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CP.AR · 10-19-2011, 10:08 PM

This is a question regarding Aftermarket HIDs shoved into STOCK reflector style headlight housings.

I was driving down Blundell tonight. Wet and rainy.

I was stopped at a redlight, and a pickup truck (current gen F-350) stops in front of me (opposing traffic). It's lights were super bright HIDs (had the blue hue, pretty badly aimed and in stock housing). It was so bright I thought the driver might have accidentally turned his/her high beams on. So I give the usual flash of mine to give a heads up.

Low and behold, the driver reacts in the following manner:
Turns on the rest of the lights ensemble - bumper fogs (matching HIDs... also very poorly aimed... seemed to be aimed up for the most part), as well as the actual high beams (which were probably stock from the yellowish tint).

As the road surface was already pretty glossy from the rain, it reflected light up at my little sedan (compared to a F350) like no tomorrow.

Hell I still have the light burn in my left eye (ie: my eye is kind of screwed up right now... i'm seeing a huge white spot on the side of everything)

Can I actually report these people given that I have their license plate? Little civics are bad enough with poorly aimed stock housed HIDs, but pickup trucks with the full schebang is just taking it to a whole new level.

TIA

10-19-2011, 10:08 PM	#1
CP.AR YOU CANT CUT BACK ON FUNDING! YOU WILL REGRET THIS Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: FL400 Posts: 5,872 Thanked 3,117 Times in 1,044 Posts Failed 555 Times in 158 Posts Member's Picture Albums	HIDs... do the police actually care? (if so, how to report serious offenders?) This is a question regarding Aftermarket HIDs shoved into STOCK reflector style headlight housings. I was driving down Blundell tonight. Wet and rainy. I was stopped at a redlight, and a pickup truck (current gen F-350) stops in front of me (opposing traffic). It's lights were super bright HIDs (had the blue hue, pretty badly aimed and in stock housing). It was so bright I thought the driver might have accidentally turned his/her high beams on. So I give the usual flash of mine to give a heads up. Low and behold, the driver reacts in the following manner: Turns on the rest of the lights ensemble - bumper fogs (matching HIDs... also very poorly aimed... seemed to be aimed up for the most part), as well as the actual high beams (which were probably stock from the yellowish tint). As the road surface was already pretty glossy from the rain, it reflected light up at my little sedan (compared to a F350) like no tomorrow. Hell I still have the light burn in my left eye (ie: my eye is kind of screwed up right now... i'm seeing a huge white spot on the side of everything) Can I actually report these people given that I have their license plate? Little civics are bad enough with poorly aimed stock housed HIDs, but pickup trucks with the full schebang is just taking it to a whole new level. TIA Last edited by CP.AR; 10-19-2011 at 10:25 PM.