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02-05-2006, 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by LittoDeviL
Actually just until recently, SEMA had some agreement with NHTSA and now as long as the light output is the same as DOT requirements, then alternation or etc to the headlight is fine. As long as the light is as bright as required, and with the required beam pattern then it's legal. So retrofits on headlights are legal as long as it's built to the same standard.
Larry
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In a Nov. 1, 2005 notice published in the Federal Register, NHTSA agreed with SEMA that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 108 is a performance standard that allows for different types of replacement headlamp systems, lamps and sources so long as the system meets the photometry and functionality requirements of the standard. It had been NHTSA's contention that replacement headlamps must comply with all applicable photometry requirements using the same light source as the original equipment. This interpretation would have prohibited, for example, replacing a halogen-based system with high intensity discharge (HID) headlamps that otherwise meet all requirements of FMVSS 108.
You can request a copy from the NHTSA, or read it here http://fmvss108.tripod.com/fmvss108text.htm
#32
02-05-2006, 03:30 AM
I understand what your saying and have read it before. However the rules were changed just recently during the past SEMA show... let me get the link, i ahve to find it xP..
Oh and your right, replacing hid with halogen isn't legal.. but i never said about replacing halogen with a rebased hid kit.. which are hid kits.. hid kits were never legal because they throw out a wacked out pattern anyways.. lol.
But having a oem hid projector still keeps the beam pattern in tact like DOT approved
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Oh and your right, replacing hid with halogen isn't legal.. but i never said about replacing halogen with a rebased hid kit.. which are hid kits.. hid kits were never legal because they throw out a wacked out pattern anyways.. lol.
But having a oem hid projector still keeps the beam pattern in tact like DOT approved
Larry
#33
02-05-2006, 05:01 AM
My "MOD" to my headlights was simple and fast. I just took out the bulbs from the clearance strips and the clear corners. I suppose this turned them to just being light reflectors. To me less is more, the lights look clean and simple, just the main projector light without any crummy lights around it.
#34
02-05-2006, 08:36 PM
Originally Posted by LittoDeviL
Actually just until recently, SEMA had some agreement with NHTSA and now as long as the light output is the same as DOT requirements, then alternation or etc to the headlight is fine. As long as the light is as bright as required, and with the required beam pattern then it's legal. So retrofits on headlights are legal as long as it's built to the same standard.
Larry
Larry
- We all know of rebased HID capsules and modified ballasts being sold as "retrofit kits" for h4, h3, etc.. those kits have been outlawed for sale and vendors selling such products are jeapordize being fined heavily.l
- Taking projectors from one car, or headlamp internals, and tossing them into another lamp -- illegal.
A lot of the modifications people perform simply cannot be "eyeballed," they require engineering skills. This is why all of the above are not acceptable.
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