Are Your HID Headlights Illegal?

You may already have HID Headlights added to your vehicle, or you may be doing research on improving the look of your vehicle and to help you see better at night. You might already know what kinds of HID Bulbs you want to install to your vehicle, or you might be shopping around to see which ones you want. One thing you must be aware of is HID Headlights can be illegal to have installed to your ride. You might have heard rumors about people getting ticketed for having HID Lights installed, but how do you really know if you're going to be safe from being ticketed?

If you look on the box of HID Headlights, usually they say things such as: "DOT Approved." Just to let you know, the DOT has never approved HID Headlights and has no plans of giving them the OK anytime in the future. Do if you get pulled over by the Police and you tell them that your bulbs are DOT approved, there's a good chance that it won't matter.

So how can HID Headlights be illegal when everybody has them installed to their vehicles? Auto manufacturers have begun installing HID Lights to their newer vehicles. These bulbs are OK by the police and there is no need to worry about being pulled over. The problem is usually when the bulbs are installed yourself.

So how do I avoid getting into trouble by the law? To begin, stay away from cheaper, knock off versions of the bulbs. If you get pulled over with these on, you might even get into deeper trouble. The reason why is because the cheap versions are actually Halogen Bulbs that have a blue lens attached to it to make it look authentic. Because of this, the Police could see this as somebody trying to impersonate an officer. The way an Officer can find out if the bulb is fake or not is they take a white sheet of paper and hold it to the bulb. If the light turns the paper blue, you're in big trouble. If it shines white, the bulbs are real.

Other reasons why vehicles are pulled over for HID Headlights is because the bulbs have been improperly installed and blinds other drivers. Be sure that your bulbs are properly placed and not blinding other people.

If your bulbs are glaring and bouncing off of objects when driving, you will get pulled over. It's safe to stick with HID Headlights at around 6000k-8000k. Anything brighter than this will bring attention to you.
Want to find out more about HID Headlights, then watch our video on illegal HID Bulbs.