Hello guys, corrolla users & auto experts in the house. i have a 2012 corrolla, simple good commute car but a nightmare to drive at night due to poor headlights.

Once i get on the main road, even the street lights make my headlight invisible or insignificant. I mostly follow the cars in front & go at their pace. Bikes, tricycles (keke) blind me, talk more of other vehicles on the road.

An electrician recommended "belgium" bulbs which i paid & changed the original bulbs which came with the car. Yet no improvement.

I was told it was the settings/tuning of the lights afterwards. The lights were tuned/set but i felt small improvement.

Another electrician recommended halogen bulbs, this did not improve things & the 3rd electricians said the present bulbs are not halogen but fluorescent bulb.

This bulb looked impressive with cooling fan & yet no improvement.

Please i need recommendation on the right kind of bulb to buy & even the advisable watt to use.

Please useful advise & shared experience on this matter is highly needed. God bless you as you help. Thank you.

I think it's either your headlights are dirty or you have night blindness. If the former is the case, you can get the headlamps cleaned and turned to new, but as for the latter, there's no fixing that.

Bro, you never sabi night driving. There is a way you view the road from lower part of the windshield @ night.

Hello, anyone? Please advice please.

modsfucker:
I think it's either your headlights are dirty or you have night blindness. If the former is the case, you can get the headlamps cleaned and turned to new, but as for the latter, there's no fixing that.

None of the above applies sir, i don't experience this on my Rav 4, infact i van tune my light settings comfortably on the dash console.

The headlight is not dirty either, like i said, it was newly imported, if it were dirty the electricians would have since pointed it out if i failed to notice.

The issue is the appropriate bulb type to use. I am tired of the wack recommendations of these electricians, it looks like they want me coming back regularly. Please recommend good bulb type for corolla 2012. Thank you.

teeste:
Bro, you never sabi night driving. There is a way you view the road from lower part of the windshield @ night.

Thank you expert night driver.

Goan buy Belgium LED bulbs,but e cost oooh

Bought mine for 12k each,that's 48k for the four.

Its Benz 2015 E350 LED bulb sha

obidaddy:


Thank you expert night driver.

The guy is somehow right sha,cause u won't see if an approaching car focuses his light on you

Learner... We dey dey drive without light times case of rubbery.....

AstroG:
Goan buy Belgium LED bulbs,but e cost oooh

Bought mine for 12k each,that's 48k for the four.

Its Benz 2015 E350 LED bulb sha

Thanks for your input sir, i will keep that in mind.

obidaddy:


None of the above applies sir, i don't experience this on my Rav 4, infact i van tune my light settings comfortably on the dash console.

The headlight is not dirty either, like i said, it was newly imported, if it were dirty the electricians would have since pointed it out if i failed to notice.

The issue is the appropriate bulb type to use. I am tired of the wack recommendations of these electricians, it looks like they want me coming back regularly. Please recommend good bulb type for corolla 2012. Thank you.

Well, I use 2013 corolla, and the only bulb types I know are Belgium and new ones, and new ones appear to last long, hence I opt for them. The last thing I can think of as the source of your problem is the setting of the bulb. Check whether the bulbs are pointing straight, if not, you have to reset them. And lastly, if your car doesn't come with fog lamp, you can remove those plastics and put the fog lamps.

modsfucker:


Well, I use 2013 corolla, and the only bulb types I know are Belgium and new ones, and new ones appear to last long, hence I opt for them. The last thing I can think of as the source of your problem is the setting of the bulb. Check whether the bulbs are pointing straight, if not, you have to reset them. And lastly, if your car doesn't come with fog lamp, you can remove those plastics and put the fog lamps.

My fog lights work. I just need recommendations on bulb type to purchase & install.

obidaddy:


My fog lights work. I just need recommendations on bulb type to purchase & install.

In that case I'll just tell you to go buy Belgium bulbs for corolla

A very rare issue never been heard before...op please snap the car headlamp when switch on at night

modsfucker:


In that case I'll just tell you to go buy Belgium bulbs for corolla

Bought & used belgium bulbs. Now using florescent bulbs (white) all without much improvement. Was advised to look for a good electrician to tune/set the lights properly. Still open to further advise or sharing of experience by other car owners. Thank you all for your inputs so far.

Maybe the headlights are offset, most times we overlook this simple fix. No matter how bright our bulbs are, if they are not set properly we will not get desired results.

Go to this link, it will help you clear that out ; https://www.wikihow.com/Adjust-Car-Headlights?amp=1

Your headlights use 9005 halogen or 9005LED highbeam 9006 or 9006LED low lowbeam. Buy original philips bulbs.

I drove a similar ride to yours with similar complaints, i changed the bulbs did the settings, it improved but my wind shield had serious issue of hard water stains which made it painful to drive at night regardless of improved brightness.

Your Issue may be one of the 3 issues or all of the 3 i stated above. Mine was all 3. I was never able to get the hard water stains out of the windscreen until i sold the car.

PAQ:
Maybe the headlights are offset, most times we overlook this simple fix. No matter how bright our bulbs are, if they are not set properly we will not get desired results.

Go to this link, it will help you clear that out ; https://www.wikihow.com/Adjust-Car-Headlights?amp=1

Your headlights use 9005 halogen or 9005LED highbeam 9006 or 9006LED low lowbeam. Buy original philips bulbs.

I drove a similar ride to yours with similar complaints, i changed the bulbs did the settings, it improved but my wind shield had serious issue of hard water stains which made it painful to drive at night regardless of improved brightness.

Your Issue may be one of the 3 issues or all of the 3 i stated above. Mine was all 3. I was never able to get the hard water stains out of the windscreen until i sold the car.

Thank you very much sir. You made valuable contributions based on experience. I am grateful sir.

The last guy made a good input, my 2006 Camry had same issue,after changing bulbs and headlamps, it was the windscreen that was the culprit,mere looking at it you will argue it was ok, I had it changed and could see quite a distance at night.

JAYUK:
The last guy made a good input, my 2006 Camry had same issue,after changing bulbs and headlamps, it was the windscreen that was the culprit,mere looking at it you will argue it was ok, I had it changed and could see quite a distance at night.

Wow. Thank you sir.