The last time we have introduced you with the smart looking car accessories, the HID Xenon Light. The High Intensity Discharge (HID) relies on electrical charge ignite xenon light. HID lamp system is able to see up to 100 metres to the front of the vehicle, compared to about 58 metres with standard halogen lighting. With the increasing trend on the use of HID headlamps, there has been feedback that such headlamps are brighter and tend to cause glare. The light produced is brighter and a lot more attractive to give styling comfort. However, we do have some limitation of using the Xenon technology to our car head light in Malaysia.
Complains by complains received by the Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan Malaysia (JPJ), the one responsible in directing vehicles on road, regarding the use of Xenon or High Intensity Discharge Lights headlamps that may poses dangar to other road users. But however, does the usage of this is approved by the JPJ? Those what complaints received were believed to involved with the modification of Xenon kits that does not meet the safety standard requirements. Some may install the Xenon light without it’s projector, which is compulsory to get car focus and concentrated on the road, without the projector, the light will spread away all over the place.
In an attempt to reduce the propensity of glare caused by HID headlamps to other road users, some vehicle manufacturers have incorporated an auto-levelling feature, which automatically adjusts the headlamp angle and direction based on road and driving conditions.
Some local car manufacturer has now get their car installed with the Xenon system to meet the international safety requirements and ECE, Economic Commision of Europe, the approved type, which poses no danger to road users. This is mostly found at Nissan Navara 2.5, Nissan Latio 1.8Ti and Nissan X-Trail 2.5L. Even Naza has got themselves equipped.More upcoming manufacturers are now using the Xenon HID lights to their car. If this is well equipped by car manufacturer, so they will probably be JPJ approved.
Road users who are still using the corrupted Xenon HID conversion kits can be fined up to RM2,000 or in prison for not more that 6 months, Section 119 (1) Akta Pengangkutan Jalan (APJ) 1987. However, in our personal point of view as the road users, like millions of road users out there, we do really annoy such headlamp as it bring out our driving concerntration, and maybe this personal view are applied for those who use Xenon HID over the limit of safety requirements. Well, the choice is yours!
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This is a question I have had for the longest time so I am glad that you addressed it. I can’t wait to try these lights out, I think they look amazing!
Hi, good post. I have been wondering about this issue,so thanks for posting.