If you want to run HID's, you should be doing it with projectors that were designed for it. They should be pulling guys like you over and giving you a nice hefty fine. Nothing worse then driving down the road and having some guy in the other lane blind you with his $70 Ebay specials.
As for your buddy with the F150, he can easily adjust those lights, you on the other hand can't because you've got all kinds of light hitting the bottom of the reflector and lighting up heavens.