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Are the JDM ones DOT approved then? (n/m)
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PA_Z
on June 06, 2003 at 10:48 PM
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The lights have to be DOT approved to be legal.
posted by MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z)
on June 06, 2003 at 10:39 PM
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Anybody ever get stopped/ticketed for HID's in their Z?
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PA_Z
21:20:51 06/06/03
they aren't legal? wow. i just bought some. (n/m)
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fairladyz90999
21:27:25 06/06/03
They have to come from the factory with HID's to be legal (n/m)
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PA_Z
21:28:06 06/06/03
Never have. But hard to tell what type ofcar has HID in
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MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z)
21:38:01 06/06/03
True nuff, although I suppose if you're driving around at
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PA_Z
22:33:11 06/06/03
What's the difference between aftermarket ones and...
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P Rock(OH)
21:48:30 06/06/03
The OEM ones have optics made for HID's . The after
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MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z)
21:53:12 06/06/03
Ahh, I see. So one would have no problems with the stock...
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P Rock(OH)
21:58:01 06/06/03
And aim (n/m)
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Zboost
22:00:15 06/06/03
Although they'd still *technically* be illegal, no? since
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PA_Z
22:30:29 06/06/03
The lights have to be DOT approved to be legal.
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MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z)
22:39:43 06/06/03
Are the JDM ones DOT approved then? (n/m) -
PA_Z
22:48:36 06/06/03
they might be if they are used on other vehicles in the
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MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z)
22:53:46 06/06/03
the beam pattern is reversed...
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Altersys
04:33:30 06/07/03
Correct - and they are *not* DOT approved since no car
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YugoBernie (NoVA)
02:21:07 06/08/03
let alone the fact that if they were installed on USDM
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Altersys
04:23:52 06/08/03
actually you would have problems since
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Altersys
04:32:25 06/07/03
just dont point them too high and you will be fine... (n/m)
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Fuzznutz
23:42:40 06/06/03
i drive by cops all the time...
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Altersys
04:30:10 06/07/03
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