panda_1

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is it true that cars will no longer be made with hid's?

MaximaZero

No. The ban on HID is for aftermarket sale of HID kits and retrofits. Cars can still be factory equipped with HID.

1TyteMAX03

Yeah.. that sucks... but oh well :-)

PAPA SMURF

I've heard that the highway commission (whatever the acronym is) is trying to place the ban on factory HID also....especially with the SUV's (like the X5)

2k2kev

from where?

PAPA SMURF

either it was the local paper or local news...this was some time ago..maybe summer??

panda_1

iTrader: (4)

yea my g/f told me bout it but i needed to verify for myself.

NYC TAR

iTrader: (2)

I heard that all suv with or with out HID, has to lower their light.to make it level with car.

FidizzyTypeS

There were 7000 complaints in 2003 alone from HID's about them blinding people and causing accidents. The majority of these cars were probably aftermarket HID's. I heard it on ABC 7 two weeks ago.

2k2kev

I wonder how many halogen caused when they were new... give it two or three years and people won't even notice them any more.

FidizzyTypeS

It's not cars like ours that are the problems....i don't know what maximas have stock but my TL has 4100k and they are bright but no where near as bright as i've seen others...i've seen some older lincolns that had 8000k's now those are blinding.

Tac_M

I wonder what was the average age of the drivers involved in those accidents. I bet it was like 75+.... You get the point?

K1maxima02

The bright ones I see are the Honda S2000 stock HIDs. They look pretty but bright as sh#t.

MannyNJ2k2max

iTrader: (3)

S2000's are so low and their HID's are aimed pretty high.....

KLOOGY

iTrader: (12)

If these idiots on the road cant drive due to HIDS, what do they do about driving around with the Sun out. Im sure that big ole star, is brighter than any HIDS......whats a bunch of old , wrinkled blue hairs !

Colonel

Cubanato

NICely put!!!!

-J

irish44j

iTrader: (38)

They should....I was driving the other night on a 2-lane back road (through a wooded area) and what I think was an X5 comes around the corner, HIDs right in my face. That is a DARK road and I couldn't see **** for about 10 seconds afterwards....had to slow down to like 25 so I didn't go off the road.

I have no problem with HIDs in general, but I think ALL cars, trucks, whatever should have their lights down low (regardless of HID or halogen), down about the level of an average car......nothing more annoying than some huge-a s s SUV driving behind you with his regular beams right through the back window.

All headlights should be no higher than like 3 feet off the ground (how high is the maxima - 2 1/2 ft?).....yeah it might look a little stupid on big-a s s SUVs and stuff....but then again I don't really care about them, I care about us people who drive cars...

jgibson146

Just a note, maximas have the lower part of the bulb blocked or something like that so that the light doesnt shine upward. Alot of other HID's radiate upward and downward, upward part blinding oncomig traffic. I Think Nissan thought this through, and was trying to be responsible.

irish44j

iTrader: (38)

wow, nissan thinking it though. how novel.
if they could only put that kind of effort into MAF sensors and brake rotors now....