# If you guys hated me for putting HIDs in anything check this out **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [March 2, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-guys-hated-me-for-putting-hids-in-anything-check-this-out/250661 "2010-03-02T15:06:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 33
**Author:** ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-guys-hated-me-for-putting-hids-in-anything-check-this-out/250661/33 "2010-03-03T05:13:52Z")
> [@Happy Birthday Brendansi!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happy-birthday-brendansi/29675/9): > > Yetti - Don’t worry about the prospect of being blinded so much. It seems you’d rather get a rise out of someone than just avoid the problem. Although slowing down and allowing someone to pass is a commendable action. Comparing exhausts to lights is not so different. You can still modify your exhaust, but lights won’t wake me up in the middle of the night. Also, with modified exhaust comes the idea that you should modify the rest of the exhaust, namely the exhaust manifold and the catalytic converter(s). Modifying those parts of the exhaust, as most of us do regularly, is sometimes against a federal regulations and can also result in excessive noise and odors. These lights may be illegal in the sense they are not approved by the DOT(as many aftermarket bulbs and housings are not), but they do not create much more of a hazard than leaving your high beams on in some cases. That’s just 1 example but they’re both still in the same category of modifying your vehicle. > > Sorry for the long read guys… Not a good comparison at all. Modifying your exhaust, or having no exhaust may be loud and obnoxious, but at least it doesn’t blind on coming drivers. Too bright of lights is dangerous to other people on the road. The reason they’re not approved by DOT is just for that reason, along with the housings not being as durable as OEM. And if you think I’m just a hater, all of my cars have HID’s, and only one set was factory. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-guys-hated-me-for-putting-hids-in-anything-check-this-out/250661)._