HID Upgrade Kits

I own a 01 LS and am seriously considering upgrading my headlights via one of those HID upgrade kits. Does anyone have any experience with these? I don't want to spend all that money and make a big mistake. I do see that Sylvania sells a pretty close halogen duplicate that can be bought for $40 a pair. Maybe that would be a wiser investment?

This isn't one of my strong subjects... I know there is a guy running an Audi HID projector setup in a pre-'03 LS, but it was full-custom. I'm not sure about any other "kits" that are true HID. If it doesn't replace the reflector assembly, I'd be afraid.

I've got a set of SilverStars and I'm happy with them, but nobody who knows will EVER confuse them with ture HID. The beam pattern and color are way off from HID standards.

This isn't one of my strong subjects... I know there is a guy running an Audi HID projector setup in a pre-'03 LS, but it was full-custom. I'm not sure about any other "kits" that are true HID. If it doesn't replace the reflector assembly, I'd be afraid.

I've got a set of SilverStars and I'm happy with them, but nobody who knows will EVER confuse them with ture HID. The beam pattern and color are way off from HID standards.

I got the bug out of my system and purchased a pair of SilverStars. I was really apprehensive over the HID upgrades and really didn't want to invest that kind of money in something that could potentially make matters worse. I didn't see andy that provided the reflector. So far I'm happy with the SilverStars. You're right, no cigar for passing as HID's but they do look better and I can certainly see better at night.

You should swap the fog lights as well. i installed the Sylvania Blue Star 9145 IIRC and they illuminate the road very nicely. I also use the Siler Stars on the Low beams.