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Old 04-07-09, 03:09 PM
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Default Legal mods? (Canadian Laws)

Is the red out rear signal lights legal?
is bright white headlight or fog light legal?

I plan to do these easy DIY mod right when I get the car next week but worry about getting pull over.

I'm in Toronto, Canada.
Old 04-07-09, 03:42 PM
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hmmms in Canada i'm not sure.... but.. here in Indiana... i've got 8k headlights and 6k fogs and red outs... and i've not get pulled over for those for more than 2-3 months... well i changed out my tails but yeah... no problems on the headlights and foggies..
Old 04-07-09, 04:34 PM
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this ur first car or somthing? lol ... 6 and 8 k is fine... anything more u will probly get pulled over cus it will look blue or purple
Old 04-07-09, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by L-S-D
this ur first car or somthing? lol ... 6 and 8 k is fine... anything more u will probly get pulled over cus it will look blue or purple
not really, if they fellows the law, NO AFTERMARKET HID PERIOD. only OEM are fine.
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First it is Ontario law you are trying to apply under the MTO / highway traffic act.
Red taillights are fine as long as it is no obstructing the visability of the lights.
Any obstruction to the forward facing lights ,such as tint spray or vinyl is illegal , you may be able to get away with it but it better look clean and oem in application for it not to be noticed .

Now what is bright white headllight or fogs?
Do you mean HID's?
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any modification is illegal...even changing out bulbs because you are not an engineer. therefore, you will need to pass DOT.

the trick is doing it so that the cops do not have any good reason to pull you over
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The Answer to Almost All Questions about Lights in BC - see link below:

http://www.revscene.net/forums/answe...ll-t59431.html

pchan0: i would think that if you followed the same rules, you *might* be OK in ontario. best bet is to check your motor vehicle act in ontario and see if there are any differences.
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I've been fine with a 6000K HID plug-n-play kit on my stock SC projector lows so far.
Old 04-12-09, 04:04 PM
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i'm in toronto...have 6000k and 6000k HID fogs...no issues yet...but i mean...6000k is perfectly fine...it's like a mosaic white and not an intense icy white...but i also have 32% all around and non-lexus HKS axle back with a fujita intake...and redouts lol....

no problems here...i drive pretty conservatively anyways....as long as ur not reving like crazy i dont think the cops will have a problem with it...

but like a previous poster said...it's illegal to change anything
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