Car upgrading fanatics and people who care a lot about appearances are among the most apt to tune their vehicles so that they improve upon their original looks. Though exterior body upgrades and interior upholstery replacements are all types of modifications meant to improve the appearance of a vehicle both inside and out, they certainly aren’t the only kind of mods that work to enhance aesthetic appeal. For a car that looks as impressive at nighttime as it does during the day, the right automotive lighting upgrades are essential. Below, we’ll cover some of the most popular types of lighting mods you can pursue, and you can decide for yourself if any would work well on your car.

From a motivational standpoint, it can be difficult to get started installing HIDs. Unlike just replacing the stock halogen headlight bulbs with replacement ones, installing HID headlight bulbs requires the simultaneous installation of other components designed to make the HIDs work with the car’s systems. Aside from the slightly more daunting installation process, however, HIDs win out over halogens in every other way. They’re brighter, longer lasting, and customizable to your color preference. If you want a set of headlights that’s fine-tuned to capture the look you’re going for, HIDs may be the best way to go.

If you live in an area where frequent fog cover is problematic for road visibility, you may want to equip your car with a set of fog lights. Great for cutting through low-sitting fog in ways that regular low and high beams can’t, aftermarket fog lights provide a driver with a better visual range in this most frustrating of weather occurrences. If you like to have the ability to adjust your car’s lights, you can even try installing a set of projection fog lights, which you can then adapt to your needs at any given time.

You don’t want to forget about your car’s tail lights, especially considering that without them, you’re likely increasing your chances of getting rear-ended on the road at night. Tail lights can go dim or even die out before a driver ever notices, so it’s important to check your car’s current tail light situation regularly to avoid such occurrences. For bright, long-lasting tail lights, go with LED tail lights, which provide that really modern look that conventional tail lights just can’t match.