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Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: jonny astro ()
Date: December 04, 2005 12:21AM

I'm planning to get HIDs for my car, since I drive out to south riding and such frequently. I'm just wondering what the legal temperature is in VA.

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Re: Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: Death is a Tax ()
Date: December 04, 2005 12:50AM

I've never heard of such a thing, tell me more

I've got experience with HID's but never on a car, lol

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Re: Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: Price ()
Date: December 04, 2005 06:49PM

I don't think there are any limitations, but 4300K have the closest to the day light spectrum and thus provide the best illumination. More K's - more blue. 10,000K is the ultimate for a hard core ricer.

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Re: Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: Gravis ()
Date: December 04, 2005 07:37PM

umm... so what does HID stand for, besides Human Interface Device of coarse.


"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."095042938540

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Re: Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: RESton Peace ()
Date: December 04, 2005 08:43PM

High Intensity Discharge

it's more like sunlight than regular bulbs

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Re: Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: mc ()
Date: December 05, 2005 01:48AM

Heads up display

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Re: Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: mc ()
Date: December 05, 2005 01:49AM

never mind

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Re: Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: Gravis ()
Date: December 05, 2005 10:15PM

umm... shouldnt it be measured in lux or candlesticks (yes candlesticks! you got to love the english system) instead of temperature. i mean, LEDs have a far higher lux/watt output thus higher lux/Fahrenheit output so you could basically put the sun on the front of your car without it being too hot. i know some lights on cars are just LEDs. so, im curious about this law. i may need to add the sun to the front of my car. :P


"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."095042938540

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Re: Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: ben ()
Date: December 06, 2005 01:03AM

Gravis Wrote:
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> umm... shouldnt it be measured in lux or
> candlesticks (yes candlesticks! you got to love
> the english system) instead of temperature.

I can answer this..

No.

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Re: Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: RESton Peace ()
Date: December 06, 2005 12:08PM

and it's "candlepower" not candlesticks...

either way that would tell you nothing about the spectrum of light being dispersed.

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Re: Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: Normal ()
Date: January 02, 2014 06:47AM

98.6° is normal

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Re: Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: Seriously??? ()
Date: January 02, 2014 09:57AM

You waited eight years for THAT???

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Re: Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: K. Lepto ()
Date: January 02, 2014 02:12PM

For all the dullards and dimwits in here:

Temperature is a measurement of the color of light produced by a lamp as measured on the Kelvin scale. The lower he color temperature, the more yellow the output. The higher the color temperature, the more blue the output. Sunlight is about 6500K.

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Re: Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: slubdawg ()
Date: January 02, 2014 02:50PM

RESton Peace Wrote:
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> and it's "candlepower" not candlesticks...
>
> either way that would tell you nothing about the
> spectrum of light being dispersed.


I thought it was measured in "candelas"

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Re: Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: I knows ()
Date: January 02, 2014 02:53PM

My car gots hid the other day and it was 50 degrees outside.

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Re: Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: wakaflackaflam ()
Date: January 02, 2014 03:40PM

Not legal whatsoever if the housing of your headlights were not designed to fit such HID devices. You will only blind people with the glare if you do so. HID housing = HID, Regular Halogens = Not HID compatible.


You see this shit on shitty cars and trucks.

Dont be like this..

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Re: Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: If I were rich... ()
Date: January 02, 2014 04:13PM

I would buy a large truck and veer directly into the path of cars with the douchlights installed.

Officer, I was blinded by the intense headlight beams that were also misaligned and aimed too high. I guess the proof is all in hundreds of pieces on the road along with the driver.

Ahhhh, dreams.

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Re: Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: Stabitha ()
Date: January 02, 2014 04:34PM

RESton Peace Wrote:
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> High Intensity Discharge
>
> it's more like sunlight than regular bulbs

It means annoying fuckers with bright white lights trying to be cool.

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Re: Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: S-Classe ()
Date: January 02, 2014 05:29PM

My Benz gots the HIDs! I hopes I blinds y'all muthafuckas.

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Re: Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: 2007 Mazdaspeed6 ()
Date: January 02, 2014 05:50PM

If you really want to install HID's in your vehicle and you don't have projector-style headlights, you can retrofit a projector into most housings. Google has plenty of write-ups for your specific car most likely.

Don't be an ass hat and put 8000k HID bulbs into your stock Civic housings.

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Re: Does anyone know what HID light temperatures are legal here
Posted by: zimm ()
Date: January 02, 2014 07:29PM

Only put HID's into projector housings. If you put them into reflector housings, you blind everyone and won't pass inspection anyway. In a projector, you might get by if you run 4300k or 5000k.

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