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WELL I HAVE A 2003 SIERRA 1500, HAS ANYONE INSTALLED A HID UPGRADE TO THESE STOCK LIGHTS? IF SO DO YOU HAVE PICS OF IT. I WAS WONDERING WITH THE HID UPGRADE ON STOCK HEADLIGHTS, DOES IT CREATE ANY GLARE ISSUES FOR ONCOMING DRIVERS. I WAS WONDERING IF HID UPGRADE INTO STOCK HEADLAMPS WOULD BE DOT APPROVED OR IF IT WOULD PASS INSPECTION. I THOUGHT THAT INSTALLING HID LIGHT INTO A HALOGEN TYPE HEADLIGHT WOULD CREATE GLARE OR IN PROPER LIGHT PATTER. IF YOU HAVE A TRUCK LIKE MINE AND DID A HID UPGRADE PLEASE POST PICS ON IT THANKS(AND WHAT TYPE OF KIT YOU GOT AND COST).

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Draenor Senior Enthusiast

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The ONLY way to be a true HID light and to be DOT compliant would be to swap a set off a Denali. The kits off ebay and the such are not legal and are not true HID. You are correct, you just cant swap bulbs in a "halogen type headlight". The headlight has to have the projection lense set up as well as the HID bulb.

okfllying Enthusiast

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The ONLY way to be a true HID light and to be DOT compliant would be to swap a set off a Denali. The kits off ebay and the such are not legal and are not true HID. You are correct, you just cant swap bulbs in a "halogen type headlight". The headlight has to have the projection lense set up as well as the HID bulb.

 

 

WILL THE DENALI HEADLIGHTS FIT MY GMC? YOU HAVE A LINK TO WHERE I CAN GET THEM?

ALSO I DID NOT KNOW THAT DENALI'S CAME WITH HID UPGRADE OPTION.

ndhonor Enthusiast

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Draenor is right in a sense that they will not be DOT approved. But wrong in the fact that HID lights have to be in a projector lens set up. Many cars today including Lincoln, Toyota, Acura and Mercedes still do not have all of the HID in projector lens but are still legal. I have seen many GMC Sierras with your styling with HID on the road. They do produce a slight glare but nothing that is horrific. I have seen olders cars with halogens that produce more glare since they are not aligned. Just make sure you keep them aligned and it shouldn't be too bad. I am not sure how strict your inspections are but many people have gotten their trucks inspected with HIDs.

manzanoj Enthusiast

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The ONLY way to be a true HID light and to be DOT compliant would be to swap a set off a Denali. The kits off ebay and the such are not legal and are not true HID. You are correct, you just cant swap bulbs in a "halogen type headlight". The headlight has to have the projection lense set up as well as the HID bulb.

 

 

WILL THE DENALI HEADLIGHTS FIT MY GMC? YOU HAVE A LINK TO WHERE I CAN GET THEM?

ALSO I DID NOT KNOW THAT DENALI'S CAME WITH HID UPGRADE OPTION.

 

 

YES! Got mine off of ebay, but make sure they are OEM. 305282_13_full.jpg

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jamison74 Enthusiast

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Why do i care what the DOT considers legal? And not to sound like a jerk, but my glare in your eyes effects me how? like i said not to be a jerk but everytime someone even mentions HID lights a certain elite member spouts off about the DOT and glare, and i mean EVERYTIME this is brought up. Im sure most of our bumber heights, exhaust regs, etc do not match DOT regs, but god give it a rest with the oooo those are not true HID projection lens yada yada crap, everytime someone posts on this topic, its getting kinda old. :D

wlvrn1215 Senior Enthusiast

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Why do i care what the DOT considers legal? And not to sound like a jerk, but my glare in your eyes effects me how? like i said not to be a jerk but everytime someone even mentions HID lights a certain elite member spouts off about the DOT and glare, and i mean EVERYTIME this is brought up. Im sure most of our bumber heights, exhaust regs, etc do not match DOT regs, but god give it a rest with the oooo those are not true HID projection lens yada yada crap, everytime someone posts on this topic, its getting kinda old. :thumbs:

 

 

well...i'll say it again...your NON- DOT approved HID's effect myself and other motorists by blinding the ever lovin crap out of us and possibly causing an accident with me and my family in the truck..so when you say ''my glare effects me how''. choose your words wisely. Dont be ignorant

jamison74 Enthusiast

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Why do i care what the DOT considers legal? And not to sound like a jerk, but my glare in your eyes effects me how? like i said not to be a jerk but everytime someone even mentions HID lights a certain elite member spouts off about the DOT and glare, and i mean EVERYTIME this is brought up. Im sure most of our bumber heights, exhaust regs, etc do not match DOT regs, but god give it a rest with the oooo those are not true HID projection lens yada yada crap, everytime someone posts on this topic, its getting kinda old. :drool:

 

 

well...i'll say it again...your NON- DOT approved HID's effect myself and other motorists by blinding the ever lovin crap out of us and possibly causing an accident with me and my family in the truck..so when you say ''my glare effects me how''. choose your words wisely. Dont be ignorant

 

08BLACKDENALI Enthusiast

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Why do i care what the DOT considers legal? And not to sound like a jerk, but my glare in your eyes effects me how? like i said not to be a jerk but everytime someone even mentions HID lights a certain elite member spouts off about the DOT and glare, and i mean EVERYTIME this is brought up. Im sure most of our bumber heights, exhaust regs, etc do not match DOT regs, but god give it a rest with the oooo those are not true HID projection lens yada yada crap, everytime someone posts on this topic, its getting kinda old. :)

 

 

well...i'll say it again...your NON- DOT approved HID's effect myself and other motorists by blinding the ever lovin crap out of us and possibly causing an accident with me and my family in the truck..so when you say ''my glare effects me how''. choose your words wisely. Dont be ignorant

 

 

Well said. I agree... Especially if you crash into someone and that someone has a good lawyer that sues you and mentions that your defective / illegal headlights were a contributing cause of the wreck. Not worth the hassle just to have pretty blue lights in my opinion.

compulynx Enthusiast

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Not to sound like a jerk (sound familiar) , but you come at me with your out of spec HID's on and I will come at you with my brights on, and lets see who crashes first....OK

 

I hate those things and hope they will soon make them illegal....period.

stlavsa Senior Enthusiast

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pics of the new hids

 

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Wow its hurting my eyes just looking at them on the computer screen!!! but they look good! What color spectrum are those?

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