p9494 said:
o ok....no wat i dont get is....ok like lets say xenons were not a legit mod....and there are shops selling xenon lights...by right the shop isnt selling anything illegal rite.....but those lights are goin to be installed on cars which is illegal rite....u get my drift?
what i dont get is if the mod is illegal...why make it accesible and go thru all the trouble samaning ppl...not that i hate aftermarket exhausts or anything...i just dont understand how they work.
Shops can sell anything and by right it is their responsibility to inform the owner b4 selling them... but then again, who would?
As for HIDs, it is not illegal yet (as in JPJ can't saman) because JPJ still trying to sort out the matter. In the book, it states that light of different colour (means blue, white, yellow halogen bulbs) are illegal. And the rules are severely outdated... like many would say... because they were implemented back in the 60s!
However, JPJ will have some arguement... local cars don't come with HIDs as standard or optional items, that's why they can saman. Only those imported JDM or contis have them as standard.
Take example, if I drive a Kia Carnival 2002 model with HIDs, JPJ can't touch me. Why? Simple, Carnivals are fitted with HIDs as standard in Korea. Only when they were imported into MY, Naza removed them and put ordinary bulbs to reduce the cost. And HIDs are a common sight in Korea... almost 70% of new cars come with it. And those who bitch here and there are plain narrow-minded and also stupid as the same time.
Anyway, back to topic...
IMO, JPJ should come up with proper guidelines like the SG:
http://www.aas.com.sg/features/archive/otr02011.htm
Unfortunately, the JPJ like other government agencies are just plain lazy!