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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ReyRey305
So would it be ILLEGAL to use both HID's , lowbeam and highbeam at night ?
it is always illegal to drive with highbeam on at all time, regardless of it being HID or not
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by whlkev
^^ when your low beam is off to start with? then negative...

unless your headlight is on AUTO mode and just happens that your HID got turned on automatically when you high beam it
I will test again tomorrow but the lights were not in AUTO mode. The lights were in the OFF setting, the car was idling in park and the DRLs were on. When I flashed the high beam, I could have sworn I saw the HID lights flicker on...
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 08:24 AM
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only way to find out is for someone to do it for you in the car and you just stand out side...

i am sure your HID wasn't turned on.
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by whlkev
only way to find out is for someone to do it for you in the car and you just stand out side...

i am sure your HID wasn't turned on.
I just tested it and I was right. The HID light comes on when you flash the high beams. The car was on with the light on OFF. When my friend flashed the high beam the HID lights came on at the same time as the halogen high beam bulb.

Perhaps this is specific to Canadian-spec GS350s?
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 08:05 PM
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On both the RX and the GS, the HIDs comes on with the high beam. From the pattern I see with them, the high beams stop just below where the HIDs start, so it is necessary.
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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the low beam comes on with the high beam
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