How do you find if a headlight is street legal or not?

[neonsigns]

I just bought a pair of White Xenon headlights from Ebay and was wondering if it is street legal or not. I live in Boston, MA. Here is the description from Ebay.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...item=2420730688 ('http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2420730688')

[pinoyesv6]

look on the bulb. they should at least say DOT (department of transportation) Arroved on them.

[peanotation]

i dont think those are, i know PIAA for sure are all DOT approved. My lights are definatly legal, since they're actual HIDs, HELLA brand.

[nrgizeman]

piaa light bulbs are NOT hids. unless you paid $300 or so.

[peanotation]

no no, i'm just saying, i know PIAAs are dot approved, i dont have piaas (i do, but for my high beams) my low beams are real xenons, with ballasts and everything

[HeadAche]

i know mine arent they are Yellow 7000k MTEC's from Japan.. bright as hell..

[Lazarus]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(HeadAche)</div><div class='quotemain'>i know mine arent they are Yellow 7000k MTEC's from Japan.. bright as hell..</div>

:roll: Sigh Yellow....that's my Faaaaaaaaaavorite next to blue. I still wanna do my low in blue and my high in Yellow

[GaLanT]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>i dont think those are, i know PIAA for sure are all DOT approved. My lights are definatly legal, since they're actual HIDs, HELLA brand.</div>

that's what i thought. I have actual HIDs on my car too and have been pulled over many times for them. Depending on your state, the law is that HIDs fitted onto a Non-HID car are illegal. Basically, if it's not a dealer installed option, it's illegal.

[peanotation]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GaLanT)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>i dont think those are, i know PIAA for sure are all DOT approved. My lights are definatly legal, since they're actual HIDs, HELLA brand.</div>

that's what i thought. I have actual HIDs on my car too and have been pulled over many times for them. Depending on your state, the law is that HIDs fitted onto a Non-HID car are illegal. Basically, if it's not a dealer installed option, it's illegal.</div>

damn, well, mine weren't definatly dealer installed, and i got 7000K bulbs, so they look kind of like hyper whites, just a thousand times brighter and whiter

[galantv600]

i dunno bout mine... they are 90watt by 100 watt off ebay... bright as hell... i never got a cop to stop me but ive had people flash their high beams at me and then i flash them back... https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif i love htat!!! my fogs are 55 hopefully soon will 80!

[ASTIG]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(peanotation)</div><div class='quotemain'>no no, i'm just saying, i know PIAAs are dot approved, i dont have piaas (i do, but for my high beams) my low beams are real xenons, with ballasts and everything</div>

not all piaa's are dot approved. many moons ago when I was still in the dark I had the super plasma from piaa...they were not dot approved.