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Beyond Limits · 07-14-2008, 04:54 PM

I know that there are a couple of officers on this forum so I have a question that hopefully someone has an answer to... What is the legality of installing aftermarket HID (Xenon) lights on vehicles that they did not come with stock from the factory.

My understanding is that it is one of those goofy laws where they are legal for the OEM to install on a vehicle. However the law (at least my understanding of it) states that it is illegal to fundamentally change the method of operation of the headlights on a vehicle and since changing from traditional halogen lights to HID lights requires fundamentally changing how the lighting system works these aftermarket kits are actually illegal.

The only reason I ask is that the Halo is something that is unique to a HID setup as far as I know, and I know that a lot of people have been saying that they would go aftermarket if Halo's are not available but I am not sure if that is even a possibility.

It would be nice to be wrong here but does anyone have any insight into this one? (And yes I know what Scott has said, however perhaps I am posing this more as a question in general then one that is specific to the 5th gen I suppose).

07-14-2008, 04:54 PM	#1
Beyond Limits Pushin a rock... Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: So Cal Posts: 207 View My Garage	HALO's / HID's I know that there are a couple of officers on this forum so I have a question that hopefully someone has an answer to... What is the legality of installing aftermarket HID (Xenon) lights on vehicles that they did not come with stock from the factory. My understanding is that it is one of those goofy laws where they are legal for the OEM to install on a vehicle. However the law (at least my understanding of it) states that it is illegal to fundamentally change the method of operation of the headlights on a vehicle and since changing from traditional halogen lights to HID lights requires fundamentally changing how the lighting system works these aftermarket kits are actually illegal. The only reason I ask is that the Halo is something that is unique to a HID setup as far as I know, and I know that a lot of people have been saying that they would go aftermarket if Halo's are not available but I am not sure if that is even a possibility. It would be nice to be wrong here but does anyone have any insight into this one? (And yes I know what Scott has said, however perhaps I am posing this more as a question in general then one that is specific to the 5th gen I suppose).