HID xenon efficiency is about twice that of regular halogen, not even HIR comes close. but do bear in mind our h1 halogen projector bowl is vastly different from the HID variant, on the bright side(lol) projectors are less sensitive to light source placement, so even with a hid kit, your beam pattern will retain the cutoff and hotspot characteristics of a halogen bulb
it won't be new car sharp, but it also won't blind others if it's adjusted properly
it won't be new car sharp, but it also won't blind others if it's adjusted properly