Heya calmlikeabomb, that's also a good point. However in the end it is all on the officers discretion what he/she considers to be 'street legal'. Not trying to deter anyone from saving some money, but just be conscience not every officer is as lenient as the next one that may drive by you!

 

This is true, but honestly with as many cars coming from factory with HID bulbs/headlamp combos, how is the typical officer going to know if its OEM or not? I think of course he would know if some joe schmo is rolling in a rust bucket probably didnt have those come OEM, but a nice GT or V6 mustang rolling around clean and nice looking he probably would overlook it.

Georgia State Patrol is pretty strict on laws IMO, and Ive never been pulled over for that, im sure Cali is different though.

 

Ain't that the truth!
I got ticketed on a motorcycle because my visor helmet was up.
Stop and go traffic (20mph max) in the FL heat, the cop didn't care...
******** are everywhere.

 

I own a new Volvo that as active Bi Xenon lights. Really cool option that was listed as at $850. I recently had a fender bender (don't ask, I am sick about it) and the right light has to be replaced. The part alone is $1800... for just one light! Holy sheize!

 

LMAO $2,200 for HIDs? Insanity, Retro-Solutions all the way. Without shields or a coating that light is gonna go all over the place and blind oncoming drivers. Good thing you went with the coating When properly installed these things look stock so you shouldn't have any issues with the cops. Yes, I'm in Cali and haven't had a single issue with mine.

 

When you get these can you list which ones you got and some pics of the install if possible.

 

Dealers are the WORST place to buy OEM parts. Perfect example, my old 00 V6 the Motorcraft plugs that are OEM cost $8 each from the dealer..8 BUCKS!?!?! I went to Rock auto and got the plugs for $5. Wires, OEM Motorcraft were $160 from the dealer....$55 from rock auto for the IDENTICAL stuff. Brakes, same thing, it goes on and on.

Get the OEM number for the parts then look them up online. Probably find them way cheaper through a different dealer online.

 

Yeah, I'm very happy with how fast I got them from Retro-Solutions. I got 'em in like two days, and will install them tomorrow morning. Does anyone know if they install differently in the 2010's? Somebody told me the positive and negative wires are different? I've been told it should be a smooth install, but in my past experiences the simplest thing takes the friggin' longest. The headlights should be fairly simple, although I've heard the driver side ballast is hard to mount because of lack of space? The fog lights (mine are on the bottom, not in the grille) look like a pain to get to but we'll see. Again, if anyone's installed HIDs in a 2010 please let me know if I should expect any problems.

Thanks!

 

What you bought was an illegal set of lights that are not going to work correctly. HID bulbs are almost twice as long as standard bulbs and your headlight housing will be extremely blinding and many users have melted theirs on here.

The human eye loses focus being just a small fraction of the wrong geometry but you're changing the geometry to an extreme degree to give the issue perspective. The optics of your headlights will look like a cookie cutter instead of a nice smooth beam pattern and you won't be able to see right.

Obviously you're being ripped off but you didn't "omg get HID's for $300 instead of $2200" what you got was a HID bulb which costs $120 for a pair and two $25 voltage converters that I've made myself for even less. It's like buying 60 watt light bulb instead of a desk lamp, there's a big difference. It's real annoying to other drivers and against the law...

 

I completely disagree with you. I had a similar set in my Jeep and the beam pattern was great and had absolutely NO issues with anything melting, and I had them in for almost 3 years before I got rid of the Jeep. I'm sure there are plenty of ripoff kits out there that are cheap (quality not cost), but these work extremely well. And, yes, they may be illegal, but like others in this post have said, there's no way the average eye can tell the difference if they're installed correctly. Also, I got two sets for 300 bucks, not one, and that included the bulb coating for the H13s (which keeps the light pattern from going all over the place).