isnt that color bulb more apt to get you pulled over than a HID kit? good write up though
isnt that color bulb more apt to get you pulled over than a HID kit? good write up though
Yes, but in NE and with shitty weather( you need the yellow light to see better thru fogs and snow). They don't seem to mind unless you rocking the ULTRA blue or red headlghts which I have seen some around town.. but other than that the cops here seems really cool with it..I see peeps driving with under glow here and cops didnt do anything so I was realy suprise at first.
^ive never heard of red...and wouldnt the light output of 30000k be significantly less then say 3000k,4500k, 5000k's ?
^yeah i guess its the color pink that is kinda eye piercing if you ask me. Hey man whatever keeps you safe. I know what crazy snow driving is like, after all i am surrounded by lakes.
I HAVE A QUESTION!
Is there any way possible to have the fog lights turn on with the parking lights. I have a 9Gts and the fog lights wont turn on unless the reg running lights are on.
I disabled my DRLs BTW
Nope but BryanJ was selling a kit to fix that.
Are aftermarket HIDs actually illegal? I spent a lot of time scouring the internet for legislation, dockets, articles, etc that confirm whether they are illegal. I found nothing. The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 (FMVSS 108) and NHTSA do have information discussing the issue of HIDs and glare they create. But there is no ruling or law that explicitly bans their use. They just say that they are aware of the issue (which isn't even a major issue to them as far I can deduce) but more research needs to be conducted.
Does anyone have a clearly defined ruling about HIDs' legality?
Well, this is embarassing. I literally spent hours online over the weekend looking up this information. As soon as I posted my question, I found my answer on a bimmer forum with language taken directly from FMVSS 108. Yes, apparently aftermarket HIDs are totally illegal in the States if the original car manufacturer did not specifically design the OEM headlamps for HID use. I don't care, I'm still getting HIDs within a couple weeks. I see enough glare, blue and purple lights on the roads around my way to feel confident that the cops don't really bother with it
Last edited by rocgalant; 02-22-2010 at 09:46 AM
As long as you have projectors I see no issue at all in why it is illegal. If you do not have projectors (as some older acuras do not) then there needs to be regulations on headlight aim/illumination patterns for each US Mfr.
HID's (speaking anecdotally) provide SOOOOOOO much more light on the road and the peripheral and forward illumination make night driving as safe as it can be (compared to daytime) so I hope this law gets trumped sooner rather than later to help night time motorists avoid accidents with other cars and living/nonliving hazards.
EDIT: The older acuras have HID BTW like the RL
Last edited by procksa49er; 02-22-2010 at 01:16 PM Reason: Added Info
I doubt that law will every be tossed out.....and yes older acuras/lexus have hid in Reflectors specifically designed for HID with special bulbs d_R series which have shields over them......if you really think about by putting hid in reflectors and adjust them down..your actually shortening the effective length output..
yeahhhh, i figured that. but might as well throw a post up anyways to see if anyone can answer haha.
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