Originally posted by Mephisto
All the cheap illegal kits that were sold for "off-road" use are now banned for sale. In other words re-based HID bulbs for use in Halogen headlight assemblies are now illegal.
There are still DOT compliant HID components (sylvania xen-arc and Hella sells em' too) but be prepared to pay ($300-$500 each)
IMHO I'm glad to see them go, they annoy the hell out of me.
I think even the real deal $400 aftermarket HID kits are illegal now, not just the "look-a-like" bulbs.