Not too long ago, HID headlight conversion kits were over $1000 (and some were $2000). Now there are kits on eBay for under $400 and some under $300. They even claim to do high- and low-beams. For example:
Thanks, John
You might want to zip over to rec.autos.tech, and run a search for this. Daniel Stern has posted about it fairly recently. He runs some sort of lighting business, and is very knowledgeable about kits, legality, etc. He can be very helpful, or a bit of a prick if he is having one of his ego moments.
Do NOT buy any kits from Ebay. That said, the cheap kits are just that and they mearly replace the low beam bulb with an HID pod. The only way you can do HID high and low beam properly is with two bulbs or with a projector assembly like the one used by Nissan, Toyota or Mecedes etc.
Wow, you were right. Here's what Mr. Stern has to say on the subject:
John
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