HID Upgrades, Positioning, and "the law", Anyone had any issues with theirs? Options

[supaneko]

Just out of curiosity I decided to look-up HID laws around Michigan. The universal response I found was how "dangerous" they are and for that they are illegal. I guess with anything about 5000K, or sunlight-white in color, is blinding to traffic and prevents the driver from "seeing properly." I also found quite a few people bickering about how after these lights are installed no one seems to properly align them.

Have any of you felt the need to align them, had any trouble after installing them (people flicking their brights, getting out from in-front, legal or otherwise), or actually did fix their alignment?

I must admit that I haven't really had any troubles since I installed mine *knocks on wood* (let's keep it that way). I absolutely love 'em and can't imagine driving without 'em (thanks Ms. Griff!). I can see the road just fine and visibility seems 100x better in snow and rain. No problems with blinding people, unless the brights are on which is understandable since it's like shining the sun at the road. I haven't thought to give them the good ol' garage door line-up check but I may do that soon (actually, if the rain dies down I might do it in the next hour or two).

[808celica]

My neighbor thats a cop just told me as long as its not blue he doesnt care Just slam your car to the ground like me so the beam doesnt directly hit them Who looks at a cars lights while driving anyways??? HIDs dont bother me.

[frisp]

In the UK the law states that HID's are only legal when you have self levelling light units. I've had mine for 2 years now, no problem. As long as they are correctly aligned I don't see a problem.

[jordisonjr]

I get flashed all the time by other drivers and i have 8000k. They are even alligned properly, sometimes i even get flashed in the day time hahaha

[96stgreendemon]

ha ha crap i just bought 8000k hids, but o well if i get pulled over too much i will take them out but if not its all good

[jordisonjr]

I've never been pulled over for ym headlights being to bright, just had highbeams falshed by oncoming traffic. The only time i ever had troble from the cops is one time when i got inspected ona local cruise night, they told me everything that was illegal and just piled on the tickets. They just said i had to take out the lights cause they were not DOT apporved, and that they ran on i think 35 watts instead of 50 watts, or may ahve been the other way around, but anyways, they said they ran on the wrong wattage and that i had to change them to the correct wattage bulb thats all, never got a ticket or anything.

[zonz540]

I havent had any issues with the cops, but i had some lady roll down her window at a stop light and lay into me about how bright they were and how they should be illegal on new years eve.... I run 10000k bulbs in my low beams and fogs. I rarely get flashed.

[trdproven]

actually HIDs are fine in projectors because the beam is controlled, whats worse is someone putting HIDs in Non projectors, the lights just spread out like crazy.