I tried changing the bulbs on my OEM before, but they just weren't bright enough ... made it difficult to quickly read certain speeds/numbers at night. Anyway, the reverse indiglo are nice white faces along with easily visible nighttime faces - just what I wanted. Mine also came with a dimmer control so that I can turn the illumination down to almost nothing if I want - the "brightness" is never an issue as a result. Here's a pic of mine installed: