If you want to improve nighttime visibility, enhance your vehicle cosmetics, or do a combination of both, Extreme Audio in Richmond, Virginia, has your solution. We have specialized in lighting upgrades for decades and offer the highest-performing, most reliable products.
Unfortunately, the reality of replacement lighting is that most items are low-cost, subpar products you want to avoid. Our team has spent significant time and resources finding products that meet our standards. We have replacement headlight, foglight and reverse light bulbs for most vehicles.
LED Lighting Upgrades
LED lighting has become the reference standard for headlights in factory-equipped vehicles. The first models of LED replacement bulbs were poorly designed and had low output; they were essentially lousy. The good news is that every generation improves significantly. The current offerings are brighter, more energy efficient and last longer than any other option.
LED Headlight Advantages
More Light Output
The most important reason consumers upgrade their headlights is to increase the amount of light on the road. In high-beam applications, you can see further down the road, preventing you from overdriving the lighting system. LED bulbs can offer as much as 11 times more light output than a Halogen bulb and often 50% more than HID solutions.
Instant On
When you turn on headlights equipped with LED bulbs, you get full output instantly, making it advantageous for high-beam applications. If you need to flash your high-beams to get someone’s attention, you want as much light output as possible, and you want it right away. Solutions like HID can take several seconds to come to full brightness.
Efficiency
LED replacement bulbs are very efficient compared to Halogen and HID bulbs. While cooling is still an important consideration in terms of LED longevity, LED bulbs draw less current than other options and produce more light.
Longevity
Unlike the tungsten filament in a Halogen Bulb or the glass capsule in an HID bulb, LED headlights are essentially solid-state devices. The benefit is that they last a lot longer than other technologies, with many solutions offering 10,000 hours of operation. HID bulbs typically last 2000-3000 hours, and Halogen bulbs work for up to roughly 1000 hours. Though LED might cost a little more, they often last for the life of your vehicle, reducing the lifetime cost.
Simple Installation
Unlike HID systems that require wiring changes and ballast mounting, LED headlight bulb upgrades often drop right into the lens assembly and connect to the factory wiring. Their design makes the installation simple. We carry a variety of different designs to work with automotive, motorcycle and even powersport headlight applications.
Lighting Installation
The quality of the installation is just as important as the quality of the product itself. We have removed countless installations to install our products, and many times faults can be traced to a poor-quality installation. That is not a concern at Extreme Audio. Our team has installation standards that meet, or often exceed, those of car manufacturers.
When you are ready to upgrade the lighting in your vehicle, we invite you to stop by Extreme Audio in Mechanicsville or Midlothian. Our expertly trained staff will assist you in finding the best lighting solution for your vehicle’s needs.
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