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<blockquote data-quote="PBramble" data-source="post: 2393735" data-attributes="member: 5778"><p>that's not the case. all conversions are illegal. you are allowed to install HID headlights, but not convert non-HID housings to HID lighting. </p><p></p><p>from SEMA:</p><p>NHTSA has concluded that it is impossible to produce HID conversion kits (converting a halogen system to HID) that would be compliant with the federal lighting standard, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108. The noncompliant kits frequently include an HID bulb, ballast, igniter, relay and wiring harness adapters. NHTSA believes this equipment presents a safety risk to the public since the kits can be expected to produce excessive glare to oncoming motorists. In one investigation, NHTSA found that an HID conversion headlamp exceeded the maximum allowable candlepower by over 800 percent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PBramble, post: 2393735, member: 5778"] that's not the case. all conversions are illegal. you are allowed to install HID headlights, but not convert non-HID housings to HID lighting. from SEMA: NHTSA has concluded that it is impossible to produce HID conversion kits (converting a halogen system to HID) that would be compliant with the federal lighting standard, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108. The noncompliant kits frequently include an HID bulb, ballast, igniter, relay and wiring harness adapters. NHTSA believes this equipment presents a safety risk to the public since the kits can be expected to produce excessive glare to oncoming motorists. In one investigation, NHTSA found that an HID conversion headlamp exceeded the maximum allowable candlepower by over 800 percent. [/QUOTE]
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