HID Lights

[kaysc13]

Hello everybody.
I couldn't find a thread about this so I thought I start one.

I want to install HID white lights on my car. And from what I have been hearing some people say it's legal and some say it's not.
So can anybody comfirm it is legal because I dun wan to have to fork out money for "duit kopi" everytime there is a road block.

Thanks in advance for all your help. =)

 

[DanzEterna]

if oem its legal, if retrofitted its illegal.
wat car are u using?

 

[kaysc13]

Honda city.

 

[basikal_pancit]

just dont use more than 6000k to be safe....

 

[kambing69]

What colour for 5000k HID? white?

 

[Turborized]

Honda city.

Then it's illegal.

 

[E-Tech]

Dun do it.... Will cause ur windscreen to break....

 

[tommyho91]

how bout satria neo with projector lamp

 

[BE5RSK]

still illegal, unless its factory-fitted.

 

[AkiNa VaMPiRe]

but if still want to put, make sure the ballast hide in a place that JPJ can't see it :)

 

[kaysc13]

Lol. Guess I won't do it. Sigh. Thanks guys

 

[AkiNa VaMPiRe]

due to Malaysia Road surface too many hole, i forced to use HID lights..haizz

 

[VectorX2]

Dun do it.... Will cause ur windscreen to break....

first time i heard this... how is it related?

 

[Veloc]

To tell you the truth, I don't know about your place. but my place here in KK, its not a matter of legal or not. It's whether they want to saman or not. My friend got saman for using open pod Apexi on his B16A Civic.

Being a HID retrofit user, what I can advise is:

1. get the 4300k to be safer. Not 100% safe though. It is effective to fool less experienced jpj. I am using 4200k. Not so nice. Want to up to 4300 in the future.

2. When installing, ask the shop to hide the ballast for you. That way, they can't find if they ask to open the bonne.

3. Get the double beam magnetic Hi-Lo units. That way, you get proper low light and highlight for safety. Also, when they ask you to flash your lights, your lights colour doesn't change so they don't know.

AND MOST IMPORTANT....
4. Be a responsible user and learn DIY. When I bought mine, I took off the small size gay glare shield ad custom make mine from aluminium sheet. The original shield didn't provide any effective shield at all and harm oncoming driver's eyes. I took time to test and adjust the size of the glare shield. And then tried to aim the headlight properly to achieve a balance between minimal glare and good light throw.

5. Or just straight away do a HID projector conversion.

To be honest, mine not that good yet. Glare is minimal but light throw is not so much. Light amount is brighter that halogen. But the distribution, the spread is not that good. I still want to fine tune it when I have time. But at least, the most important thing is don't harm other people.

Cheers...

 

[Nicholas Mak]

To tell you the truth, I don't know about your place. but my place here in KK, its not a matter of legal or not. It's whether they want to saman or not. My friend got saman for using open pod Apexi on his B16A Civic.

what the hell is wrong with open pod filter ==

 

[alantjw]

im actually using 4300k on my forte.. Sofar so good.. not been block before yet... but for my celica sure lepas... i convert to projector and install 4300k HID on them... so far 100% roadbloks i lepas... maybe they dont know what car is it so they just bagi lepas.. XD

 

[Veloc]

what the hell is wrong with open pod filter ==

The answer is very epic. "illegal modification".:stupid: Malaysia boleh. JPJ rulezzz man...

 

[Turborized]

The answer is very epic. "illegal modification".:stupid: Malaysia boleh. JPJ rulezzz man...

LOL ILLEGAL MODIFICATION? .... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[alantjw]

maybe cos they tought open pod will make car expload gua... scared use as alasan for bomb threat... Epic..

 

[Charles]

In their books, open pod = lae sing = saman.