Hid's

[wayne]

Anyone put hid's in their vehicles? What brands are you using? Pros cons?

Thanks wayne

[Jayhad]

if the HIDs pull more current than your old lights (which they probably will) there is a chance you will melt the exsisting wires, seen it in multiple conversions

[ÜberFly]

My understanding is that H I D retrofits are illegal (even thought they sell them), despite that, they are a P I T A (and dangerous) for other drivers, please reconsider your decision...

[SilverDoctor]

They pose a danger to your harness system too.

[Weedy1]

The hids would have to meet this reg. I would suspect most wouldn't.

 

http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=2009...n=9780779741847

 

 

(4) A person shall not drive or operate a vehicle that has a lamp

unless the lamp is required or allowed by this Regulation or another

regulation under the Act. e Act.

[wayne]

Thanks for all the positive feedback!

[Avalanche]

 

HID headlights draw less current than regular headlights so there is no danger in harming wiring. Unless your headlights have a very focused beam and will not spray all over, please do not use them. They are incredibly irritating to other drivers. You'll notice the majority of cars that come from the factory with HIDs have projector headlights which create a very focused beam with a very sharp cut-off line so they don't blind oncoming drivers.

 

I wish the police would enforce the law on these, but they won't; just like they won't enforce the laws concerning headlight height and bumper height on every lifted 4X4 on the road...

[fish4trout]

just like they won't enforce the laws concerning headlight height and bumper height on every lifted 4X4 on the road...

 

There is no law regarding that...not that I've ever heard. Maybe you can provide a link?

[bigbowtrout]

There is no law regarding that...not that I've ever heard. Maybe you can provide a link?

 

 

(2) A headlamp must be mounted so that the centre of the

headlamp is not more than 1.4 metres and not less than 560

millimetres above ground level when the motor vehicle is not

loaded.

 

http://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/Regs/2009_122.pdf

 

 

[fish4trout]

Cool, never heard of that before. 1.4m translates to 55 inches, I just went and measured a ram 1500 with 6" lift/35" tires (very standard lift/tire combo) and it is 43 inches to the centre of the headlights. To be another 12 inches taller, that would be one ridiculous sized truck. Judging from that, they can't really enforce any laws on lifted trucks except for monster trucks. Avalanche have you seen many monster trucks rolling around lynnwood ridge? lol

[theboy]

Hang out at the store at mclean creek......you will see some.

[fish4trout]

Hang out at the store at mclean creek......you will see some.

 

Ya, and 99% of them are on trailers because they are not street legal. They aren't rolling around lynnwood ridge.

[Avalanche]

They aren't rolling around lynnwood ridge.

 

I'm guessing you the owner of such a machine since you seemed to take such offense. My apologies for insulting your intelligence. I was wrong. It's not headlight height, it's bumper height. Go search that one out Sherlock...

 

[bigdaddy]

Thought I'd weigh in.

 

62(1) A passenger car shall be equipped with a front and rear

bumper.

(2) No person shall install or alter a bumper on a passenger car

unless the design of the bumper is equivalent to, and the bumper is

mounted in substantially the same manner as, the bumper installed

by the manufacturer of the passenger car.

RSA 1980 cH-7 s62

Height of bumpers

63(1) No person shall alter a passenger car so that the main

structural component of a bumper is more than 50 centimetres or

less than 40 centimetres above ground level when the passenger car

is unloaded.

 

(o) "passenger car" means a motor vehicle that has a seating

capacity of 10 or less, but does not include an off-highway

vehicle as defined in the Off-highway Vehicle Act, a truck,

a multi-purpose passenger vehicle, a chassis cab, a moped

or a motor cycle;

 

(w) "truck" means a vehicle designed primarily for the

transportation of property or equipment, but does not

include a chassis-cab, crawler mounted vehicle, trailer,

machinery or equipment used in the construction or

maintenance of highways or an off-highway vehicle as

defined in the Off-highway Vehicle Act;

 

In reading the above, it appears there are bumper height restrictions for passenger cars By definition it appears pick-up trucks (designed primarily for transportation of property or equipment IMO) are not passenger cars and seem not to have a bumper height restriction.

 

But, I may be reading this incorrectly.

[Guest bobjones]

Thought I'd weigh in.

 

62(1) A passenger car shall be equipped with a front and rear

bumper.

(2) No person shall install or alter a bumper on a passenger car

unless the design of the bumper is equivalent to, and the bumper is

mounted in substantially the same manner as, the bumper installed

by the manufacturer of the passenger car.

RSA 1980 cH-7 s62

Height of bumpers

63(1) No person shall alter a passenger car so that the main

structural component of a bumper is more than 50 centimetres or

less than 40 centimetres above ground level when the passenger car

is unloaded.

 

(o) "passenger car" means a motor vehicle that has a seating

capacity of 10 or less, but does not include an off-highway

vehicle as defined in the Off-highway Vehicle Act, a truck,

a multi-purpose passenger vehicle, a chassis cab, a moped

or a motor cycle;

 

(w) "truck" means a vehicle designed primarily for the

transportation of property or equipment, but does not

include a chassis-cab, crawler mounted vehicle, trailer,

machinery or equipment used in the construction or

maintenance of highways or an off-highway vehicle as

defined in the Off-highway Vehicle Act;

 

In reading the above, it appears there are bumper height restrictions for passenger cars By definition it appears pick-up trucks (designed primarily for transportation of property or equipment IMO) are not passenger cars and seem not to have a bumper height restriction.

 

But, I may be reading this incorrectly.

 

This is the power of Google. 20 years ago - this debate would have taken 2 years to settle.

 

 

[Weedy1]

While we're at it does anyone know the connection between a blonde and a HID headlamp?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They both get screwed on the front of a Ford.