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Old 05-02-2013, 04:50 PM
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well, how often do people get pulled over for retrofit lights anyway? the bacon is looking for tinted windows and loud exhausts more often than brighter lights.
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well, how often do people get pulled over for retrofit lights anyway? the bacon is looking for tinted windows and loud exhausts more often than brighter lights.
It depends on how smart the cop is and if they can tell if its a retrofit or not. Also, its not only leo's that can get you. The bar and vehicle inspections count too. I'm just stating the obvious and not intending to get into a statistical debate on whether how many people will get pulled over.
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arguments on the internet are not my forte bro. i'm sure the new projectors will be less conspicuous than the full blown HIDs that were in there before. if i were to do it again with the lights, i'd probably just leave them alone with all the orangy goodness of the reflectors lol.
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or keep two sets! im a head/tail ***** while others are wheels ******. LOL I have 2 bugeye headlight sets (one retro angel eyes the other stock) 2 and half 04 sets. LOL my stock bugeye tails that are floatiing around somewhere, and then my 06-07 retrofit tails...*sigh* I like lights.
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Old 05-02-2013, 05:32 PM
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retrofit tails? do tell me more...
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Old 05-02-2013, 05:35 PM
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retrofit tails? do tell me more...
HSIT! whatd i start??? LOL JK

Ill post up pics of my tails and heads tonight. the 06-07 tails i got were pre-attempt-retro from JVB on here. but ill post pics as well.
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Old 05-02-2013, 05:39 PM
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on man... this could be bad lmao

for real tho, i wanna see what they look like. i already have the 04 tails which are by far the best tails subaru ever put out but if the retrofit rears look cool i might hate you for showing them to me.
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Originally Posted by pho_shizzle
They're not legal. They're just no longer blinding people.
DOT approved housing so he's in the clear. Don't see people getting in trouble for ridiculous lights so you'd have to really look to know the projectors aren't done from factory anyway.
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DOT approved housing so he's in the clear. Don't see people getting in trouble for ridiculous lights so you'd have to really look to know the projectors aren't done from factory anyway.
Yea a member on here got pulled over for their jdm bugeye projectors headlights. The dot stamp saved them. But that doesn't mean these housings are dot approved for the projector retrofit. Theres a difference lol. It has to be there from factory.
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what kit did you get installed?
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Let us see some pics with the lights actually ON, or at night..an exterior and a POV/driver's shot would be nice!
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Old 05-03-2013, 05:29 AM
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I will try to remember to take pics at night. I hardly ever drive when it's dark anymore tho since its light out much later now.
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For anybody who is curious as to what the output looks like post retrofit here is another thread with a good amount of pics.

https://www.i-club.com/forums/sacram...itting-237234/

if one of the admins could merge the threads that'd be legit.
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