Jim,
i think if you look into it further, you may find that while HID
lights are legal in all states as installed by the vehicle
manufacturers, there are no HID 'upgrade kits' that are legal in any state.
that said, most of the H4 Q-H lights aren't legal either, but that's
due more to the archaic DOT regulations than the fact that the HID
'upgrade' kits don't put the source of the light in the same place that
the original bulb did, and that the reflectors weren't designed for HID
light sources.
of course you can buy approved HID Fog and/or Driving lamps and
mount them separately, but regulations on use of those varies by state
as well; fortunately for those of us who travel, you only have to comply
with the regulations of the state the vehicle is registered in.
cheers!
e
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>
> In a message dated 6/15/2007 6:06:51 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> 'Hot' bulbs have short lives. There's some nasty power (mathematical)
> function at work there. The brightness goes up a lot, but the life
> goes down a lot faster.
>
> 'Standard' bulbs are standard, because the balance between light
> and life was felt to be acceptable. You have to pay to play in
> that arena. Myself, I just use regular bulbs, potentially high-wattage
> (un-blue) bulbs that are still quite cheap yet work very well.
>
>
>
> Jim and all,
>
> The new Silver Stars do have a shorter rated life, but 1 year of "light" use
> should not take one out! I would jump Sylvania on it.
>
> Or you can step up to HID. I just went to HID (4300K) on my ML which used
> the H7 55 watt halogen lamp for low beams. The ML lenses diffused the light
> so well that it was often difficult to tell if they were even on.
> The HIDs light up the Botts Dotts on the freeway with an incredible flat
> beam! And they are legal in all states!
>
> The HID uses just 35 watts and gives 3 times the light and 10 times the life
> of Halogen. The HID Kits are available for nearly all lenses using
> replaceable halogen bulbs. My set was just over $100 delivered from an Ebay
> dealer.
>
> I first installed a pair of HID lights on my dune buggy over 4 years ago.
> My eyes were getting old and I needed more light than the four halogen
> lights
> I was running. What a difference! The white light makes shadows on the
> dunes a 1000 feet away. The Off-road boys run as many as 8 of these and
> their
> investment runs in the thousands, just for good lighting. The design of HID
> seems to permit them to take a lot of pounding without failure. There is no
> filament, just two pins that energize the gas in the lamps.
>
> Just my $0.02
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim Friesen
> Phoenix AZ
> 79 300SD, 267 K miles
> 98 ML 320, 151 K miles
>
>
>
>
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