I got the kit from my friend who had it installed on his celica for a month. He bought it for $600 CAD and sold it to me for $550, so that is like $350 USD?!?!?! To me, this was an awesome deal because the stores that I looked in were selling similar kits for at least $950 CAD.
HID and Xenon basically mean the same thing. HID stands for High Intensity Discharge lighting system and Xenon refers to the type of bulb in the system which is filled mainly with Xenon gas. The other bulbs you see selling in the stores which you swap directly with your stock bulbs and refer to themselves as Xenons are not the real deal. Basically, the real HIDs and Xenons require a complete kit with bulbs and balast units with ignition relays. So if what you are getting only comes with a bulb, you know they are the fake/imitation HIDs. If you want the stock benz xenon look, go with a Stage I kit. They are very white with a little hint of blue (4300k). A Stage II kit will give you exactly the same light output as the Stage I but will have a much more purple blue look (6000k) to it and these usually cost a couple hundred more. By the way, make sure the ballasts you are getting are made from Phillips!
Upgrade! you won't regret it (unless you find a lower price after you install them). The car simply looks so much better and the visibility is just unmatched. Also, when you turn on your HIDs, you get this cool fade-in effect and that by itself is worth it all !!! :lol: :lol: :lol: