Headlight lenses: description and reviews

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42

Most car owners are faced with a lack of headlights of standard optics. Often the driver turns on the optics at night, and visibility is very far from ideal. This is not only inconvenient, but also dangerous. Replacing lamps in optics does not solve the problem of poor visibility. The reasons are not in the type of lamp or technical characteristics, but in the reflector of standard optics. The only option to improve the quality of lighting is lenses for headlights. When compared with traditional halogen optics, they provide a more uniform, directional, powerful light output. In addition, the lens is more economical than standard halogen lamps. There are various types of product data. Let's explore all about them.

What is this?

Lenses in headlights are compact devices consisting of several elements. This is a reflector or reflector, a lamp (mainly xenon), a focusing lens, and a metal curtain. lensesneeded to focus the light beam. Unlike xenon, they do not dazzle oncoming drivers, the roadway is illuminated with an even white light. The boundaries of the road are clearly visible, and the driver is better oriented, especially when it is raining outside.

Modern premium cars are equipped with such light at the factory. But today, headlight lenses can be installed on almost any car and motorcycle. The product amplifies and focuses the light flow in the headlights with a specific base.

Installing the lens makes driving safer. The driver is able to see the obstacle faster. In bad weather, the road is better lit at night. You can see road signs, intersections earlier. There is more time to make a decision.

To install the lens in the headlights, you do not need to purchase rare and expensive optics. The right light can be obtained regardless of whether it is near or far. The light produced by lensed optics cannot be obtained from corrugated glass or other types of reflectors.

In the installation kit, in addition to lamps, there are also marker lights, the so-called "angel eyes". The backlight is installed along the contour of the lens and allows you to drive a car more safely and comfortably. It can work as a daytime running light.

Bi-Xenon lens

They were first used on cars back in the 90s on Volkswagens and Audis. Such tuning quickly became very popular, and other manufacturers took up the production of such sets. Today all world concernsinstall similar optics on their cars. A bi-xenon lens is one of the available options for improving headlights. The lens is installed in place in the standard headlights. There are universal and standard models.

Universal bi-xenon lenses are mounted in a regular halogen base. At the same time, they do not interfere with the design of standard optics. The market offers the widest range of such products. You can choose the perfect option for color, design and other characteristics.

Regular lenses are optics installed by the manufacturer. They are not designed for every plinth, and only the same or similar products should be purchased as replacements.

Thus, a bi-xenon lens is a design consisting of a reflector, a gas-discharge xenon lamp, a curtain for forming far and near colors.

Operation principle

This optics works according to the following principle. When a gas-discharge xenon lamp is lit, the light from it, as well as reflected from the reflector, enters the lens, where it is focused. The lens forms a light beam. The boundaries of the high and low beam are formed by a movable metal curtain.

The lens, unlike the bi-xenon lamp, has certain features. So, in the high beam mode, when the shutter is lowered and does not interfere with the passage of the light flux, the shape of the flux is optimized due to focusing - any parasitic glow is eliminated. When the driver switches to low beam mode, the curtain will rise. It cuts part of the light flux. Unlikeunlensed bi-xenon optics, the lens in the dipped headlights makes the boundaries clearer. Blurred borders are removed, and lighting is shifted into the distance without glare.

First generation lenses

The most popular and best-selling lenses are the first generation G1. They are round in shape and 80 mm in diameter. The set is intended for installation in optics with reflectors and smooth glass. The lamp is designed for H4 base. But it is possible to install the lens in regular headlights and with a different base. The package is standard. These are 2 bi-xenon lenses with "angel eyes", wires and mounting kit, xenon lamps, ignition units.

Third generation models

Here the shape of the mask is made oval. The diameter is 110 mm. G3 lenses can be connected to H4 bases or be more versatile - for H1, H7, HB4 bases. It also has neon decorative lighting. The kit also comes with xenon lamps.

Fifth generation models

This is a fairly successful lens model. They combine excellent performance with a fairly modest size. The product is universal in terms of base: lenses are installed in the base H1, H4, H7, HB4. These kits are installed as a tuning and as a replacement for a clouded regular lens. The set does not include "angel eyes" and xenon lamps. Standard plinth – H1.

Q5 bi-xenon lenses

This model features a 3-inch enlarged lens. The peculiarity is that the modelcan only be installed in plinth H4. In the lens itself is a D2S lamp. To connect to conventional ignition units, a special adapter is needed for bi-xenon.

Fog lights

This tuning also makes driving safer. The quality of the fog light is improved. Due to the lens, the light beam becomes more correct and not blurry, this is noted by driver reviews. The top stripe prevents oncoming vehicles from being dazzled.

You can install lenses in fog lights on most cars. If there are no places for fog lights in the bumper, then holes can be made. After installation, drivers will be able to fully enjoy high-quality light, especially in bad weather.

The headlight glass should not have corrugations and be only transparent. If the glass is corrugated, then the light will be scattered on it, and the headlight will shine anywhere, but not directly. This will dazzle oncoming drivers. You also need to know the depth of the headlight for installation. It is also important to observe the diameter for installation.

Lenses and Halogen

There is an opinion that you can simply put the lenses in the Kirzhach headlights and enjoy the light of a halogen bulb on a new level. But no. The fact is that halogen and xenon have different luminous flux temperatures, shapes, sizes, brightness and other characteristics. Designers in the development of lenses take into account these points. You can't just take and put a xenon lens.

But if you install halogen lenses in the headlights, then this is a great solution. Checkedthat xenon light will give spurious illumination and blind oncoming drivers. A halogen lamp cannot give such illumination, therefore such optics are more “polite”. And due to the lens and focusing, the light flux is more even and correct - the reviews say. The developers have already taken into account all the nuances and made the right lens for the characteristics of a particular group of lamps.

About installation

The installation process is easy. Let's take a quick look at how to install headlight lenses. The latter must be removed, thoroughly cleaned, then placed in a cardboard box and warmed up well with a building hair dryer (you can also mark the part in the oven and heat the factory glue in this way to make it softer). Next, the glass is separated and the sealant is removed. After removing the lamp, insert the lens, fix it with fasteners and glue the glass back. Then it remains only to connect the optics to the ignition unit, install the headlight on the car and enjoy the result. Such optics will definitely work better than standard ones.