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Old Dec 8, 2011 | 12:00 PM
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Well sorry, I wasn't as lucky as you. The fact is in NJ anything over 65watts is illegal and anything over 6K is too.

Holy **** dude, what wattage are you running? 35watt HID bulbs are more than enough for a low beam and 55watt will nuke anything coming at you. More than that has got to be unsafe by way of blinding.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2011 | 05:14 PM
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Holy **** dude, what wattage are you running? 35watt HID bulbs are more than enough for a low beam and 55watt will nuke anything coming at you. More than that has got to be unsafe by way of blinding.
My bad buddy. I meant that is the wattage for regular lights on any motor vehicle in NJ.
 
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Well I installed the conversion kit. Nice white light. Now I can friggin see. And for 55 bucks, I'm a happy MF. And hell if they burn out I'll put the silvers back in. **** they cost me 47 bucks for 2. And were still yellow.
 
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My bad buddy. I meant that is the wattage for regular lights on any motor vehicle in NJ.
I was going to say, I knew jersey walls and 4 point U turns weren't the only reason I stayed out of Jersey
 
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I was going to say, I knew jersey walls and 4 point U turns weren't the only reason I stayed out of Jersey
you forgot the smell too...lol
 
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you forgot the smell too...lol
God yes. Rutgers on an early damp morning smells like fish!
 
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