High Beam bulb question

[Bandit03]

whats up everyone im new to this forum and dont really know much about headlights as far as what bulbs will work and such, i recently disabled my drl cuz i cant stand them but i was just looking for yellow highbeam bulbs and i found these http://www.racinglab.com/nohyyeprohal3.html . I figured a yellow look would be pretty sweet. I just wanna know if these will work and if the wattage ( 80) is too high . Also if you have any suggestions for better brands please let me know - thanks

[juji88]

if i were you, i would get luminics. thats what have and people say luminics are pretty reliable. i got mine on ebay for 35 shipped. works like a charm and looks badass.

[LDB]

If I were you I'd put the DRL back. If you get in an accident the other person's lawyer is going to use that against you. I can't stand them is a lame reason. They aren't like spinach or something that someone is making you eat that tastes nasty that someone could legitimately make that claim about, they're a safety feature. They just might make the difference of not having an accident too. Would you rather have a wrecked car but the "satisfaction" of knowing something you can't even see from the driver's seat is shut off?

[Bandit03]

yea i know what ur saying, i just dont like the look i had an 04 civic coupe before this and it didnt have them and i never got into an accident so im not really worried bout that. But anyways thats why im looking into the yellow bulbs for the high beams, i figured it would look pretty sweet with the drl on again

[striker_1818]

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread/2076173
read the post that got me banned for arguing with a douchebag whose befriends with an admin, then accused me of racist and he got me banned.

[Orient Express]

a fuzz magnet!

Colored headlights are illegal in CT and in 48 other states,and are guaranteed to be a "hey please pull me over, because I would like a ticket" signal.

HID bulbs with a color temperature above 6000K can also give you the same effect!

But, yellow fog lamps are OK!

[LDB]

Originally Posted by Bandit03

yea i know what ur saying, i just dont like the look i had an 04 civic coupe before this and it didnt have them and i never got into an accident so im not really worried bout that. But anyways thats why im looking into the yellow bulbs for the high beams, i figured it would look pretty sweet with the drl on again

Because I've jumped off this roof a hundred times without breaking my leg is how I know I'm not going to break my leg when I jump off this time!!! As I said, you don't see them unless you are idling your car just to sit in front of the hood and look at the lights so that reason isn't a very good one. If there was proof they caused a significant increase in operating costs or significant reduction in useful life of the car or similar that would possibly be a reason to reduce one's safety.

[inyong1988]

get piaa ion bulbs

[Bandit03]

lol ok thats fine but im not concerned about my safety cuz the lights are off there are plenty of cars out there without them so i dont think its a big deal, it doesnt matter if i cant see em i still know what it looks like its just my opinion thats all im not saying your wrong but i just dont like them, i like the look off the parking lights on alone, just my opinion thats all

[Bandit03]

also in response to orient express i found this online from a ct site updated in 2006, also i thought that the old integras used to have the yellow drl as well, but i dunno i havent bought anything yet im just looking for something to do and cant afford a hid conversion kit right now

3. Any light visible from the front of a motor vehicle may be only white, yellow, or amber in color unless another color is allowed under a Department of Motor Vehicles permit. (CGS § 14-96p)

[Orient Express]

I did a little more digging on the headlight color rules in CT. and they are a little ambiguous. On the surface, it would appear that amber or yellow headlights are indeed legal in this state. but a little more digging in the DMV rules state that the headlights must be "US DOT approved". Since the only lamps that are US DOT approved for highway use are white in color, that pretty much ends the argument. But since it is so obtuse, I would think that one could argue that yellow lights are OK, and hope that the DOT issue does not come up.

[Izzy]

If you're running with HIDs, who cares what the rest of your lights do? As long as it's not blatantly illegal -- red/blue, it's not like you're not already doing illegal lighting -- yessh.

[striker_1818]

Originally Posted by Bandit03

also in response to orient express i found this online from a ct site updated in 2006, also i thought that the old integras used to have the yellow drl as well, but i dunno i havent bought anything yet im just looking for something to do and cant afford a hid conversion kit right now

3. Any light visible from the front of a motor vehicle may be only white, yellow, or amber in color unless another color is allowed under a Department of Motor Vehicles permit. (CGS § 14-96p)

amber and white are legal...
yellow is illegal in most states according.

From delaware:
Colored Lights - Other than factory-equipped, marker lamps and turn signal lamps, no colored lights are permitted on the front of the vehicle. Such lights are permitted only on emergency vehicles.

yellow is for turning signals/parking brake

[Bandit03]

gotcha, well i figure if its only the drl running i shouldnt run into too much trouble cuz when it gets dark and i turn the the low beams they shut off so im not too worried, but thannks for every1's help i appreciate it

[06blaksi]

JDM Yellow Lights

[Bandit03]

yea thats looks pretty awesome im definetly getting them mow, i also like where you put ur license plate sick ride bro