It’s the kind of thing that makes you stare at your receipt like it’s going to confess. You buy factory bulbs, install them carefully, and then an inspection station hits you with: “These are ...

As we grapple with the demise of laser headlights in the US, as reported on August 18, 2025, and the compatibility issues of LED bulbs with daytime running light (DRL) functions in vehicles, it’s ...

The answer to how long car headlights last depends on the bulb or lighting-system type. Conventional halogen bulbs are good for 500 to 1,000 hours. It may seem enough, but halogen bulbs will degrade ...

Headlamps come in several sizes, shapes and types, as do their bulbs, which need periodic replacing. A majority of vehicles still use halogen headlamp bulbs, but a growing number come with ...

LED headlights throw extremely intense light with very little draw on your car's electrical system. Now that they're trickling down to the aftermarket, you can buy a simple plug-in "LED retrofit kit" ...

It’s easy to overlook upgrading your headlights, but drive with shiny new ones once, say, in a rental while on vacation, and it’s tough to go back. We go through this all the time when testing cars ...

See and be seen on the road this winter! Headlamp bulb makers have upped performance again, with some now claiming 100 per cent more light. Do they deliver? We test 25 of the latest over the next ...

A Car Pro Show listener wrote recently and asked a question that a lot of drivers have probably wondered about while squinting at oncoming traffic at night: "Why are headlights on newer cars ...

The days of basic low and high beams are over as car headlights become ever more sophisticated. The new technologies bring promises of brighter light, greater reach down the road, and even the ability ...

There's a debate on when exactly light bulbs were invented. One of the earliest recordings of an electric "bulb" dates to 1801-02, when English chemist Sir Humphry Davy heated a platinum strip to ...