rriddle... I thought about the handling afterwards but didn't edit
to me it's common knowledge not to handle a bulb with bare hands... but that being said, common sense is not so common

<edit> good choice Gary, I think you'll be really impressed with the HID's
I have the 8000K low beams for in the city & am thinking of getting 4300-6000K for the high beams
look in my garage, I have pics of a Sylvania super white & a 8000K HID against a overhead door, keep in mind that the HID's were new & they get a lil darker in time

 

The HID's aren't the most affordable route if your Canadian, eh.

Im thinking of getting some Silvanias for the high beam and some bluish tinted ones for the low beams. Purely for cosmetic purposes. Don't hate me!

 

When HIDxtra 1st came in here they had their HID's at $75 USD I believe. Add $25 shipping & currency conversion (to Canada) it may have been a bit high, but the perfomance & 2 year warrenty IMO made it worthwhile.

 

I had HID ekstra send 2 sets to me and even with the shipping it was about the same as one set over here.

 

I wanted to go HID but want to have projectors and thats not posible with out converting to blazer. So jus went with sylvania silverstar ultras, high and low beam. Definatly brighter and havent had any issues yet. Was thinking of just putting hid into my stock housing but then decided to get a set of kc daylighters. Needles to say I dont worry about nightime lighting anymore.