| If one of your headlight bulbs has blown you are | | | | name suggests, they will certainly cut the amount of |
| normally the last to know about it, driving around | | | | time you will need to spend replacing your car bulbs. |
| blissfully unaware that there is light only coming out of | | | | By using reinforced heavy duty components you can |
| one headlight, whilst other drivers can clearly see that | | | | expect a long life headlight bulb to last over 50% |
| one of you car bulbs has blown. Once you know that | | | | longer than ordinary halogen bulbs, giving you an |
| a bulb has blown you then have to find the right | | | | expected bulb life of 500-600 hours, whilst still |
| replacement and install it. But how do you know that | | | | producing the same light output as ordinary halogen |
| you are getting the best from your bulbs and is there a | | | | bulbs. Long life car bulbs are slightly more expensive |
| way to have them last longer? | | | | than their standard halogen counterparts, but are |
| In effect there are really just three types of car bulbs | | | | considerably more economical when you factor in their |
| that you can install in your headlights and they are, | | | | extra long life span. |
| standard halogen bulbs, modern upgrade xenon bulbs | | | | When replacing headlight bulbs it is recommended, and |
| and heavy duty long life bulbs. When determining how | | | | good sense, to change them both at the same time. |
| long a headlight bulb should last its is well worth | | | | Firstly if one bulb has blown the odds are very strong |
| remembering the old adage that "The light that burns | | | | that the other one will blow shortly afterwards, and by |
| twice as bright, lasts half as long". | | | | changing them together you wont have to repeat job |
| Standard halogen headlight bulbs, are the bulbs that | | | | for a while, and secondly if your bulb has comes to the |
| were fitted by the vehicle manufacturer at the factory | | | | end of its life span it will be past its optimum light |
| and are normally full OEM (Original Equipment | | | | performance output. |
| Manufacturer) specification. These type of car bulbs | | | | One final point to note when changing your headlight |
| will typically last between 350-400 hours of use and | | | | car bulbs is to not touch the glass with bare skin during |
| emit a reasonable level of light onto the road. | | | | the process. No matter how clean your hands are, |
| Upgrade xenon bulbs, like the Osram Night Breaker or | | | | bare skin will always leave a residual grease mark on |
| Philips Extreme Power bulbs use xenon gas to | | | | the glass, this creates a hotspot on the and will |
| produce a light up to 90% brighter than standard | | | | eventually lead to a bulbs premature failure. So, to get |
| halogen bulbs, making night-time driving safer and less | | | | the best from your headlights always change your |
| stressful, and because of their high performance | | | | bulbs in pairs, wear protective gloves during the |
| construction they can be expected to last between | | | | process and pick the right type to suit your |
| 200-300 hours. | | | | requirements. |
| Finally there are long life headlight bulbs and, as their | | | | |