Monday, July 6, 2009

Modify Your Head Hights.


Obviously the most distinctive part of your ride are your headlights which in a way define the whole nature of your car.Many people instead of spending on their lights spend on the other accessories and are very much contended with the boring looks of their headlights.

If you are seeking the headlight mods you must just as well follow the theme along and fit matching or complimentary tail lights.
When you have located a suitable headlight conversion kit change the indicator repeaters as well, best matching your car headlights.However make sure that the headlight conversion kit and bulbs you buy are approved for street legal use.
Nowadays Lexus style lights which utilise clear lenses and coloured bulbs and angel eyes which were popularised by BMW are highly in. For the main beam different lenses are used by different headlights, dipped and fog light.
Changing a tri or quad lamp unit which change the whole look of the car providing 3 or 4 circular lenses for each beam function in a clear, silver black or even carbon fibre surround would be a very good idea to initiate your head light mod.
The classic circular "jaguar style" headlight conversions are certainly in at the moment.They look even more hot when contrasted with a black headlight
surround or even a body colour coded surround. Conversion kits available now a days allow you to customize the colour code your headlights surround so that they dont look odd to the whole body and color scheme of your car and they are fitted with easily removable front glass for easy access.

As mentioned above the Lexus style clear or crystal lenses are in because they look great but be careful when choosing the coloured bulb it has been observed in many cases that the coloured bulbs spoil the whole effect. fortunately coloured bulbs are now available with a silvered finishing so the bulb does not show through at all through the lens unless it is turned on.

Angel Eyes, Quad, HID, Bulb upgrades, coloured bulbs the list is never lasting especially in this era of tough competition when there is a steady supply of new innovations and new products keep on coming.

HID - due to the frequency of the light from some angles colour appears blue.Kits are available in the market for most cars converting them to HID bulbs.The biggest advantage of HID lights are that they reduce the strain on your eyes and allows you to see even further by emitting a light of frequency identical to the frequency of daylight which is more bright and clear With some imagination and a little body styling you can create a totally unique look.Only your creativity is the limit.


Light emitting diodes(abbreviation=LED) are a new form of bulb.They've got couple of big advantages.First their lives are too long as compared to any other standard bulb i.e 5000 hours(approx) secondly they consume less power and emit less or to be more precise zero heat compared with conventional bulbs.

Markets are being stocked up by the new innovations of LED bulbs but yet they are not the mainstream headlight applications but as a critic i am sure that the era of this conventional headlights will soon pass away and the LED headlights will flood the market.

Modifying your car's headlights is not a big deal and can be done easily as replacing headlights is an easy task however there might be some cars where you will have to remove your bumpers in order to install new headlights so i highly recommend that you consult your car manual when you deal with such type of complex cars.

Whenever playing with the electricity or other electric devices of your car you should always disconnect the battery in accordance with your makers instructions also make sure that you take care to note your radio code, alarm settings and any other electronic device integrated in your car that may be affected by a loss of power.

In the end, whenever you buy a new headlight conversion kit make sure that it doesnt violates the rules of your country because many countries have strict rules regarding tinted headlights or coloured bulbs.