What to Do When Halogen Headlights Are Not Bright Enough?

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VonRebecca
07/29/25 3:53pm
There are mainly three methods to address insufficient brightness of halogen headlights. Below are detailed explanations of these three methods: 1. Replace halogen bulbs with LED bulbs: This can solve the problem of dim low beams. However, due to the short wavelength and high color temperature of LEDs, the focal point may deviate from the original halogen bulbs. Directly replacing halogen bulbs with LEDs can easily cause high beams to scatter, resulting in shorter illumination distance and poorer high beam performance. 2. Replace halogen headlights with xenon headlights: Modifying to xenon headlights is a relatively common solution. This requires cutting off the original halogen bulb socket and installing a lens and bulb socket. The color temperature of xenon headlights can be adjusted to adapt to different road conditions. 3. Add a lens to the high beam position based on the LED light setup: This method can solve the scattering issues of both low and high beams, providing better results. However, it requires disassembling the headlight to install the lens.
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