Affordable and effective headlight upgrade? (I know, I know ... but I couldn't find it in Search)

[LurkingLuke]

Having had GREAT success with the Diode Dynamics SS3 Pro LED fog light replacements, I find the actual headlights on my 2013 Denali largely useless---factory high beams are not nearly as effective as the LED fogs. On occasion, however, the fog lights don't reach quite as far down the road as I would like (which is about equal in reach to the factory high beams). Is there a replacement for the factory bulbs that project farther down the road?

FYI I'm not looking for a whole headlight assembly replacement. Ideally, I'd like to just replace the high beam bulbs, but I heard it's not quite that simple.

 

[swathdiver]

First off, you have twelve year old lenses. They don't let as much light through them today as they did when new.

Next, aftermarket bulbs are not as bright or long lasting as the originals. My new lamps came with Hitachi bulbs and my kids, who love LEDs and HIDs, are impressed by how bright they are. I constantly get flashed by oncoming traffic and my lights are pointing correctly.

We put Morimoto fogs on one of the pickups, they're many time more bright and longer distance than stock lamps and bulbs. But again, new lamps with factory bulbs are brighter than aftermarket bulbs trying to get through worn out lenses.

I have the beginnings of cataracts, so seeing at night is a challenge and I have no issues with seeing at night in mine.