Today we will talk about tuning an SUV, and the easiest of it is to install an additional light on the upper trunk of the car and select lamps inside the headlights for an additional light. Look here for additional insights: best HID conversion kit
Additional sources of illumination are very useful on the car: they help with orientation at night, increase your "reserve" of the clarified path, do not overload your eyes (if the spectrum of the lamp is correctly selected and the correct settings are made) and allow you to be more "flexible" in In terms of lighting, it is both to illuminate the camp, and to highlight yourself more brightly on the road in case of bad weather conditions, and as a backup option for light as such. Below is an illustrative example of how a "chandelier" helps with uneven road surfaces.
I will say right away that simply hanging additional lamps on the roof is not always enough. Often, buying a headlight is the starting point in the long history of tuning a car, including the following purchases and installations:
-evaluating the power of a standard generator or buying a new one -the capacity of a standard battery or buying a new one -wiring, correctly connecting and installing headlights -installing a second battery system for power supply without running the engine -installation of systems for indicating electricity consumption, etc.
Of course, this list is given as an indicator where the path of correct auto-tuning leads further. However, today we are talking exclusively about additional light as such. And the choice of additional light should begin with the requirements for lamp operationinside the headlight - how it should work, in what spectrum, for what purpose you need additional light and so on. So let's figure it out - what types of lamps exist.
Types of lamps
If you look at modern car headlights, you can identify the fashion for certain types of lamps inside the standard car headlights. The most common of these are gas discharge (xenon) and diode headlamps.
In essence, the most significant advantage of gas-discharge (xenon) headlights is their efficiency - they consume less, while shining brighter. They have a high operating temperature, so they glow blue. In order for such a lamp to work, the headlights are also equipped with an ignition unit . As a rule, the wire from this unit to the light bulb is not very large, so it is worth considering the length of the wire when laying cables and connecting power.
Xenon headlight on top of the trunk as a "chandelier" with an ignition unit in an additional case from the wiring
I repeat that xenon headlights and their light are one of the "hottest" ones, and stand out with a bluish tint, which seems to lose contrast in the illuminated area - it seems to "whiten", losing the strength and volume of the beam. However, at night outside city lighting, xenon does an excellent job of illuminating the space around the car due to its spectrum and a strong light beam.
High-quality xenon headlights are guaranteed under warranty and come with documents. It is best to immediately take in sets - lamp + headlight + reflector + ignition unit + wiring for power supply + a couple of spare lamps for the future - to avoid any problems with installation and operation.
Choose a kit with the lowest working light temperature index so as not to injure the eyes of the driver in front of the vehicle.
Xenon lamps have one sensitive disadvantage - they strongly "glow" against an electro-magnetic background and can muffle the operation of standard or portable radios, radio and other radio devices.
For Chinese handicraft analogues and copies of original xenon lamps from renowned manufacturers, this is a very big "sin".