Headlights not bright…

[MTGunner]

On the low setting my headlights really suck. I tend to run them on high beams. Anyone else have this problem? MTG

[Straight_LineMTB]

I agree.  Just put in some new Eagle Eye brand lamp assemblies and brightness is lacking.  I thought about getting higher discharge bulbs but really dislike the blueish hue light and prefer the warmer bulbs.  

[EricCR]

I was never satisfied with my factory reflectors. I restored the lenses and they were crystal clear, I used the very best H4 bulbs from Koito, checked voltages and they were still too dim, so I retrofitted HID projectors. Trust me on this: No LED bulb, no HID bulb will give you proper illumination if you stick to the stock reflector. Not only will you be glaring everyone but the light pattern will be terrible with dead spots, low CRI and mediocre low and high beams.

 

Here's the result:

 

On 12/9/2024 at 10:20 AM, Straight_LineMTB said:

I agree.  Just put in some new Eagle Eye brand lamp assemblies and brightness is lacking.  I thought about getting higher discharge bulbs but really dislike the blueish hue light and prefer the warmer bulbs.  

 

The beam pattern on those aftermarket headlights is very likely awful. Put your car against a wall at night and turn them on. I'm sure there's no clear hotspot, cutoff and no width to the beam at all. Designing a headlight reflector is not something any generic manufacturer can do well. Also, if you do a proper HID projector retrofit, there are plenty of options that are pure white, not blueish. In HID the blue bulbs are usually the cheap ones and LED bulbs also tend to be 6000K or higher.