Situation: 56 years old and night driving vision not good. Been nearsighted my whole life but night vision started to go south in my 40s. I used to prefer driving at night, to beat the traffic, but those days are long gone.
Just replaced two-year-old Sylvania XtraVision 9006 with Wagner BriteLite 9006 low-beams on an '05 Corolla. Over the past decade, have tried Silverstar, Silverstar Ultra and one of the Philips high-end bulbs that was supposed to be better than Silverstar. I also bought 9012 bulbs for the 9006 swap, but messed up shaving the bulb housing, so they did not fit. (I have a mechanical mind but fingers not so much.)
I found the blue-tinted whiter-light bulbs helped a bit in fog and the Silverstars seemed to cast a wider beam, but the improvement was not that great and not worth the cost. So I bought XtraVision last time, and they are OK but I still search for a better option. Came across the BriteLites, and though the reviews were mixed I liked that they were allegedly brighter bulbs but without the blue. (Xenon) Installed them yesterday, took a spin after dark tonight....
....and they are a bit better than the XtraVision, can see a smidge farther down the road....but still no miracle.
For folks in a similar boat: What headlights are you running and is there a 9006 bulb that clearly makes night driving safer? Or is the only real improvement the 9012 swap, done by someone with mechanical fingers?
Thanks.
Just replaced two-year-old Sylvania XtraVision 9006 with Wagner BriteLite 9006 low-beams on an '05 Corolla. Over the past decade, have tried Silverstar, Silverstar Ultra and one of the Philips high-end bulbs that was supposed to be better than Silverstar. I also bought 9012 bulbs for the 9006 swap, but messed up shaving the bulb housing, so they did not fit. (I have a mechanical mind but fingers not so much.)
I found the blue-tinted whiter-light bulbs helped a bit in fog and the Silverstars seemed to cast a wider beam, but the improvement was not that great and not worth the cost. So I bought XtraVision last time, and they are OK but I still search for a better option. Came across the BriteLites, and though the reviews were mixed I liked that they were allegedly brighter bulbs but without the blue. (Xenon) Installed them yesterday, took a spin after dark tonight....
....and they are a bit better than the XtraVision, can see a smidge farther down the road....but still no miracle.
For folks in a similar boat: What headlights are you running and is there a 9006 bulb that clearly makes night driving safer? Or is the only real improvement the 9012 swap, done by someone with mechanical fingers?
Thanks.