Which lights are better: halogen or xenon
Our roads (where they are) today illuminate three fundamentally different sources of light. And often the owner has a choice - but what to choose? Best LED Headlights On The Market? Auto24 knows the answer.
But honestly, there is no direct answer - all our conclusions will be with certain reservations. And this, among other things, means that both halogen and xenon, and LEDs still remain equal competitors.
Lamps are hot-halogenic
The oldest light is the incandescent bulb filled with gas-halogen. It is thanks to it that it was thought up almost 150 years ago the device continues to meet the modern requirements.
The tungsten thread in the gas medium can be heated to a higher temperature, and it shines brightly and long, reaching the resource in 500 - 1000 hours. The gas also returns the particles of tungsten, which fell from the thread "to the place", not allowing them to settle on the glass bulb, and therefore the light of the lamp does not dim a long time.
In the most modern lamps, quartz glass and high gas pressure in the flask are used, which further enhances the characteristics of the halogen. At the same time worked out for a century and a half the technology allows to keep the price of these bulbs low. Proceeding from the above, this light is still fitted with half of all cars in Europe and even more - in the US. So if your car is still good lights under the halogen bags, it is worth simply to fit them with good branded lamps and not to chase after some newfangled products.
Gas-discharge lamps - "xenon"
The light in these lamps emits an arc - the plasma gap between the two electrodes. Such lamps are much brighter than galogenics, the design of them in itself is simple, but requires a special production culture, besides, such a lamp needs an electronic block of rotation. But the main disadvantage of xenon light is its high price. Even the low-quality set now name stands at times more expensive than "halogen", and branded lamps - durable and with the correct geometry of the arc - are more expensive in order.
Another disadvantage is also very significant for Ukraine: xenon needs its own optics, with increased temperature stability and geometry. Since in our country the two last circumstances are almost impossible to connect, it is impossible to get a good gas-discharge light on a car without regular xenon.
How to choose a wheel drive
As Henry Ford said, 80% of the car's beauty is in its wheels
Types of Wheels
Today there are two types of wheel disks: light alloy and steel. Light alloy wheels, in turn, are divided into two large groups according to the material from which they are made: alloys based on aluminum or alloys based on liquid metals (magnesium or titanium). However, titanium disks and magnesium disks meet less and less often: these materials are expensive in production and capricious in operation. Therefore, today the parade is ruled by aluminum wheels. Also, there are several methods of manufacturing alloy wheels: light alloy cast discs (ordinary casting, the fastest and cheapest way), light alloy forged wheels (casting under pressure, the disk gets stronger and easier, but more expensive), alloy wheels (rolling with rolling rim, something average between the two described above) and composite wheel disks (the disk consists of three parts, with Conventional stamped steel disks are much simpler in their production and material. The iron is punched through two parts of the disk, which are then connected together by electric welding. In order to protect steel discs from further rust, they are painted with paint, usually in black or silver.
It should be remembered that the paint and light alloy wheels, but in addition to protecting the disk material from the effects of aggressive environment, this is also done to give the wheel a greater beauty. Therefore, light alloy wheels can be painted in silvery, dark-silver, black glossy or black matte, white. There are variants and with a combined color (black disk with a white rim), or coloring with different colors of the rainbow - red, green, silver, blue, etc.
Advantages and disadvantages of different types of wheel disks
The main advantage of any alloy wheels comes from their names - they are noticeably lighter than conventional steel wheels. The difference in the weight of one disk is from 1-2 kg for small disks 13-14 inches, and can reach 3-5 kg for a disk measuring 15-16 inches. Thus, the four alloy wheels allow you to win up to 20 kg, and win where it is most important - in the running gear, in the area of the so-called "springless masses." After all, the reduction of "springless masses" positively affects the life of the suspension, comfort during riding, responsiveness and precision of driving. Also, the alloy wheels have one more advantage - thanks to the large openings between the knitting needles, they allow better cooling of the brake mechanisms of the car.
Types of Wheels
Today there are two types of wheel disks: light alloy and steel. Light alloy wheels, in turn, are divided into two large groups according to the material from which they are made: alloys based on aluminum or alloys based on liquid metals (magnesium or titanium). However, titanium disks and magnesium disks meet less and less often: these materials are expensive in production and capricious in operation. Therefore, today the parade is ruled by aluminum wheels. Also, there are several methods of manufacturing alloy wheels: light alloy cast discs (ordinary casting, the fastest and cheapest way), light alloy forged wheels (casting under pressure, the disk gets stronger and easier, but more expensive), alloy wheels (rolling with rolling rim, something average between the two described above) and composite wheel disks (the disk consists of three parts, with Conventional stamped steel disks are much simpler in their production and material. The iron is punched through two parts of the disk, which are then connected together by electric welding. In order to protect steel discs from further rust, they are painted with paint, usually in black or silver.
It should be remembered that the paint and light alloy wheels, but in addition to protecting the disk material from the effects of aggressive environment, this is also done to give the wheel a greater beauty. Therefore, light alloy wheels can be painted in silvery, dark-silver, black glossy or black matte, white. There are variants and with a combined color (black disk with a white rim), or coloring with different colors of the rainbow - red, green, silver, blue, etc.
Advantages and disadvantages of different types of wheel disks
The main advantage of any alloy wheels comes from their names - they are noticeably lighter than conventional steel wheels. The difference in the weight of one disk is from 1-2 kg for small disks 13-14 inches, and can reach 3-5 kg for a disk measuring 15-16 inches. Thus, the four alloy wheels allow you to win up to 20 kg, and win where it is most important - in the running gear, in the area of the so-called "springless masses." After all, the reduction of "springless masses" positively affects the life of the suspension, comfort during riding, responsiveness and precision of driving. Also, the alloy wheels have one more advantage - thanks to the large openings between the knitting needles, they allow better cooling of the brake mechanisms of the car.