Headlight Laws??
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Re: Headlight Laws??
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Re: Headlight Laws??
i haven't heard of anything stating that flat out if they are aftermarket then they are illegal. i however spoke with a state trooper and asked him and he said as long as they have some kind of DOT or SAE stamp on the bulb or the box then you should be find but also have to be aimed properly
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this whole hid fad needs to go. its a like a fart can for the eyes. so many people dont seem to realize that it does not improve your vision at night at all unless they are in the proper fixture, and aimed. it just throws light everywhere and is dangerous to other drivers sometimes. if you notice on cars that it comes on factory its a perfectly straight line across the horizon, that rarely enters the windows of other cars unless they are right up on you.
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Re: Headlight Laws??
this whole hid fad needs to go. its a like a fart can for the eyes. so many people dont seem to realize that it does not improve your vision at night at all unless they are in the proper fixture, and aimed. it just throws light everywhere and is dangerous to other drivers sometimes. if you notice on cars that it comes on factory its a perfectly straight line across the horizon, that rarely enters the windows of other cars unless they are right up on you.
2. They seem to improve my sight quite a bit at night actually.
3. I've been in my friend's car and seen what they look like from an oncoming perspective, they are bright but deff. not swerve off the road "dangerously" bright, I think that's a bit of an exageration.
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Re: Headlight Laws??
they are sometimes bright enough to be dangerous. especially if not aimed. sylvania says your car came with halogens. so your hids are aftermafket in a halogen fixture, making them illegal.
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Re: Headlight Laws??
If you have had people flash their brights then there are even more people who just dealt with the harshness of your lights. Change them immediately, you are a danger to others on the road.
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Re: Headlight Laws??
I just picked up an 02 RSX-S last week that has HIDs installed. Not sure if they are aftermarket or not but they're birght as hell, to me they look brighter than most other HIDs I see on the road. The guy I bought it from told me he thinks they're legal but I swear I took it around the block the other night and had 3 cars flash their high beams at me, I even passed a cop in the oncoming lane and he slowed to almost a stop, thought he was going to turn around and pull me over.
So I was just wondering what the laws were on HIDs in the area. anyone??
So I was just wondering what the laws were on HIDs in the area. anyone??