Halogen vs HID vs LED Headlights Bulbs, Which Headlight is the Best?

Halogen vs HID vs LED headlights bulb replacement for a car with reflector/projector headlight, which is best? LED vs HID vs Halogen headlights? And what are the differences? Looking for a new headlight bulb upgrade? Stock Halogen? HID? or LED? In this video, we compare these bulbs from different angels like working power, color temperature, cut-off line, light performance,etc to provide you full knowledge about them, so that you can make the best decision to purchase the aftermarket bulbs for your auto cars, trucks, motorcycles, SUVs, Vans, etc.#ledheadlights #ledbulb #halogen #ledlights #headlights #headlight #headlampmodify

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Here is time introductions:
Introduction: (0:00)
Power Consumption Comparison: (0:13)
Wall Test Color Temperature & Brightness Comparison: (1:36)
7 Feet Color Temperature & Brightness Comparison: (3:50)
33 Feet Color Temperature & Brightness Comparison: (5:12)
71 Feet Color Temperature & Brightness Comparison: (6:09)
Road Performance Comparison: (7:04)

Based on this video, from professional point, LED headlight bulbs are recommended for any cars, trucks, SUVs, Vans, Motorcycles for better vision & luxury looking. If you have any questions, or need any assistance, please feel free to contact us.

[sengalang]

Being a headlight junkie and having tried everything myself, I can tell you that absolutely NOTHING beats a 35w HID projector retrofitted 4300k setup. You get the purest white light and the cleanest cutoff beam without being annoyingly too bright and flashy. Sometimes having a bright light isn't necessarily the best because you are blinding everyone on the road. Be respectful of other drivers. The color output also depends on your ballast as well. Anything below 4300k is getting in the yellow, and anything above 5k is too blue (ive owned 3k, 5k, 6k, 8k, 10k. IMO and many others, 4300k to 5k is the sweet spot for the best output)


If you want to do a comparison video, please don't use a cheapo plug and play HID kit. It is misleading information. HID's are meant to be used in an HID specific housing.

[steverudder]

Great video. I drive a 2015 Volvo big rig with primitive projector headlights.
Halogen weren't bright enough, LED's only lit up flat surfaces, especially reflective, but not the road, and so I settled on HID's.
So far, so good, but they occasionally flicker, which I don't care for. Keep on Truckin'!!

[STI]

Should of went with 4300k, 5000k or 6000k for Hid, why use 8000k for your test. The higher the Kelvin color from 5000k, you lose brightness

[johnpward]

Very detailed, scientific and also explained well in layman terms. This really helped me with headlight upgrade selection. Thank you for you incredible attention to detail!

[gospelofyashua]

Should had used 5000k or 4300k hid and brightness readings would have been better. Looks like you used 8000k hid for test...Unfair bro because its lower lux.

[vinnygoombatts]

So basically I'm still good with duct taping my flashlights to the hood of my car....

[simondfrost]

This is one of the most in-depth vids on lighting I have ever seen. Most definitely a sub now and thanks you for the measurements, I know what I am going to have to decide from with an understanding of the units now. Thanks.

[deadliving]

This is exactly what I was looking for, a straight comparison of different lights in different areas. Thank you for making this video and educating us.

[kasfbull]

for the night driving safe, use 4300k. It gives you more information of road environment.

[Realpreshaanb]

I just got rid of my LED bulbs and replaced them with 6000k HID and it is so much better with the HID kit, has a clear cut out, better range, and that nice OEM style white like the xenon models

[caw]

Weird to use an 8k HID, imo they look best between 5-6k and still have impressive brightness. Also what brand HID bulb are you using? Not all bulbs are made equal when it comes to hids

[mattcero]

Fantastic demonstration guy! One of the best I've seen. Thanks for the effort and time.

[pancham]

You should test it again while keeping the color temperature of all 3 nearly same.

[KW]

Keep up the good work! I'm looking forward for the comparison with a HID/Xenon with like 4300K or 5000K.

[Arsenic]

Very interesting test, though I don't quite understand the rather large delta of color temperatures. I guess it depends on where in the light cone you measure, for projector type headlights you can get quite a bit of chromatic aberration towards the edges of the light cone (regardless of light source). But 8000 Kelvin HIDs are not OEM standard for many cars, it's usually more like 5600K.

[SlickR]

HID's seems very specific in where the light is, all other areas are way more dark. LED's appear the strongest, but since they are 7000k it's actually soft color, so you loose visibility. Pretty sure those halogens are super cheap ones, but even then they outperformed the HID's. Though I think for best results you should be looking at 4700k halogens and HID ones. Unfortunately its hard to find 4000-5000k LED's, they are usually over 7000k, therefore they have to be stronger, but they also reduce visibility of incoming drivers. So overall I'd say LED's are a bad choice as they tend to blind oncoming drivers the most and they have a very soft 7000k color.

[oscarbadillo]

Pfft... Not impressed. I'll stick to my kerosene lamp lighting my car

[robfer]

looks like the headlight housing is not designed for HID or LED. The halogen bulbs looked fine plus they probably, wouldn't glare into oncoming traffic like the LEDS will. The design of the headlight it self should have been taken into consideration!

[MuhammadKHuda]

Have been tested using LED, Halogen and also HID. I choose HID for natural bright and also cost.

[gurulandrover]

Leds are good they meet lense then collects snow as it is not warm enough to melt the snow and keep clear