HIDs too bright?
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I have a projector retrofit to my SC with Philips 6k and tonite, i rolled up next to a cop at the light. I didn't line up exactly as I am weary of them so my front bumper was prolly at about the door. Anyways, the worse happens, she backs it up to my window and asks me if my highs are on. i reply no and then she states that my lights are bright. she then tells me to turn off my fogs, yellow fogs, which i do and then she states better and drives off. Anyone know what's up with this? i'm kinda confused by this whole situation. I kno i'm not blindin motorists with my retrofit as i made sure the cutoff line is roughly the height of my side mirrors and i'm lowered low enough that it is pretty much 3-4 inches below a regular car's side mirrors. So if anyone could tell me what this was about reallie?
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Originally Posted by mikal
You are only allowed to have your fogs on in rain/bad weather
now the brightness, it's totally up to them. if you are very sure that your cut off is good then it's just their judgement. to be honest, if you were driving say a bmw or s2k which already has projectors, she probably wouldn't have bothered you, coz' she's "used" to "brighter" lights from those cars
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Originally Posted by mikal
You are only allowed to have your fogs on in rain/bad weather
rominl is on the money.....just check the angle of those lights.
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thanks for clearing that up rominl. I remember back then my friends were getting harassed by cops when having fogs on when it wasnt raining or bad weather. I guess they were just dumb cops.
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Also aren't aftermarket HID kits like LexAnt has installed "for offroad use only" IE illegal to have in your car on the road?
That alone can be an issue, right? Kits aren't self adjusting, etc to keep the beams out of oncoming driver's eyes
That alone can be an issue, right? Kits aren't self adjusting, etc to keep the beams out of oncoming driver's eyes
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The cop was just harassing you. You can't tell if a car's lights are causing excessing glare if they are just beside you. They need to be blocks away. Especially with a proper HID retro.
Now if she made that judgement as you were coming up from behind her, than it's possible that you need to aim your lights. Aiming with HID projectors is CRUCIAL because the light output under the cutoff is intense.
Your cutoffs should be 2" below horizontal at 25 feet. There are several sites which explain the procedure in detail.
Good luck!
Now if she made that judgement as you were coming up from behind her, than it's possible that you need to aim your lights. Aiming with HID projectors is CRUCIAL because the light output under the cutoff is intense.
Your cutoffs should be 2" below horizontal at 25 feet. There are several sites which explain the procedure in detail.
Good luck!
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Well, with the amount of stuff on our cars, if all an officer asked me to do was to turn off my fogs, I'd shut up, do it, and not let him/her have any reasons to check out what else they can get you for (front license, tint, ...). ![Wink](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Then turn the fogs back on when you are far enough away.
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Then turn the fogs back on when you are far enough away.
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Originally Posted by mikal
thanks for clearing that up rominl. I remember back then my friends were getting harassed by cops when having fogs on when it wasnt raining or bad weather. I guess they were just dumb cops.
of course, just to be safe, i read the stupid ca law too
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Originally Posted by DaveGS4
Also aren't aftermarket HID kits like LexAnt has installed "for offroad use only" IE illegal to have in your car on the road?
That alone can be an issue, right? Kits aren't self adjusting, etc to keep the beams out of oncoming driver's eyes
That alone can be an issue, right? Kits aren't self adjusting, etc to keep the beams out of oncoming driver's eyes
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Originally Posted by rominl
as long as its done right, the angle are set to the right position, it's the same as real hid
The cop was just giving you a hard time.
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well i hear that now in california they're trying to make it illegal for retrofit hids. its just another restriction law in calfornia. just another reason for the cops to pull you over.