8000K HID's and Smoke tail lights

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08-04-2008, 08:08 PM

maerror

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8000K HID's and Smoke tail lights

Hey peeps,

I'm look'in at 8000k HID's and Smoked tails... U guys think i gonna have prolems with Cali Laws..?

appreciate any input...

08-04-2008, 08:19 PM

wangster

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Well, technically, they're not street legal.
I know 95% of people that have them installed probably get away with them.
I have a friend that got ticketed (fix-it ticket) but all he did was put back the original bulbs, get it signed off, then installed the HIDs again. He hasn't been ticketed since.

08-04-2008, 08:54 PM

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Re: 8000K HID's and Smoke tail lights

Somebody else who posted the same question in two different places...

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Originally Posted by maerror

I'm look'in at 8000k HID's and Smoked tails... U guys think i gonna have prolems with Cali Laws..?

Only if you drive at night.

Seriously though, police in the NorCal bay area have been cracking down on import modded cars for a while, and that just gives them a reason to hassle you. I don't think they're as hard on tinted tails, but those 8000k HIDs are pretty darn blue (as well as not providing as much light output). I would tend to play a little safer and go with 6000k. The stock european HIDs that have the blue tint are in the 5000k range, so you'd still be more blue than them.