| These days everyone is fixing up their car to be the | | | | parts needed, and it can help the power of your lights |
| best it can be. Emissions laws get stricter every year; | | | | to go farther. This process also involves cleaning out |
| high gas prices mean keeping the engine, tires, and | | | | the reflectors inside the headlights, which will improve |
| body in tip top shape; and the struggling economy | | | | the functionality of your headlights even further. |
| means maintaining vehicles for as long as possible | | | | If it comes down to it and you need new bulbs, it can |
| before taking out loans to purchase a new one. | | | | be expensive. Sometimes it costs hundreds of dollars |
| One part that's commonly ignored, though, is the | | | | to replace headlight bulbs, which can be quite daunting. |
| headlights. As headlights gradually get yellow and begin | | | | Original bulbs can be replaced with xenon lights, which |
| to droop, people don't notice that anything's changing, | | | | go for around $10 and are much brighter. |
| and then suddenly there's a dear right in front of them | | | | This option can be fantastic if you need the extra |
| that they couldn't spot when it walked out onto the | | | | brightness or the extra pocket change. And if you're |
| side of the road. Don't let this happen to you! | | | | lazy, it can mean that you don't have to worry about |
| With more and more deadly accidents caused by | | | | cleaning a thing because the xenon lights will outshine |
| poor headlight maintenance, there are a few cheap | | | | that dirt and match the quality of your original lights in |
| things you can do that will probably dramatically | | | | their factory-fresh hay-day. |
| improve your nighttime driving vision. First off you can | | | | Ensuring that your headlights function properly takes a |
| try cleaning the front of your headlights yourself. There | | | | little bit of time and a little bit of money, but really the |
| are a lot of cleaners out there that will do a | | | | price isn't so unreasonable. If you don't do it, you might |
| remarkable job brightening up the plastic without the | | | | be paying for a whole new car, or a whole new |
| need to open up anything. Many police vehicles are | | | | hospital bill very soon, especially since a lot of reckless |
| maintained in this way. | | | | driving happens at night when people assume no one's |
| If that's not enough, try taking your car into the shop | | | | going to get in their way. Don't be roadkill, don't make |
| and asking them to re-aim your lights. This won't be | | | | roadkill, don't put off servicing your headlights! |
| very expensive, since it's quick and there are no new | | | | |