It is much better with new bulbs. One thing I noticed tho, with my car anyway, is that when standing close it looks like the fog bulbs are not the same colour as the DLR's. When I stood a lot further back I could see that the bulbs were in fact the same colour (maybe 5/10% off) but the reflectors in side the fog unit seem to be a little tinted and affect the light. Do you notice this with yours?