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    Philips, Osram, Hella, etc ECE DRLs for Canada

    I found the +120s for the '10, but started to wonder, are such high +% bulbs really a good thing for fog lamp use? I'd still also be curious to know how the standard/'original' line bulbs compare between the brands.
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    Philips, Osram, Hella, etc ECE DRLs for Canada

    Thank you very much! It's hard for me to find Tungsram +120 HB3s, and actually any +% HB3s that are not quite tinted. Which bulb would you suggest from the standard/'original' lines? I can easily find Narva (€1.83), Osram (€3.55), Philips (+30, €4.39) Tungsram (€2.08) HB3s. None of those break...
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    Philips, Osram, Hella, etc ECE DRLs for Canada

    It's partly in the topic, and just because I don't like doing something, doesn't mean I won't, especially if it makes sense. :) Anyway, it seems like there were quite a few DRL kits from the main brands over the years, but some are no longer available. Just from Philips, there were Daylight 4...
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    Philips, Osram, Hella, etc ECE DRLs for Canada

    I think the lamp parts you referred to would not work in a 2010 bumper, only a 2012+ one. 2010: https://www.netcarshow.com/Toyota-Prius-2010-800-47.jpg 2012: https://www.netcarshow.com/Toyota-Prius-2012-800-0d.jpg
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    Philips, Osram, Hella, etc ECE DRLs for Canada

    Sorry, that was a mistake/typo. I have the HB4 as the fog for the '08 as well. Thanks a lot for the part numbers for the OE LED DRLs for the 2010! I will look into that as the ultimate solution, but don't currently have the time. If I were to keep things stock for now, are the Tungsram 120+...
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    Philips, Osram, Hella, etc ECE DRLs for Canada

    It would be on a 2008 and 2010 Toyota Prius, the latter with the LED low beam headlamp option from the factory. I am considering changing the front bulbs to Tungsram +120 (H4 hi/lo, HB3 fog, on the 2008; HB3 high, H11 fog, on the 2010). Would any of those be a bad idea, even in stock DRL...
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    Best H1 bulb currently?

    What about Osram Night Breaker Silver? (No tint) https://www.osram.co.uk/ecat/NIGHT%20BREAKER%20SILVER-Halogen%20headlight%20lamps-Car%20lighting-Automotive/gb/en/GPS01_3043414/ZMP_4057693/
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    Philips, Osram, Hella, etc ECE DRLs for Canada

    Hi, Are ECE-only (not ECE/SAE) add-on LED DRLs legal in Canada? Is it easy to disable reduced-intensity high beam DRLs in Canadian cars? I was thinking of installing one of the DRL kits easily found in Europe, to save the high beam filaments of some more expensive bulbs, reduce power...
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    Legal question re: ECE vs DOT lights in Canada

    Thanks for the clarifications. Might not those prevent a person from 'modifying' a part on the car, prevent them from using a component (sub-part) type not used/specified by the manufacturer/importer, even if that component were to be ok to be used in another CMVSS compliant assembly? Couldn't...
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    Legal question re: ECE vs DOT lights in Canada

    You left out "in the eyes of the law" when you quoted my question. I don't see how Post #8 answers that. They might be even the same bulb, but when you put in an H4 only marked bulb into a lamp that specifies an HB2 only, how can you be sure it conforms to the HB2 spec? The manufacturer does not...
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    Legal question re: ECE vs DOT lights in Canada

    If you were to explain how it is legal to substitute one bulb type for another, with reference to the above mentioned regulations, if applicable, that might help me understand the matter better. Surely you can't use just any bulb referred to by 108 (5) to replace any other? You can't replace an...
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    Philips ECE and DOT H4 and HB2 bulbs

    Are Philips "LongLife Ecovision" and "X-treme Vision +130%" offered in an HB2 DOT marked version, or only H4 ECE marked? If there is no difference between the HB2 and H4 Philips bulbs in their respective lines, why are they (sometimes?) not dual-marked (H4 with ECE mark, and HB2 with DOT...
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    Legal question re: ECE vs DOT lights in Canada

    I still don't understand how you arrived at your interpretation of those CMVSS rules, but if an H4 can be used in the place of an HB2 in Canada 100% legally, that's great.
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    Legal question re: ECE vs DOT lights in Canada

    A headlamp I have incorporates in it a replaceable light source (a bulb), and it is specified as HB2 (a DOT bulb). I am not allowed to change the bulb type specification for the lamp, I would figure, so if the manufacturer specified HB2, then I cannot use an H4 bulb to replace the HB2 that was...
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    Legal question re: ECE vs DOT lights in Canada

    Theoretically, can't a bulb be marked 'HB2', be also marked 'H4', be also marked with an ECE mark, but be not marked 'DOT'? Theoretically :) Anyway, From TSD No. 108, Revision 5R, "Lighting System and Retroreflective Devices (Standard 108)": (bolding mine) From TSD No. 108.1, "Alternative...
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