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You might have HID Headlights already installed to your ride, or you may be doing your homework to see which ones would be right for your vehicle. Maybe you already know what kinds of HID bulbs you want to install to your car, or you may be shopping around to see which ones you want. Something that you should know is that your HID Headlights may be illegal if you install them to your ride. How do you know that you’re going to be safe from getting pulled over?

If you investigate the box of the HID Headlights, you might find something such as DOT Approved. For the record, the DOT has never approved any HID Headlights and don’t have any plans of approving them in the near future. When you get pulled over by the Police, go ahead and let them know that your lights are DOT Approved. He may let you go if he’s in a good mood.

But how can HID Headlights be illegal when everybody has them nowadays? Car Manufactures gave taken notice and began installing HID Lights to their newer vehicles. These bulbs are OK and nobody has to worry about them. If you have aftermarket HID Headlights installed, then you might have a problem.

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 Headlights is because they have been improperly installed to the vehicle and blind other drivers. Make sure your bulbs are shining upwards and not blinding others.

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 illegalHID Bulbs.