlight look is only as far away as a headlight replacement in any of the same HID or Xenon bulb colors as your regular headlights.

A car replacement headlight bulb isn’t just a convenience. If you have one burned out, then a new halogen headlight is cheaper than a ticket. If your headlight bulbs are just dim and yellow, it could be a step up to a xenon or HID look, and if you’re thinking about a full HID conversion headlight, it’s an inexpensive way to see if you like 6000K and 8000K xenon headlights.



Filed under: Product News by Josh Razgunas On: January 13th, 2010