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Many people are confused whether they should update their vehicle lights from halogen to Led OR not.

Both halogen and led lights have some advantage and some disadvantages as well.

First lets understand the basic structure of these lights which will also help in deciding which lights are best for your vehicle…

The basic structure of halogen lights include halogen gas inside of the bulb, also there is use of filament. It is an Incandescent light. Whenever the current is passed through the tungsten then filament gets lighten up and produces light yellow colour throw.

The basic structure of LED lights is the use of semi-conductor diode. When the current is supplied, these semi-conductor diode emits photons which finally produces white light or you can say light blue light.

Now lets understand the major differences, advantages and disadvantages of both of these lights.

1) LED Lights (Light Emitting Diode)

●Led light are more brighter, shinny and sharp. Throw of these light is also more

●Other drivers on the road are usually disturbed buy these lights which may cause major accident and injuries to the driver as there visibility becomes zero.

●The lifespan of Led lights is more as compared to Halogen lights. The average lifespan of led lights is about 20,000-50,000 hours.

●The price of Led lights is more than normal halogen lights and installation is also not an easy task which may take time.

●Led lights will not get dim/dull easily and not fade. The light and throw will be same throughout its life span in most of the cases.

●The power consumption of Led lights is less then halogen lights. It consumes 7-20 watts of power per hour

●In case of snowfall, rainy and fog whether led lights does not perform well as these led lights is of reflective nature, they reflect and don’t throw the light on the roads.

●Led lights also improves overall looks of the vehicle

2)HALOGEN LIGHTS

●On the other hand halogen is a much softer light so you can easily see the nearby objects clearly but for far distances you have to face difficulty as it will not be clearly visible.

●The average lifespan of halogen lights are around 1200-2000 hours

●Halogen lights are cheaper in price then Led lights and its installation is also easy and fast.

●Halogen lights get dim/dull over the time the throw of lights gradually gets decreased

●The power consumption of halogen lights is more then led lights. It consumes 35-500 watts of power per hour.

●In case of snowfall, rainy and fog whether halogen lights performs well as these don’t reflect and throws the light directly on the roads.

●In halogen lights, the looks of the vehicle is hampered as it looks outdated and very simple.

●Nowadays even car manufacturers are giving LED lights setup in their vehicles

●Main thing is to choose better brand, price and specification as per your need

Now decide yourself what suits you and what not as for some people halogen is best and for some LED works the best.

Also get your work done from a reputed place, experienced workers and install the lights in your vehicle without any wire cutting or any other damage. Otherwise the warranty of the vehicle can be harmed also while taking insurance claims the insurance companies can reject the claim or damage of the vehicle.

Ask for written warranty of the lights for minimum 1-Year at least.

You can also purchase these type of lights from car company dealers or service center like MARUTI SUZUKI, Hyundai, TATA or any other car brand.

Some best and famous brand for LED lights are:-

1) HELLA

2) Crystal Eye

3) Philips

4) BLAUPUNKT

5) AOZOOM

Other then LED some people also prefer HID(High Intensity Discharge Lights) or projector headlamps and nowadays auxiliary lights are also in trend.

You also have option of installing both Halogen and LED lights in one light only, by pressing one button all your lights will become halogen and by pressing another button all your lights will become LED. You can enjoy benefit of both the light in one light setup only but this setup may be costly.

So not every light is made for your purpose first define your purpose then purchase the lights for your vehicle

How to Drive New Car for Long Life of the Engine.

Many new car faces issues regarding engine before 50,000 kms only because some people don’t have knowledge about how to drive and maintain their car. And some people drive their cars more than one lakh kilometers without any single problem related to the engine. So the engine life depends on us only. Today we will discuss How to Drive New Car for Long Life of the Engine.

There are some Tips and Tricks every car owner should follow to increase the life of their cars:-

Whenever we take delivery of our new car, keep the car ideally start for approx. 25-30 minutes which will make the engine running as the car was in stockyard or showroom from a long time.

Second mistake that most of the new drivers make in excitement is speedying the car for more then 100 kmph it makes wear and tear in the engine and some how destroys the engine life of the car.

But people check the power of the car, how fast it drives and later they regret. So you have to take care about this till 2,000-3,000 kms don’t do hard acceleration and drive in speed limit till that time.

Third mistake that people do is that when they are stucked in bumper to bumper traffic in this situation engine is heated up and the oil pressure is down so whenever the traffic get clear you accelerate the car in high speed but engine of your car is not prepared for it which eventually harms the engine of your car,wear and tear of engine is also high in this situation.

Fourth mistake that people do is that after they buy new car they go to trip to various places but you should take care of not going to any hilly areas for trips because it this situation hard acceleration is needed in which wear and tear of engine is involved. In case of new driver the situation of engine gets worse as driving in hilly areas is not easy, the clutch can also get burned.

You have to wait till 2,000-3,000 kms only after that you can go anywhere you want.

Fifth mistake is that while driving in rainy season there is dirt on roads and if the dirt gets collected in chamber of the car if dirt gets collected there then the temperature of oil will get high and pressure will become low.

Because of down in air pressure the wear and tear of the engine will be there.

Some cars have sealed chamber they can ignore this point but some cars don’t have sealed chamber which may be affected. It will affect engine’s life and make engine noisy.

Sixth mistake is that some people don’t engage the gear as required. Driving in higher gear when lower gear is required will affect the engine a lot . Put the gear as per speed of the car neither to lower gear nor to higher gear.

Eg-You are in bumper to bumper traffic where 1^st gear is needed and if you engage 2^nd or 3^rd gear to launch the car, the gear box will make noise and will affect the life of engine.

Also after purchasing the car check the engine carefully by opening the bonnet there should not be any kind of leakage in the engine. You can also check coolant level, engine oil level, brake oil when the car is in cold condition.

There should not be any warning light in speedometer of the car,if there is then contact your nearest service centre as soon as possible.

Get your car time to time serviced by authorized service stations you can check owner’s manual of your car where it is clearly state at how much kilometres or at how much time the car need to be serviced.

After starting the car wait for 2 minutes for cold start. Allow the engine to warm up for a few minutes before driving, especially in colder weather. You can see speedometer of the car if the RPM Meter is high then wait for it to come down that is below 1,000 rpm. This allows the oil to circulate and lubricate the engine components.

Avoid sudden and harsh braking whenever possible. Smooth braking reduces stress on the braking system and, indirectly, on the engine.

Drive or start the car regularily. Regular use helps in preventing issues associated with prolonged periods of inactivity. If your car is not in use for an extended period, consider starting it periodically.

Remember, the longevity of your new car’s engine is greatly influenced by how well you take care of it. Following these tips can contribute to a smoother and longer life for your car’s engine.