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I looked at other posts regarding LED headlamp bulb retrofits on this site- and they are all many years old- so I thought I'd ask the small community still here.

Our 2004 Vibe had clouded headlight lenses, which I sanded down and protected using an off-the-shelf restoration kit. Still- the stock headlights are not very bright- so I was wondering if there's a different bulb aside from the stock H4/9003 bulb that is recommended. I understand that the light housing is a reflector-type, and therefore a particular light-output pattern is required for the reflectors to work as intended, and that LED's put out directional light- which might not work as desired. Anyone happen to know if there is there an LED bulb that does a better job at putting light where it is needed, or perhaps a brighter halogen bulb?

I'm concerned about potentially blinding other drivers, but am aware that the Vibe is much lower than 99.999% of the cars on the road in my area, so even the high beams do not register as a problem (I had my son drive behind me in our 2023 Honda Odyssey and the high beams looked like low beams, LOL). Any suggested options in 2025?

I'm no LED headlight expert, never put any in a Vibe. There are projector LEDs that don't rely on the headlight housing to shoot the light forward. Also, it seems like converting to LED headlights also requires disabling the half bright day time running lights.

Sylvania does make a series of brighter headlight bulbs. My experience is that Sylvania bulbs do not last as long as other brands, and I remember seeing here somewhere that the brighter Sylvania bulbs last less than their standard ones, so if you go that way, buy two sets, one to use and one to keep in the car as ready spares.