HID lights (1 Viewer)

[Henry Carmona]

Have you upgraded to HID's or are thinking about it?

Dont look too good:

http://hidforum.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=613

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/...23112.ztv.html

http://www.suvlights.com/

 

[Michael St. Clair]

I'm all for banning them...I've seen many, many aftermarket HID kits that put out unsafe levels.

I've also seen kits that don't auto-level.

If they stay on the market, they need to be heavily regulated (with the cost of the regulation passed back to the HID manufacturer and the consumer).

'Fake HIDs' (blue-tinted bulbs) should also be banned because they don't put out enough light and are a safety hazard.

Here's a good page on general HID issues. http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/bulbs/H...dvantages.html

 

[Henry Carmona]

Well, i do think that they need to be regulated in that ive seen cheap ones that do not restrict the beam very well horizontally.

The problem is that i fear many will just goto higher wattage bulbs that are even worse.

 

[Philip_G]

the aftermarket systems are definitely the problem, the stock housings usually aren't designed for HIDS, they're not aimed correctly, and there's no means for auto leveling them :frowning: