Ever since the electric light bulb was conceived in the early 1800s, inventors have sought to improve on its design to provide greater light output, better power efficiency, and increased longevity.
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Are LED headlights really better than HID?
Modern car buyers are no longer choosing between “dim” and “slightly less dim” headlights. They are deciding between two very different technologies that shape how far they can see, how tired their ...
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 ...
Before going into exterior lighting solutions for all things automotive, it's necessary for us to remember that – in the olden days of black and white everything – horse-drawn carriage lamps used ...
Check the sales brochure of a high-end new car and chances are you’ll find that the headlights are HID units. But let’s start at the start: What are HID headlights? HID actually stands for High ...
High Intensity Discharge (HID) lights are typically 3-times brighter than halogen, last 10-times longer, use 35-percent less power and produce a blue-white light that is safer because it is closer to ...
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You might be breaking the law with these car lights
Before you upgrade your headlights, add underglow, or tint your tail lights — know the law. In this video, we break down the ...
KEMP, Texas, Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The LEDLB-8E-IR LED Light Bar from Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com is a powerful yet compact infrared LED light that offers operators in covert ...
This article is part of the GM Authority Wish List series for the Cadillac ATS — a collection of changes, updates, and modifications we’d like to see made to the family of compact luxury vehicles. The ...
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