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Old 06-26-05, 07:44 PM
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Default 2001-up rx300 HID retrofit on 2000 rx300?

i searched... came up with nada.

we have a 2000 rx300 with non-HID headlights. can i retrofit to 2001-up factory HID headlamps? is it worth the hassle?

i don't want to do an aftermarket retrofit because it's illegal where i live and i don't want to be associated with all the riceboys out here blinding everyone...
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Originally Posted by Benjamin T
i searched... came up with nada.

we have a 2000 rx300 with non-HID headlights. can i retrofit to 2001-up factory HID headlamps? is it worth the hassle?

i don't want to do an aftermarket retrofit because it's illegal where i live and i don't want to be associated with all the riceboys out here blinding everyone...

It's illegal to get the aftermarket HID kits in Canada?
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this is what our laws say (at least local to me):

General lighting requirements
4.02 (1) A vehicle on a highway must only be equipped with and use lamps, reflectors or other illuminating devices authorized by this Division or authorized in writing by the director.

(2) A vehicle on a highway must be equipped with lamps equivalent to those provided by the original manufacturer in accordance with the requirements that applied under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada), or a predecessor to that Act, at the time of vehicle manufacture.

(3) All lamps, lamp bulbs and reflectors required or permitted by this Division must comply with

(a) the approved standards established by the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada) and the applicable SAE standards,

(b) the conditions of use described in this Division, and

(c) the requirements of Table 1 of the Schedule to this Division.

Table 1 — Standards for Approval of a Motor Vehicle Headlamp
and Other Illuminating Lamps Aiming Requirements

[en. B.C. Reg. 476/98, s. 2.]

Visual aim based in millimetres at 7.62 metres
Headlamps
Beams to be
Used When Aimed or Inspected
Area of High Intensity Zone
to be Aimed or Inspected
Lateral Aim
Lateral Inspection Tolerance
Vertical Aim
Vertical Inspection Tolerance

146 mm Type 1 sealed beam
Upper
Centre
At V
150 mm left to
150 mm right of V
13 mm up from H
125 mm up to
100 mm down
from H

146 mm and 178 mm Type 2 sealed beam



Lower
Left Edge


Top Edge
25 mm right of V
100 mm left to
150 mm right of V



60 mm up from H



175 mm up to
50 mm down from H

178 mm sealed beam not marked Type 2
Upper
Centre
At V
150 mm left to
150 mm right of V
13 mm up from H
125 mm up to
100 mm down
from H

European headlamps marked "E" and beam lamps marked "R" or "HR"
Upper
Centre
At V
125 mm left to
125 mm right of V
At H
At H to 115 mm below

Low beam lamps marked "C" or "HC"
Lower
Junction of horizontal and sloped cut off

Top edge of horizontal cut off
At V
125 mm left to
125 mm right of V




100 mm below H




75 mm below to
190 mm below H

Dual beam lamps marked "CR" or
"HCR"
Lower and Upper
Top edge of horizontal cut off

Centre




At V




125 mm left to
125 mm right of V 100 mm below H
75 mm below to
190 mm below H

Fog lamps symmetrical

Centre


Top edge
At V
150 mm left to
150 mm right of V



100 mm below H



At H or below

Fog lamps asymmetrical

Left edge


Top edge
25 mm right of V
100 mm left to
100 mm right of V



60 mm above V



175 mm above to
50 mm below H

Auxiliary passing lamp

Left edge


Top edge
25 mm right of V
100 mm left to
100 mm right of V



60 mm above H



175 mm below to
50 mm below H

Auxiliary driving lamp

Centre
At V
150 mm left to
150 mm
right of V
13 mm up from H
125 mm up to
100 mm
down from H

Motor vehicle minimum beam candela: Upper beam, 10 000; lower beam, 7 000.
Motorcycle minimum beam candela: Upper beam, 5 000; lower beam, 3 500.
This standard is based on S.A.E. standard–Lighting Inspection Code and recommended headlamp tolerances for E.C.E. lamps
supplied by the Road and Motor Vehicles Safety Section, Transport Canada.
Abbreviations: V=vertical centreline straight ahead of lamp centre. H=horizontal centreline at level of lamp cen

Section (2) says it must be the equivalent to the original lights....a home made swap or illegal conversion kit doesn't sound like it meets the grade there. You might also be over the 7000 candela lower beam output with home made HIDs. You also will have difficulty in aiming the beam because the HID system can't be aimed properly in a non-original HID setup.
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