REVscene Automotive Forum - View Single Post - HIDs... do the police actually care? (if so, how to report serious offenders?)

mqin · 11-20-2011, 11:29 PM

Assuming we're talking about aftermarket HID's, which can usually be pretty blinding when used with stock headlights and not aimed correctly.

I've asked around quite a bit before purchasing a set for myself and the most common/popular answer that I've received from HID retailers and police officers is that as long as it is a pure white glow, then it is fine, however if it's anything over 6000k which is usually when the blue glow starts to set in then police officers could pull you over for it, but as for the offense of what they could ticket or charge you with, I'm wouldn't be sure since it's never happened to me and I have driven pretty often directly behind cops going up the big royal oak hill near deer lake at burnaby late at night as well.

11-20-2011, 11:29 PM	#76
mqin What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS! Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: burnaby Posts: 179 Thanked 81 Times in 22 Posts Failed 26 Times in 6 Posts	Assuming we're talking about aftermarket HID's, which can usually be pretty blinding when used with stock headlights and not aimed correctly. I've asked around quite a bit before purchasing a set for myself and the most common/popular answer that I've received from HID retailers and police officers is that as long as it is a pure white glow, then it is fine, however if it's anything over 6000k which is usually when the blue glow starts to set in then police officers could pull you over for it, but as for the offense of what they could ticket or charge you with, I'm wouldn't be sure since it's never happened to me and I have driven pretty often directly behind cops going up the big royal oak hill near deer lake at burnaby late at night as well.