Choosing the right headlight bulbs for your car.

Headlights are the most important part of any car. And choosing the right one is the most integral part when you are thinking of changing one for your car. And with the wide range of lights available in the market, it becomes hard to decide how to choose the best headlight bulb. Headlight bulbs can lose up to 20% of their output in just two or three years, which means you need to keep a check on the situation of your light very minutely.

So, while choosing the right kind of light one should always keep 3 things in mind :

1. Life-span:- While choosing the light, one has to make sure that the bulb spends longer time behind the glass, and if the chosen light has a longer life then it saves you a lot of money because as you won’t have to change the light frequently. You must also look for bulbs that are easy to change and don’t need technical assistance as that will be an easier way to have the light installed.
2. Brightness:- Brightness of the wet bulb is the most important and prominent feature required. A brighter bulb will give more forward vision while driving, as well as improved side vision. But the brighter the bulb will be, the faster it will get worn out. Bright lights heighten the visibility on the road by more than 50 percent. However brighter light costs you more.
3. Whiteness:- An high-intensity light gives a better vision of signage at the road. Also, they are safer than their counterparts. A whiter bulb gives the crisper, high definition view, allowing the driver to pick out more details, especially in the peripheral vision. Whiter headlight bulbs give an upgrade in the looks, style, and appearance of your vehicle, mimicking the more expensive systems.

Apart from that one thing which many people consider while choosing the light is the Colour temperature of the bulb. Generally, stock bulbs have color temperatures between 3000K to 3400K (color temperature is measured in Kelvin, denoted as "K") thus they have a yellowish tint. The yellowish tinted lights give better vision during rains and fogs. While, when we moved further up the Kelvin ratings the light becomes pure white, giving the premium look. That’s the reason luxury car comes stock with the bulb of higher Kelvin rating. However, the rating of Kelvin is higher than 4500K turns into blue tint, which is illegal in many countries.

After this one has to be sure that what type of bulb they want. There are two types of bulbs one is Halogen bulbs and the other is LED bulbs. Halogen bulbs are considered the best and popular lighting option. While LED is not back in the race. The only thing which is giving competition to LED is the cost-effectiveness of Halogen bulbs. They are cheaper than the others and have a long life span.

But at last, a sensible choice is striking the balance between all the requirements while going for the change of your headlight bulbs.