2005 V50...miserably weak low beams?

HelloBucklebell · Post by **HelloBucklebell** » 27 Jan 2019, 23:34

So my 2005 V50 has HID Xenon headlights. The high-beams are okay, but the low-beams are absolutely miserable in terms of brightness. Sometimes i have to turn them off then on again just to make sure that they're on in the first place, as I can't immediately tell when driving down the road. Every car that comes up behind me overpowers my own beams, and God-help-me if there's oncoming traffic at night--with their headlights on, I can't see a thing!

I've replaced both of the bulbs but of course that did nothing.

-High beams are fine
-Low beams are horrible
-Bulbs are brand new

Any idea what's going on and/or how to fix it?

Post by **matthew1** » 28 Jan 2019, 00:26

Welcome to MVS! Have a look at your reflectors - see this to compare against Headlight output improvement advice links

ericjp · Post by **ericjp** » 04 Feb 2019, 04:21

Google H11 to H9 conversion. Big difference without too much trouble. I've been running the H9's for a couple years and haven't had any issues.