i'm glad someone brought this up - because I hate when i see someone on the road with a terrible headlight modification. they are a hazard.

this kit contains all oem parts - which also means it is NOT cheap. but it also means that when I am finished aiming it (i by default aimed it very low just so i wouldn't accidentally blind anyone.) - it will be as good as any new vehicle out there with HID's in a projector, ie: bmw's, mercedes benz, infiniti, acura, etc.

like any quality HID kit, they have a cutoff shield inside the projector housing, and using a projector focuses the beam rather than scattering and causing ridiculous glare. this one is a bi-xenon kit, meaning it has a solenoid that pulls the shield down when you flick your brights, meaning the cutoff is actually higher.

unfortunately, i never took any "before" light output photos - but I can take some photos with my '67 gmc that has similar round halogens, and the output was about the same.

i'll go to a business parking lot tonight, and park about 30 ft out - and make sure that my cutoff is no higher than 28" on the wall.

then if i park further away, i need to make sure that the line doesn't creep up - and it shouldn't since from the ground to the center of the lens is about 33".

otherwise, i'll mark off 26" and hit that.

not scientific by any means, but since the cutoff is pretty sharp, i will be able to tell when i am driving if the light is going above other drivers mid-door on cars - like miata's and the like.

but yes, it is important to me that I am not a hazard to other drivers, and good to hear that people on this board have that same ethic as well.