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shaneeezy
08-18-2009, 10:11 PM
So like, I have a white Yaris & I don't know whether I should get yellow fog lights or clear, what would you recommend?

Oh! So I live in Southern California, and I want to get HID lights. My friend said that if I have projectors or reflectors or whatever it was for my headlights, it is illegal and I could get pulled over. He also said that the HIDs must point down or something and not reflect to the person that is driving in front of me. So which kind of HIDs should I get? Thanks! (:
Brian
08-18-2009, 10:23 PM
Any headlight modification is illegal in CA. HIDs are like people
tinting their front windows in CA, a lot of people do it but don't
get a ticket. I got pulled over by CHP and he thought my HID ballasts
where some kind of ignition controller and my scanguage was a boost
controller. I told him that the ballasts were for my headlights and he
didn't seem to care. Just depends on the cop I guess. You're gonna
have some glare with HIDs so if you do it I recommend getting some
projectors to cut down or eliminate the glare.
PHXDEMON
08-19-2009, 02:03 AM
I think HIDs should be legal if they are in projector housings but CA has a lot of wierd laws. Also go with clear fogs.
ellenbetty
08-19-2009, 10:02 AM
The only thing fog lamps are good for are back ups for your head lights in case a head light bulb burns out.
TheRealEnth
08-19-2009, 10:24 AM
and they look sick as hell on!
blacksandiegovitz
08-19-2009, 11:08 AM
So like, I have a white Yaris & I don't know whether I should get yellow fog lights or clear, what would you recommend?Oh! So I live in Southern California, and I want to get HID lights. My friend said that if I have projectors or reflectors or whatever it was for my headlights, it is illegal and I could get pulled over. He also said that the HIDs must point down or something and not reflect to the person that is driving in front of me. So which kind of HIDs should I get? Thanks! (:

Well seeing as how I just got pulled over yesterday on my way to work (I live in san diego , california) For having yellow fogs . The cop said "In Ca , any modification to your lights is Illegal " I said really and he said "yes, you modified your fog lights by tinting them yellow " I really didn't think yellow fogs were illegal but I guess so . I would have to say get the clear fog lights lol
Revsson
08-19-2009, 11:17 AM
I haven't looked in a while, but it used to be that auto parts stores sold the yellow
lights as "fog" and the clear lights as "driving". Which ones work better in fog?
Mouse
08-19-2009, 11:26 AM
Yellow is better.....Seriously thats why they use it in racing.
TheRealEnth
08-19-2009, 11:46 AM
Well seeing as how I just got pulled over yesterday on my way to work (I live in san diego , california) For having yellow fogs . The cop said "In Ca , any modification to your lights is Illegal " I said really and he said "yes, you modified your fog lights by tinting them yellow " I really didn't think yellow fogs were illegal but I guess so . I would have to say get the clear fog lights lol

Yellow fogs are quite legal.... That cop is making bullshit up. Then again california has their own stupid laws... But officialy in the UNITED STATES. Yellow fog lights are well within the legal law... Some cars some Standard with yellow fogs...
47_MasoN_47
08-19-2009, 12:07 PM
CA has a lot of BS laws. There's no way I could live there and keep my sanity lol.
red_rims
08-19-2009, 12:38 PM
get yellow. i have yellow as well. they look clean!
red_rims
08-19-2009, 12:39 PM
btw who are you buying your foglights from?
Brian
08-19-2009, 02:40 PM
The yellow bulbs are legal in Ca, however, the yellow lens is not. I have no idea why. Yellow will
give you better visibility. The headlights on your car in CA must illuminate white or yellow
according to the laws on the CHP website.
shaneeezy
08-20-2009, 07:04 PM
CA has a lot of BS laws. There's no way I could live there and keep my sanity lol.

Hahaha! You gotta love CA for having Disneyland! (:
shaneeezy
08-20-2009, 07:05 PM
btw who are you buying your foglights from?

Hm, I looked at some on Ebay, but my friend told me you pay for what you get. The guy was selling it for $58 including shipping, but I'm gonna buy it from Micro Image.
advocate
08-21-2009, 04:37 AM
"(3) An illuminating device, as permitted under Section 24255, shall emit radiation predominantly in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Any incidental visible light projecting to the front of the vehicle shall be predominantly yellow to white."

And heres the link:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc25950.htm


From:
http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2415489



And this guy really enjoyed contradicting himself. I have no idea what to believe now.



Aftermarket HID PnP kits of any kind, type, or color are all ILLEGAL. If you got busted for your windshield squirters, that's illegal by itself, not because it was yellow.

Go back and read the CA VC that I posted up on page one.
Weather they are RICE, GayD33M, or what ever you wanna call them, yellow light emitting from the front of the car is perfectly legal. As long as they are aimed properly.
ryota
08-21-2009, 10:48 AM
Hahaha! You gotta love CA for having Disneyland! (:

been there... wasn't worth getting tickets every 12 seconds for having lights on your car or whatever other crazy excuse they feel like making up that time
RedRide
08-21-2009, 01:56 PM
IMO fog lights should be yellow as this is the color that "cuts" through fog the best.

Any other color really defeats the purpose of fog lights.
TheRealEnth
08-21-2009, 02:05 PM
i hate honda people because they are so paranoid... ive been to so many sites... and they are always paranoid of cops/getting cars stolen/etc its ridiculous

Originally Posted by honda forums
Aftermarket HID PnP kits of any kind, type, or color are all ILLEGAL. If you got busted for your windshield squirters, that's illegal by itself, not because it was yellow.

Go back and read the CA VC that I posted up on page one.
Weather they are RICE, GayD33M, or what ever you wanna call them, yellow light emitting from the front of the car is perfectly legal. As long as they are aimed properly.

And what he means by that i think, is AFTERMARKET HID kits are illegal even if they are white or yellow simply because they are aftermarket. But OEM?? is legal in yellow.
but i think thats bs but w/e =D just trying to make some sense of his statement
kustom play
08-21-2009, 02:23 PM
Well seeing as how I just got pulled over yesterday on my way to work (I live in san diego , california) For having yellow fogs . The cop said "In Ca , any modification to your lights is Illegal " I said really and he said "yes, you modified your fog lights by tinting them yellow " I really didn't think yellow fogs were illegal but I guess so . I would have to say get the clear fog lights lol

another reason why i would never in a million years live in CA

too many BS laws
TheRealEnth
08-21-2009, 02:25 PM
Well we just finished discussing how yellow fog lights are legal in CA, So.. if he gave you a ticket... FIGHT IT and you will win, if he just warned you.. print out the law and keep it in your car at all times
severous01
08-21-2009, 02:58 PM
if you're really concerned about it, make sure you get a DOT stamped number on them. anything with a DOT stamp is street legal anywhere in a US owned street.

if he gives u crap give him the dot number and tell him to research that number.