It is much brighter than the OE headlight but I don't light the light pattern. The lowbeam is bright for a short distance and then there is a dark area. Right after that there is a small rectangular area that is bright but does very little good as far as lighting up the roadway. The highbeams lightup the are roadway and travel far but have darker areas mixed all in the beam. KC should go back and do a better job with the reflector design. It is a better light than the OE light and the price was affordable. LED would be the way to go if you have dollars, but look at reviews because not all LEDs are created equal. These are OK lights but not great by any means.