High Intensity Discharge (HID) lighting does not use the filament that is commonly found in normal automotive or motorcycle light bulbs. Instead, the bulb is filled with Xenon gas. The gas is ignited ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Introduction What are LED headlights and how do they work? What are halogen headlights and how do they work? What are xenon headlights and how do they work? Xenon headlights, much like halogen ...

There's nothing the media love more than a nice juicy auto problem. Imagine that your car's headlamps failed, and replacing them cost you THOUSANDS. OF. DOLLARS !!! Well, that's the premise of a late ...

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 ...