HID Headlights Can Be Illegal (What You Need To Know)

You either already have HID Headlights installed to your vehicle, or have been planning on installing them to help improve the look of your vehicle and to help see better at nighttime. Maybe you’ve already shopped around and know what kind of HID Headlights you want to install or you could be trying to figure it out. What you do need to know though is HID Headlights can be illegal to have them added to your vehicle. You may have heard stories about people being ticketed for having HID Lights on their vehicle, but how do you know that you’re going to be safe from being pulled over by the Police?

If you buy a HID Conversion Kit, you might see something such as DOT Approved. Just to let you know, the DOT has never approved any HID Headlights and don’t have any plans to approve them anytime soon. Maybe when you get pulled over, you could show the Police the box that says they’re DOT Approved. I’m sure he’ll get a kick out of that.

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.

Another reason why people are pulled over for HID Bulbs is because they were installed improperly and blind other drivers. Make sure your bulbs are shining the correct way and not blinding others.

Also if your lights are bouncing off of traffic signs and glaring, you will get pulled over. Be sure to stick with 6000k-8000k headlights in order to prevent getting pulled over.

Learn more about HID Headlights. Stop by and watch our videos on illegal HID Head Lights.