Jerry, if there are regs, do these H-4 headlights fall within the legal "slot"? Or are they selling a product that'll get its customers into hot water?
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My guess is they are doing the same thing a lot of others are doing, selling things they know darned well are illegal but they assume no one will ever do anything about it. You can find all kinds of stuff at your friendly auto parts stores that don't meet legal specifications, and you never hear of the Department of Transportation busting the sellers or the manufacturers. It's a system built on a house of cards, where the government doesn't actually test all products but instead lets each manufacturer self-certify that they meet DOT regulations. Some of these illegal products actually have DOT stamped on or molded into the parts, even though they really aren't compliant. You know all those blue or green or pink headlight bulbs you see the kiddies using in their cars? Absolutely illegal, and yet you can buy them at any auto parts store where they are sitting right out on the shelf in plain view. There might be a tiny disclaimer on the package that says for off-road use only, but I think we all know how that works. Harley has that disclaimer on all the illegal for street use stuff they sell the hell out of, knowing full well that most of it is going directly onto the bike the guy rode up on, not some off road racing bike or show bike.
Anyhow, whether it's legal or illegal, I wouldn't use it because I don't like doing to others what I hate having done to me. I've been blinded many times in recent years by either illegal lights or grossly misaimed lights, and as I get older I have much less ability to tolerate that. There's a reason older people don't like driving or riding at night as much as they did when they were younger. So I guess you could say this is one of my hot button items.
Jerry
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