Does Your Chevy Need New Headlights?

When darkness falls, or you find yourself driving through fog, your car’s headlights become all-important for your safety. In order to keep your headlights at maximum brightness, it’s best to visit your local Chevy dealer to replace failing headlights with new headlights, or repair faulty wiring, as soon as you can. Here are a few common headlight problems to look out for.

Flickering Light

When a headlight bulb begins to flicker, either the filament in the bulb is damaged, the wiring is loose, or the electrical power supply is faltering. If you replace the bulb with another one and the flickering stops, you know the problem was with the bulb itself. 

If the new bulb flickers too and other electronics are also having trouble, it’s likely that either your alternator or battery is failing to deliver sufficient voltage. Otherwise, you’ll need to have a technician take a look at the wiring behind the flickering headlight. 

Dimming Light

If you notice the brightness of your headlights fade, a bulb might be faltering. Alternatively, dimming brightness may be caused by oxidized or dirtied headlight lenses, both of which you should be able to clean or have a technician clean for you.

One Dying Bulb

When just one headlight gives out, you can be reasonably sure the problem lies with that specific bulb or its wiring. Drivers normally need to replace headlights in pairs to avoid mismatched bulbs and also because when one bulb in a pair dies, the other one usually isn’t far behind.   

High Beam Problems

Headlights are divided into low beams and high beams, often with separate types of bulbs. It’s possible to have issues with a single high-beam bulb or its wiring, which you’ll usually need a technician to repair. 

Blowing Fuses

Headlight fuses are designed to protect the headlights from erratic surges in voltage. If your headlight bulb fuse keeps blowing, then you have a problem with a bulb, wiring, or underlying electrical system. It’s best to ask a technician to diagnose and fix the problem for you. 

How Frequently To Buy New Bulbs at Your Chevy Dealer

There are multiple types of headlights in use today, primarily halogen bulbs, high-intensity discharge (HID) bulbs, and light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs. Halogen bulbs typically last for around 14 months of driving on average. HID bulbs last around 23 months and LED bulbs last an average of 42 months. 

If you’re unsure which type of headlight bulbs your car currently uses, ask about it at your local dealership. If you’re using halogen or HID bulbs, it may be possible to upgrade to longer-lasting LED bulbs. 

Visit Orr Chevrolet of Fort Smith today to have your headlights repaired or upgraded. We have a broad inventory of excellent vehicles, and we always aim to provide a hassle-free car purchasing or servicing experience.

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