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 ...

Cars' headlights have come a long way since charming yet potentially dangerous acetylene headlamps debuted in vintage automobiles. The later halogen headlights are still around, but the world has ...

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, ...

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The best HID headlights are usually more luxurious products, but we've picked out the best for different budgets here. Unlike traditional halogen headlight bulbs that burn out with around 500 hours of ...

The headlight aisle at your local auto parts store is daunting, full stop. It seems every time we return it’s expanded with new colors, new names, new technologies, gold, platinum, vibranium, etc., ...

When driving off-road at night or even down rural roads, it becomes very apparent that the factory headlights and fog lights leave a lot to be desired, even with the high beams on. In the past, ...

Since cars have been around people have needed car headlights to drive them at night. Today we're used to car lights featuring three settings: parkers, low-beam, and high-beam. Parker lights are to ...

LED lighting has taken roadways by storm, but are they better than HIDs? We breakdown the differences between the two to find the better bulb. LED headlights dominate the industry due to efficiency ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. You can't help but notice high-intensity discharge (HID/xenon) and light-emitting diode (LED) headlights—the light they ...

Your vehicle’s headlights are an essential safety feature that shouldn’t be ignored. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), “Driving at night is three times as risky as ...