When driving on the road, the most common thing Uncle Zhuan says is to pay attention to safety. Driving safety, one is the safety habits of the driver, and the other is the safety configuration of the vehicle. Safety configuration, ranging from body structure and safety systems to tires and lights, is very important. Today, Uncle Brick is here to tell you about "headlights".
In fact, many friends in our background will ask, for example, if your car is a "candle light" and you can't see clearly at night, what should you do? In fact, the lack of sight caused by lighting is indeed a major issue affecting safety. According to incomplete statistics, 22% of traffic accidents occur when visibility is poor.
Generally speaking, due to cost considerations, most models below 200,000 are equipped with ordinary halogen bulbs. This is not a problem in daily use, but in some national highways and suburban and rural areas where road lighting is not well constructed, its lighting field of view is indeed not as good as that of more advanced xenon headlights and LED headlights.
However, upgrading from ordinary halogen headlights to xenon or LED headlights often costs thousands of dollars (don’t just replace LED bulbs worth hundreds of dollars from a certain brand without authorization), which is quite a lot of money for many people. investment, and at the same time, you have to worry about whether it can pass the annual inspection. So, is there any way to save money and improve lighting brightness? The answer, of course, is yes.
This time Uncle Brick will take it upon himself to teach you how to simply upgrade the brightness of your car lights.
Usually, the color temperature of ordinary halogen bulbs is 3000K, the color is yellowish, and the penetration power is good. However, due to the relatively simple structure of ordinary halogen bulbs, their illumination distance, angle and brightness are not very high, and they may even deteriorate and age after being used for a long time. Therefore, what we have to do is to directly buy halogen bulbs with better performance.
On Taobao, imported high-quality halogen bulbs cost about 100 to 200 yuan per pair. Well-known ones include Osram, Xiaoyao, Philips, etc. We can buy them as needed. Usually the K number of these halogen bulbs will be higher, around 3500-4000K, and thanks to a better design structure, they perform better in all aspects than ordinary halogen bulbs.
(Promotional picture of a certain brand of light bulbs)
After the light bulb is ready, the next question is how to replace it? Compared with replacing xenon lamps and LED lamps, another advantage of upgrading halogen bulbs is that you can do it yourself. You only need a pair of white gloves and it only takes 20 minutes.
By the way, a reminder, when purchasing light bulbs, be sure to check whether your car has integrated high and low beams or separate high and low beams. Don't get confused, because the former only requires replacing two special bulbs on the left and right, while the latter requires four.
First open the hood, and you will see what the back of the headlight looks like. This round black rubber ring is the dustproof and waterproof cover of the headlight. (Some cars also have a plastic cover outside the dust cover, which needs to be removed first)
There is a headlight power interface on the outside of the dust cover. Pull it out gently first. If the pressure is tight, you can slowly pull it out by shaking it from side to side without using brute force.
After unplugging the power interface, use a little force to take out the dust cover. It is usually made of soft rubber, so you don't have to worry about it being pulled out.
Now, a naked headlight base is revealed in front of us.
But don't rush to pull out the bulb, because you can't pull it out by force. There is a circlip made of iron wire on the outside of the lamp holder. First loosen the circlip, and then carefully take out the bulb.
No, let’s compare the difference between the original ordinary halogen bulb and the new halogen bulb.
——However, except that the new bulb Orchid Orchid looks better, there doesn’t seem to be any difference... Let’s install it to see the effect.
The process of installing the lamp is very simple. Just reverse the disassembly order. Remember to install the dust cover securely.
Let’s first look at the difference between the two sides. The left light is a new light bulb and the right light is an old light bulb. It can be seen that the left headlight of the car is white and the right headlight is yellow. This is because the color temperature of the new light bulb is 3900K. The higher the color temperature, the whiter the color, while the color temperature of the xenon lamp is only 4300K.
Let's take a look at the effect after replacing the new lights. The picture below is a comparison of low beam illumination taken at the same location, on the same wall, and with the same photosensitive shutter.
It is not difficult to see that the new light bulb is brighter, and the Z-shaped area in the center that focuses light has become wider. At the same time, pay attention to the two corners. The illumination angle of the center light is wider, and the old light bulb cannot illuminate it. The areas we visited also became brighter.
Let’s look at the unlit suburban road at the same location. The improvement of high beams is mainly in the range. The new bulbs even illuminate the most distant objects, while the old bulbs are not only dimmer, but also have a "little" distance in terms of illumination. It’s beyond reach”.
The contrast of the low beam headlights is also more obvious. The brightness and width of the new bulbs have been greatly improved.
Finally, Uncle Brick would like to remind you that when changing light bulbs, don’t blindly pursue brightness and whiteness. For example, some merchants sell light bulbs up to 6000K. After this kind of light is replaced, it will not only affect the vision of oncoming cars, but also cause insufficient penetration in rainy and foggy days (the eyes will be completely white), which is counterproductive.
Therefore, for just over 100 yuan, you can upgrade your vehicle headlights in a way that is not much more difficult than changing a light bulb at home. This is undoubtedly the most suitable choice for those who find it troublesome and troublesome to modify, but also worry that the headlights are not bright enough and safe enough.
