Legal Headlight Heat Rate

[G_Force]

Does anyone know wot the legal headlight heat rating is? Is it 4000K or less to be approved?

[gazza750]

65/55 halogen is the basic legal lighting

if your talking about Zenon/HID in your 34 then they are illegal as they don't have built in washer and auto adjust

Edited April 15, 2009 by gazza750

[R34P3R]

i still have the factory zenons in my 34. police dont seem to care

[gazza750]

i still have the factory zenons in my 34. police dont seem to care

your lucky compliance usually take them out and throw them away when they put halogens in

[br3ndan]

From what ive experienced the police only seem to care that the colour is no higher then 6000k.

I seriously doubt police would know the difference between projector head lights and the normal kind.

[gazza750]

From what ive experienced the police only seem to care that the colour is no higher then 6000k.

I seriously doubt police would know the difference between projector head lights and the normal kind.

projector has nothing to do with it

r32 has projectors standard with halogens same as s13/14/15 silvias etc

[br3ndan]

i thought projectors were the type of headlight that needed to have washers and be adjustable if you want hid's in them?

Hence why my 300c has got those functions? (Comes factory with hid).

Edited April 15, 2009 by br3ndan

[G_Force]

So its illegal to replace the halogens with something like a Philips Blue Vision globe? or any globe that produces `white light'?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Philips-H1-12v-Blue...A1%7C240%3A1318

This one on ebay mentions its ADR approved for road use. Does that mean anything here in W.A.?

[br3ndan]

Yeah that will be fine

anything 6000k and below is ok. Though i would recommend going HID rather then just changing the globe...

[viet_boi]

anyone know how to install these HID's kit?

[R34P3R]

dont just replace the bulb. its pointless. my friend just put white globes in her 34 and they look after market and all and bright but arent. eg. driving on tonkin between great eastern and leech hw we were side by side and playfully i turned my headlights off and the whole road was pitch black. her white globes just lit afew meters infront was was just a epic failure. funny seeing her reaction tho lol

[br3ndan]

installation takes 15 mins.. 30 mins if you do a neat job of it.

Plugs into existing wiring... no cutting of wires needed.

China made kits are as cheap as chips and are actually half decent. Ive had a pair in my ute for awhile now.

Though my skyline is using a branded kit. Differences is minimal.

[G_Force]

dont just replace the bulb. its pointless. my friend just put white globes in her 34 and they look after market and all and bright but arent. eg. driving on tonkin between great eastern and leech hw we were side by side and playfully i turned my headlights off and the whole road was pitch black. her white globes just lit afew meters infront was was just a epic failure. funny seeing her reaction tho lol

Cant quite afford the HID kit atm, tough economic times. So u reckon id be better off jus sticking to normal halogens than the white globes?

Coz ive seen a set of these globes on a S14 & they look pretty bright, not sure wot temp rating they were, the higher the rating the whiter the globe. Im guessing the ones i saw is round the 4000-5000K

[br3ndan]

those globes you are wanting are around what 50bucks?

For 50 more you can pick up a hid kit of ebay.

They will be good enough for now and certainly brighter then just the bulbs.

Later when you got extra cash you can always upgrade the hid to a branded one... and sell off ur ebay ones for say 50 bucks. So i would defiantly go down that route.

[G_Force]

those globes you are wanting are around what 50bucks?

For 50 more you can pick up a hid kit of ebay.

They will be good enough for now and certainly brighter then just the bulbs.

Later when you got extra cash you can always upgrade the hid to a branded one... and sell off ur ebay ones for say 50 bucks. So i would defiantly go down that route.

Got a link? There seems to be quite a few on ebay & im not too sure which ones r good. And as mentioned above they r piss easy to install hey??

[Dani Boi]

Any aftermarket HID kit is illegal if the car did not come with them from factory? Most factory cars with xenons are 4300k. If you get stickered for something else though and you have to go through the pits, I doubt they'll pass you if you had HID's..

[syfon]

whats the average pricing on ebay for a HID kit?

mines a series 2 r33 gts-t....

[br3ndan]

ive been stopped numerous times and all they care about is the heat range.

As i said earlier in this thread.

THey are illegal in cars which have projector head lights that wont have washers and are adjustable. However must police wont check this/ know how to check it.

In regards to stickering... since they require no cutting of wires its very very easy to return back to stock. It will take 10 mins max to do this.

Just keep your stock globes in case u get stickered for something else.

ive never had trouble with using 6000k hid and ive used them since i started driving cars.. which was 5 years ago?

[br3ndan]

as for ebay link

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/35W-HID-KIT-XENON-B...%3A1|240%3A1318

this one is fine. 100 bucks for the kit. Good enough for now... later when you got spare cash pick up a nicer branded one.

But it will be much better then just getting the globe.

[Ehgriez]

HID's are illegal if the car didnt come with them factory.

Legal limit is 4000K.

Doubt the cops would know if you went up to say 5000K, 6000 might be pushing it.