um...honestly im not sure. im not from alabama so i dont know how strict their light restrictions are in the first place
but when i think of it i dont think it would be too much of a problem
cars come stock with white/yellow/amber/and red lights
so maybe 3000k yellow would pass
but safety wise not too sure
definitely less light output than 4300k and problem OEM too.
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2010 Corolla S MGM
Thunder Low, OEMk Fogs, Blacked out emblems, Hella Horns, Eyelids, Blacked out wheels,
For a given power, the color temperature should be in 4000-5000K to have the best light output for our headlights. Why do you need 3000K in your headlights?
__________________ 2008 Toyota Camry LE I4 - Modifications as if they come with the car.
- TRD wheels, TRD suspensions
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- Folding LED signal side mirrors with JDM control switch
- HID retrofit headlights with S2000 projectors and Denso ballasts, fog lights
HID in halogen designed headlights = illegal no matter what we did. Retrofit is illegal too, but we can get away with it because of a good beam pattern. If we use a color temperature of 4000-5000K, our cars will be like HID-OEM.
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- TRD wheels, TRD suspensions
- OEM replica navigation with iGo/Tomtom/...
- Folding LED signal side mirrors with JDM control switch
- HID retrofit headlights with S2000 projectors and Denso ballasts, fog lights
^^^^ This. Putting HIDs on your car is illegal no matter what. Especially yellow or blue in the head lights, that is illegal everywhere. But it is a matter of enforcement if you'll get in trouble for it.
For a given power, the color temperature should be in 4000-5000K to have the best light output for our headlights. Why do you need 3000K in your headlights?
I just wanted to be different. I'm just tired of seeing other people with blue this and purple that on their vehicle. So, i figured why don't i go with a 3000k instead. Its seems like nobody around here runs 3000k for their headlight. Now i think i know why.
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Originally Posted by Jackss731
yeah and usually they just wrap their headlights in yellow vinyl with 4300k bulbs inside.
doesnt look bad
I might just try something like that.
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...they do when you pull away into & out of a corner at quite a bit more speed than they can...but that is once again where function is different than form.
__________________ '09 Corolla CE Enhanced Auto
TRD Springs/Sway/Xrs FSB by Yamaha
Lifetime : 6.121L/100km(38.714mpgUS)
Maximum: 5.082L/100km(46.287mpgUS)
(manually calculated) (original unflashed factory ECM code)
Sorry, I don't notice the show work. All I care is performance. There are many times I was driving at night and saw a car with blue headlights. They looked cool to some people, but they blinded me so badly that I wished if there were no car around, I would let him know how I feel when being blinded. (the fact that you don't get flash doesn't mean your headlights are fine. It's because many people don't want to make other drivers blind/confused too, so don't use an excuse "I never get flashed" to tell your headlights are fine). The worst thing was that I barely saw their light on the road, which means their beam was shining to places it was supposed not to be.
__________________ 2008 Toyota Camry LE I4 - Modifications as if they come with the car.
- TRD wheels, TRD suspensions
- OEM replica navigation with iGo/Tomtom/...
- Folding LED signal side mirrors with JDM control switch
- HID retrofit headlights with S2000 projectors and Denso ballasts, fog lights
...they do when you pull away into & out of a corner at quite a bit more speed than they can...but that is once again where function is different than form.
how many people would truly notice that?
"oh crap did you see that?! he must have installed that new RSB!"
unfortunately my corolla is for form
ill get another car for function
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Jack
2010 Corolla S MGM
Thunder Low, OEMk Fogs, Blacked out emblems, Hella Horns, Eyelids, Blacked out wheels,
how many people would truly notice that?
"oh crap did you see that?! he must have installed that new RSB!"
unfortunately my corolla is for form
ill get another car for function
I don't care what other people think as much as what I think. IMO the thrill of a RSB far exceeds that of blue headlights any day.
And for the record, my HIR bulbs are 3450k & the light output is excellent.
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