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kwikie08
03-03-2003, 11:32 AM
I got pulled over recently in southern california for having HIDs.

Heres what the cop told me. He said he was following me and saw the beam pattern and color on the floor. He said the pattern was too wide and the color looked blue. He asked me what kind of lights do I have. I told him HIDs. He didnt ask me if they were aftermarket or stock. He just said they were too blue and beam pattern was too wide. I have aftermarket 7500k rating HIDs by the way, but didnt tell him that since he didnt ask. I also drive a 2002 Toyota MR2 Spyder. I told him to give me a break, and he did. His reason was that he wasnt in front of me so he couldnt really tell how blue and how wide my HIDs were shinning.

My question is:
Whats the fine for aftermarket HIDs? If there such a thing. And if a cop were to write a ticket, what would they put on the ticket?

SgtGrant
03-03-2003, 06:56 PM
Absolutely no clue. Haven't dealt with the HID's. Most of the time though, they really aren't blue. They just seem blue in comparison to most stock lights. Many of the new imports have them and it just looks funky. Some aftermarket cheap lights though use regular bulbs and put some blue lense over the bulb. In those cases, they would be illegal.

ElectronBlueGSR
03-09-2003, 03:37 PM
If the HIDs didn't come on the car stock, it's illegal. 7500k is pretty blue compared to stock, you can definitely tell. Basically if you drive a Benz, BMW, Audi, etc you're fine. If you drive a Honda or other import, you'll get cited.

krazychowmein
03-14-2003, 10:12 AM
Originally posted by ElectronBlueGSR
If the HIDs didn't come on the car stock, it's illegal. 7500k is pretty blue compared to stock, you can definitely tell. Basically if you drive a Benz, BMW, Audi, etc you're fine. If you drive a Honda or other import, you'll get cited.


funny S2000's, CL's, TL's, RL's come with HID's...... and hey, i think they are made by honda! :rolleyes:

ElectronBlueGSR
03-14-2003, 12:39 PM
Uh, you know what I mean. Any Honda or other import that wasn't equipped with them originally. Like I said

Originally posted by ElectronBlueGSR
If the HIDs didn't come on the car stock, it's illegal.

Kenshi
03-14-2003, 01:04 PM
H.I.Ds are so cool!!!

wired
03-14-2003, 02:31 PM
Sylvania makes street-legal HIDs.
http://www.sylvania.com/press/01042003c.html