Those are single beam lights. You'd lose your high beam and ability to flash. The kits are also not Hella. A lot of places claim that because it's been said online in various forums that Hella is the one to get... what people don't spend time to read into (and pass on to others) is that what's really been said is "Hella ballasts" are the ones to get (most reliable), also Hella ballasts are made by Phillips. So ultimately Philliips ballasts and bulbs are the ones to get. Neither Phillips nor Hella make kits. They don't even sell the components to the public. One other thing worth knowing is that this advice that's been passed around on the net comes from experiences with the first generation of HID conversion kits. Some Korean manufacturers (K2) tried to cut cost by matching cheaper ballasts with Phillips bulbs, and then later Panasonic ballasts with their own bulb. The cheaper ballasts turned out ot be junk... but they got to mention the Phillips name in their packaging. Also, there are counterfeit Phillips and Hella kits out there from Korea and Taiwan. You can usually tell in the packaging. If the color printing on the box looks like low quality printing (typical of products from Taiwan and Korea) it's most likely one of the fakes. Notice on the page they say Hella, but in the diagram the ballasts are labeled "Eagle Eye". I've seen these cheap single beam kits for as low as $289. www.groupbuycenter.com is usually a good place to find deals like that.
Also... this may have been mentioned in this thread already, the NHTSA and DOT made a recent ruling to ban all aftermarket HID kits. So if the coppers really want to or are familiar with this ruling, you can get pulled over and fined for using a HID conversion kit. Those living in areas that have mandator DOT inspections, they will catch you at the inspections (but there are ways around it) and the tickets are most likely mere "fix it' tickets.
As for what Jeff from HIDs4less said above... bunch of BS. You gotta remember this guy wanted to take the money and run. He would've told anything to get your dollars. I had a new in box Catz kit, which I recently returned to Catz USA because they're offering a recall/refund because of the NHTSA/DOT ruling (very nice of them to do it too). Can you see HIDs4less doing something like this?? Not even a snowball's chance in hell. I tested the kit without installing it into the VX and it worked flawlessly. HIDs4less's bad reputation goes way back. Since I first heard of them 4 years ago, I haven't heard one good thing. I can't believe he even slammed Bellof. Bellof is like one of the best kits out there (hence the high price).
HID kits have gotten so popular that the business of selling them have attracted a lot of people who are only interested in making quick cash. Buyer beware. Stick with the name brands and avoid the backyard shack mix and match kits.
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