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Originally Posted by mqin
I've asked around quite a bit before purchasing a set for myself and the most common/popular answer that I've received from HID retailers and police officers is that as long as it is a pure white glow, then it is fine, however if it's anything over 6000k which is usually when the blue glow starts to set in then police officers could pull you over for it, but as for the offense of what they could ticket or charge you with, I'm wouldn't be sure...
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Pure white isn't "fine" - the lights are still illegal. All if means is that your lights are less likely to draw attention to your car (all bets are off if they're poorly aimed, though).
Of course the retailer is going to tell you whatever he needs to to make the sale - technically, selling non-road-approved lights and accessories is illegal for the retailer, too, but he's not going to tell you that.
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Originally Posted by Graeme S
Anything and everything that isn't stock is technically eligible for a ticket or whatnot. Whether or not it happens is another question entirely, however. The wording of the MVA basically states that any lighting which is not stock is not legal.
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"Stock" isn't the issue... "non-approved" is. Aftermarket fixtures are fine as long as they're approved by the appropriate bodies, and installed and operated according to the regs.