LED headlights have largely taken over the market from HID and halogen lights, and they definitely have advantages. Yet HID ...

The early 20 th century had the first automobiles fitted with kerosene oil lamps for night travel, which used an open flame and couldn't provide any visibility ahead. Luckily, automotive technology ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. You can't help but notice high-intensity discharge (HID/xenon) and light-emitting diode (LED) headlights—the light they ...

The “Bikemaster” brand HID headlight kit is available in several different bulb types. We installed the H4 kit on the Suzuki DR650 (blog) but the steps are the same for every bike. The HID bulb posed ...

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 ...

No, LED headlights do not use more battery than traditional halogen or HID lights. In fact, they use significantly less. A standard halogen headlight typically draws 55 to 65 watts of power, while an ...

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 ...

Completely transforming our project F-150, the Raptor Retrofit black headlights perfectly complemented the new black grille and black wheels. We also got the added benefit of genuine HID lighting.

Are you tired of seeing all those premium cars drive by with their gorgeous, bright LED headlights? Meanwhile you’re driving around with yellowish halogen bulbs that barely illuminate the road in ...

Aftermarket parts retailers are continuing to defy regulations by advertising hazardous and illegal High-Intensity Discharge (HID) conversion kits as safety enhancements. However, Trading Standards ...

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This wasn’t my first attempt to add aftermarket HID lighting to my 2004 BMW K1200LT. Last spring I fell for a “too good to pass up” $129.99 eBay conversion kit sold by CQ Lighting (similar kits can be ...