Soob you nailed it!!! But, I don't think it is required in Kentucky..
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Hey Vinny! Yeah I meant CA since BB was referring to NorCal. Don't know about KY (I mean Kentucky)

 

My bad Soob, I probably got it backwards, definitely would not be unusual for me! Hehe..

 

It was down to 47 one morning here in Schertz last week... don't
ask me which morning as I'm now in the over 55 brain fog state.

 

I want to fill my tires with hydrogen and see what happens when
they heat up after a highway drive on a 100+ Texas day.

Will the Fit be launched into low earth orbit?

 

I have a pretty good idea...

 

is this stuff safe for all sorts of finishes?

 

I was curious about it too.

Forgot to mention... as of 5:40 pm, I ran out of my warranty (36k miles in 16 months :S ). Now... do I want to do more mods to the car?

 

installed 6000K HIDs and 2500K Fog Light Bulbs.

 

I hope the Glare is due to the camera and doesn't look anywhere near as bad as that photo looks. i'd have saved up and done a proper projector retrofit as the glare from HIDs is almost always awful and limits the driver's visibility.

~SB

 

^this

But on a positive note it does look good man...if the glare is too bad sometimes stepping it down to 4300k can help...even though that means you'll have more useable light the white color is less offensive to other drivers...I think

 

the hids actually have a thing on it to not be just a big flare. its just my phone.

 

No less offensive to oncoming drivers. The problem is that more usable light means more glare that oncoming drivers see too.

HID bulbs in a Halogen reflector throws light everywhere and not just where the headlight intends which is reflected back at the driver. (it's basic geometry) The more light reflected back at the driver the more the pupil constricts, the less the driver sees. This is why glare is problematic. There technically may be a higher light output with HIDs but when it isn't directed in the right location (which NO HIDS in Halogen housings can possibly be), it actually hinders visibility. Projectors focus HID light output where it belongs, Halogen reflector housings cannot do this. Retrofit is the very best of all worlds (except for price) the next option is to aim the headlights down (which negates much of the usefulness of HID lights). Then again, many people buy HIDs not for usable light but for the simple fact that they think it "looks cooler". It depends on what your goals are and also where you live. In LA, where it never really gets dark, it's not a big deal. Here in VT, where there is no ambient light, it is a huge disadvantage to do PNP HID kits.

~SB

 

i hear you on a few points and i actually agree with you on most of them. In my experience i can tell you that the 4300k is MUCH less offensive to oncoming drivers. i understand what science says but in real life the white light isnt as annoying.

now HIDs in halogen reflectors can be a horrible decision but in the case of my 3000K fogs it actually enhances my view and isnt offensive AT ALL to others.

i think HIDs are really dependent on common sense...if you install a kit and can see the faces of the drivers coming at you then your blinding them and they should be removed. when i had my 2010 Jeep i had a 6000k kit in the headlights and they were reflectors...i can tell you that it was the best thing i did to the truck and i was never flashed.

with that said in most cases i do believe that HIDs should be reserved for proper projectors.

 

CG- wow, that's bright! GJ!

for me, nothing. wife's been using the GE all weekend long. hope to use it this coming weekend to run some errands for the house. i need to get new blinds for our master bedroom and some other stuff for home improvement. also want to get 2 work benches setup in the basement for the kids. GE will haul those too.

 

It's not required in California or Kentucky. I know this only because they issue only ONE plate. They cannot require front and back and only give one plate.

I lived in Nebraska for many years and we always had front and back.

 

Ordered a cargo tray.

 

I've always had 2 plates in CA. And I've been on the receiving end of a "missing front plate" ticket.
http://apps.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/tocd3c1a9.htm

 

^ Whoa bad info.

Front/rear plates are required by law in California and we get 2 plates. I know a bunch of people who have been ticketed for that.

You might get away with it for some time, but if a cop wants to, he/she can roll you for it anytime.

 

I lived in San Diego for about 4 years... and I was issued 2 plates both times (initial registration and when they changed it because they "found out" my car was salvaged). All the vehicles in my family (10+) had both plates.

When I had an accident (ie the guy ripped off my bumper while I was stopped), my new bumper didn't have plate holders, so I ended up driving with just the rear plate after that. Been lucky they didn't give me any tickets for it.