From: skipfromla@yahoo.com   
      
   On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 03:42:58 -0800, "Rastamon"   
    wrote:   
      
   >   
   >"H.B. Elkins"  wrote in message   
   >news:gm2qkm016ll@drn.newsguy.com...   
   >> Hi all,   
   >>   
   >> I'm looking to replace the headlights on my 2000 Toyota Tacoma extended   
   >> cab 4WD   
   >> pickup with new lights. The only way I can describe what I'm looking for   
   >> is that   
   >> I want those lights that appear purple or blue when you meet a vehicle   
   >> with a   
   >> set of them in oncoming traffic. I don't know what specific models these   
   >> have   
   >> appeared on but I think they're common to high-end Japanese or German   
   >> imports.   
   >> I'm in hopes this description helps someone to assist with what I'm   
   >> looking for   
   >> since I don't know what to call them other than "purple" or "blue."   
   >>   
   >> Can someone tell me what this type of headlight is called, where I can buy   
   >> them,   
   >> and recommend a specific brand? I got a set of headlights for Christmas   
   >> after   
   >> putting them on my wish list, but unfortunately they are the old-fashioned   
   >> white   
   >> kind instead of what I'm looking for.   
   >>   
   >> Help and recommendations would be appreciated!   
   >>   
   >> H.B. Elkins   
   >> 2000 Toyota Tacoma extended cab 4WD with 203K miles and still going   
   >> strong!   
   >>   
   >>   
   >   
   >HIDs are easy to find, you just need to find the Color Temperature you want.   
   >These are the easiest upgrade you can make, just make sure you buy the same   
   >model for your headlamp. I.E. H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, and H6. I pair of bulbs   
   >start at $10, where as the Sylvania will cost $15 each.   
   >   
   >As for Xenon, that requires some modifications to the Headlamp housing, in   
   >some cases installing an imported assembly.  Xenon kits are available, but   
   >require a ballast for each lamp, similar to a florescent light fixture.   
   >Xenon kits start at $100 and up.   
   >   
   >IMHO, it's cheaper to upgrade the bulb than the whole system. Also any   
   >extreme color will surely attract attention of your local traffic   
   >enforcement.   
   >   
      
   In all states,  blue lights facing in any direction on a vehicle are   
   reserved for emergency vehicles (police, ambulance, fire department,   
   etc.) only, even if there is a slight blue tint that is only partially   
   visible or visible when combined with other lights.   
      
   As for purple,  most states only allow white or amber lights facing   
   forward and red or amber facing to the rear.  Some states allow green   
   lights but just to illuminate running boards.   
      
   Law enforcement tends to get upset when lights that are only supposed   
   to be on emergency vehicles start showing up on non emergency   
   vehicles. A lot of crimes have been committed by people impersonating   
   police officers, making phony traffic stops.   Before you spend some   
   big bucks on lighting equipment, you might want to check to see if   
   those lights are legal where you live.  If not, the citations run from   
   fix-it equipment violations to some rather expensive fines for   
   impersonating an emergency vehicle,  depending on where it's issued.   
      
   A call to your Highway Patrol or State Police should yield the desired   
   information.   
      
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