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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by slo2type2u
new rocker panels, some rust repair and a paint job
Did you replace the stock rocker panels? I'm getting ready to do this, how was it? did you do just outer in also inner?
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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 02:18 AM
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Got my pic Featured :P
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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Westy
53 likes, nice bruh.
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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 03:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Westy
Heck yes dude!
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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by hookmiester
Took wiper arms off and repainted. Also took the cowling off and am blacking that out.
Need to do this
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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 10:26 AM
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On the HID stuff. They are illegal, UNLESS. the vehicle came stock with them. With projector lenses.

A cop will look at 4 things:
1) age of vehicle. Hids are a newer thing
2) projection housings
3) color of beam ( white with no blue is best)
4) door sticker from the factory (all vehicles that come with Hid lights have a sticker in the door. Ill post a pic
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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 10:28 AM
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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 10:30 AM
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All vehicles that have Hids will have that disposal sticker.

My source, my uncle is a trooper I asked him.
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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by 9294Forrest
All vehicles that have Hids will have that disposal sticker.

My source, my uncle is a trooper I asked him.
I've heard lots of opinions but not one ounce of proof other than he said she said. If he is right then ask for a WAC code, he cannot write tickets for fake codes just because he thinks it's wrong. So if in fact it is a code he will be able to provide one, and it would only take him a minute to get it for you.
I've dug long and deep into the WAC and haven't found it, and have got many people stating their opinions but not one person has came with proof other than an opinion as to why it's illegal.
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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by 9294Forrest
All vehicles that have Hids will have that disposal sticker.

My source, my uncle is a trooper I asked him.
Cheater
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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 10:57 AM
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A sticker would not make it illegal to drive only to dispose and that is a whole other animal dealing with the EPA, but would have no affect on the .
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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 11:00 AM
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http://www.factorychryslerparts.com/...5020533AC.html

So your saying I can put HIDs in any vehicle legally just by buying a 5$ sticker
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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 11:03 AM
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U don't just need the sticker. U could try on a newer vehicle, with projecter lenses that work, and a sticker and 600k pure white Hids. Then you could have a chance yes. But just the sticker alone there just gunna be like... Really?
They use the disposal sticker to see if it did come stock as that's whats legal. Ill ask for the code.
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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 11:22 AM
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Here's the verdict on Hids guys. Direct quote. in order for a headlight to be legal for use in Washington State, it must conform to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) 108 requirements for headlights. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has concluded that it is impossible to produce HID conversion kits (converting a halogen system to HID) that would be compliant with FMVSS 108.
Halogen equipment uses an electrical current to heat a metal wire coil filament to incandescence, while the HID conversion kit's light source incorporates a discharge arc to produce light. HIDs require a ballast for operation. Under FMVSS 108 Section S7.7 (replacement light sources), each replaceable light source for headlamps must be designed to conform to the dimensions and electrical specifications for the headlamp source it is intended to replace. For example, if an HID kit is marketed as replacing an H1 light source, then it must match the H1's wire coil filament size and location, the electrical connector size and location, and the ballast design for use with an H1 light source (which is impossible since there is no ballast).
NHTSA believes this equipment presents a safety risk to the public since the kits can be expected to produce excessive glare to oncoming motorists. In one investigation, NHTSA found that an HID conversion headlamp exceeded the maximum candlepower by over 800 percent.
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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 11:24 AM
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You can find that on the wsp website. There is no rcw that says Hids are illigal bc its already a federal code... But rcw does say it must be a controled beam of light that doesn't infringe with the view of an approaching driver. Hids do that.
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