MSP HIDs
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TiGrayMsp716
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- 03.5 Titanium MSP
Where did you get that they were illegal? They are still being made on many cars.
Familia323
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They have been made illegal for aftermarket sale in the U.S., but I think you can still buy them from outside countries. For example, Catz I'm pretty sure are still sold in Canada but they are more expensive now from when they were sold here on the forums.
Speed Vision
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- 03 Silver MSP
Yeah, i'm curious as to what can be done to correct my lighting problem also.. Last night it was raining here and I couldn't see shyt. In my opinion, I think the lighting on the MSP is totally WACK. And to add to that, I went out and bought the Silvania (sp) Silver Star bulbs. Even on NON rainy nights, they still suck major ass when driving on a very dark road. I think the problem could be easily corrected with a set of fog/driving lights, like on the P5 and MP3. So far, that's the only hangup I've had with my speed. Kinda makes me miss my PIAA's in my GSR. 
Familia323
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Increasing the brightness isnt going to do a thing for you in the rain, except make it worse.
Really? I put the Silverstars on a few months ago and they were MUCH better than stock. But I'd really like to get some HIDs. I just "googled" and can't find them. I fact, Catz has a message on their website saying they have been made illegal because of glare to oncoming drivers. They say to return them for a full refund. (Yeah, right!) Anyway I'm trying to find a company overseas to get them from. Anyone?
god I love this countryFamilia323
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Im sure vendors somewhere still have kits in their inventory, you're just gonna have to ask around.
http://www.msprotege.com/vbb230/showthread.php?threadid=47007
Check that thread in appearance section. It has some good links to what your looking form... I think.
Check that thread in appearance section. It has some good links to what your looking form... I think.
maximumimpact
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- 2003 Black Mica Mazdaspeed Protege #1012
What I've heard is, it's illegal for a US-based company to sell or install HID headlight kits (I believe it was effective after September 1, 2003). However, you can buy them on eBay or over the Internet, and install them yourself. I believe that shops will be fined $5000. per instance if they are caught selling or installing HID kits.
Anyhoo....here's a pic of my MSP with the Catz Hi/Low HID kit....I do get to keep the functionality of my high beams, while having a brighter, seemingly more solid beam of light for regular night time driving. Yes, they are bright, perhaps borderline blinding. But the way I see it, I wanna be sure someone sees me coming. *shrug*
Anyhoo....here's a pic of my MSP with the Catz Hi/Low HID kit....I do get to keep the functionality of my high beams, while having a brighter, seemingly more solid beam of light for regular night time driving. Yes, they are bright, perhaps borderline blinding. But the way I see it, I wanna be sure someone sees me coming. *shrug*
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Speed Vision
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- 03 Silver MSP
Dang, so they are illegal huh. I wonder if any of the shops still have them and are planning to still sell them. If not, I'll probably just get me a set of good Fog/Driving lights and call it a day. The SilverStars do make a BIG diff. over the stock ones, but they just don't light up the (low areas) road enough for me. I need this too, considering the roads here in Va are shyt.
From what I understand they're illegal to put on cars not equipped with them from the factory, because of the lack of auto-leveling systems. Makes sense though, poorly aimed HIDs are not only annoying but dangerous to oncoming traffic. And even if the HIDs aimed properly at first, add a few passengers or some cargo and they're not so safe anymore.
twiztedjeckel
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- '04 SVT Focus
I've got the CATZ 4500k Rising White HID's in my car. incredible. as far as finding dealers that still have them, yes you'll find them but quality of the kits you find won't be anywhere near as good as what you could find such as the CATZ kit for example. outlawing the kits has only allowed smaller companies to flood the market with s*** kits that odds are unsuspecting people will snatch up thinking they're getting a good deal on a real highly sought after product.
hey what kind of wheels are those? i like em!b_tapper said:My gf just installed them on her msp last week, So I guess you still can get them in this country then
I dunno much about them other than they work so much better than stock and she lost the use of her high beams with them
siberiankiss
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- blazing yellow MSP #1622
you guys think the stock headlights on this car suck??? you should drive my formula...holy crap...when i first drove the MSP at night i was amazed at how illuminated the road was.
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