This may have been discussed already, but I thought I'd add my experience...
I was looking at adding some extra driving lights recently, and in the course of the research I discovered that there are such things as upgraded bulbs for the standard headlights. I never knew these existed, so I followed that track for a bit, and ended up getting a pair of Philips upgrade bulbs from Coventrys. They claim 80% more light than the standard ones - obviously I can't quantify it numerically, but I'm very impressed with the result. There is improvement on both low and high beam, in fact if anything the improvement on low beam is even more useful than that on high beam - there seems to be more light on the sides of the road, especially on the left. And on high beam those reflective road signs really hit you in the eye! I don't do a lot of night driving and I don't drive very fast, so I reckon I now won't bother with any extra lights - I don't think I'll out-drive these. So the night driving I do is now somewhat more relaxed, and the exercise cost less than $50 and took 10 minutes. And I now have 2 spare headlight bulbs! What's not to like?
And yes, I am aware of the potential problem with overheating wiring when putting in more powerful lights, but there is no issue with these - their wattage rating is exactly the same as the standard bulbs, so there is no more current being drawn.
I was looking at adding some extra driving lights recently, and in the course of the research I discovered that there are such things as upgraded bulbs for the standard headlights. I never knew these existed, so I followed that track for a bit, and ended up getting a pair of Philips upgrade bulbs from Coventrys. They claim 80% more light than the standard ones - obviously I can't quantify it numerically, but I'm very impressed with the result. There is improvement on both low and high beam, in fact if anything the improvement on low beam is even more useful than that on high beam - there seems to be more light on the sides of the road, especially on the left. And on high beam those reflective road signs really hit you in the eye! I don't do a lot of night driving and I don't drive very fast, so I reckon I now won't bother with any extra lights - I don't think I'll out-drive these. So the night driving I do is now somewhat more relaxed, and the exercise cost less than $50 and took 10 minutes. And I now have 2 spare headlight bulbs! What's not to like?
And yes, I am aware of the potential problem with overheating wiring when putting in more powerful lights, but there is no issue with these - their wattage rating is exactly the same as the standard bulbs, so there is no more current being drawn.
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