I'm thinking of doing a full 3000k conversion for my GS and am wondering the legality of putting them in as my low beams. I've done a few searches on Google and have found conflicting answers. Anyone know?

 

I'm wondering the same. I tried it once for fun but only for a night.

 

Chris, my friend got pulled over for yellow low beams in the past. I don't think they're legal here in Cali

 

Anything other than the OE 4200k Philips is illegal.

A friend of mine in Canada did a 85122WX bulbs in his TSX projectors...makes the cutoff line green.

You can see the green in the cutoff in this pic.

 

I know back in the 80ies some European countries required your headlights to be yellow, I think it was France.

 

In Cali it's illegal

 

Looks like it's illegal in Florida as well. The light being emitted has to be white. I guess that solves that... Maybe if I want to do anything, I'll just replace my OEM HID's which are now getting close to being 10 YEARS OLD!

 

Here's the Florida Statute that says so if anyone cares for it...

http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/ind...20220#0316.220

 

Carlos, I have some brand new Philips 85126 bulbs if you are interested!

 

My friend got pulled over here for having yellow lights, the cop said it was because emergency vehicles use yellow lights. Is that right? I thought they were just regular halogens.

 

If you already have HID I say go for it. If you get a ticket it will just be a "Fix It" ticket. Throw your OE bulbs in, get your ticket signed off, and pay the small fee. Getting pulled over probably depends more on the area you are in more then the mod itself. Just my opinion. I am not sure if the Fix It tickets are as easy to handle in Florida as they are here in Cali.

 

The only problem with that is that anything above 4300K produces less light... I need to produce more light as the areas that I drive in are very dark at night.

 

It is true that the lower temperature you go, the higher the luminosity, or the higher the number of lumens the bulbs can produce. Most believe that the higher the temperature, the more light is produced. This is not necessarily true, all that is produced is a more powerful light with a shorter wavelength, thus hurting one's eyes more. Try comparing a red light to a violet light and see which one hurts more. The red light is closer the the Infrared spectrum, while the violet light is closer to the Ultraviolet spectrum. The higher temperature light needs more energy to produce that color light, that's why.



If your concern is for visibility, I suggest getting a pair of 4300K for your low beams, and if possible, get some 3000K for your fogs. In my opinion that would be the best for visibility (and legality since the Florida statutes do not say anything about fog light color). Do not put HID's in your high beams because that will significantly reduce the life span if they are turned on and off constantly. Unless you usually keep high beams turned on for a long time.

 

This is also due to the fact that truck have their lights pointed right in your rear view mirror. If shine my high power Flash light right in your rear view mirror you will be blinded too.

 

idk why a lot of charts online have 6000k at white. 6000k is def blue tinted. Like-wise 4300k looks yellow-tinted on charts but in real life its white.