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[japanev1]

> My old Prius Touring had stock HID from the factory without a projector lens housing. The housing and reflectors in the HID Prius and non-HID Prius are nearly identical and in the case of HID conversion kits (so long as the HID bulb is positioned correctly) I have seen many converted cars without projector lenses that look great, do not blind oncoming drivers (even the Insight's headlight angle can be adjusted), and provide much more illumination than stock. My old Acura TSX and TL both had projector lens HID from the factory and all the projector lenses did was look cool and provide a sharp upper light cutoff whereas HID equipped vehicles without projector lenses (Prius among many others) provide a much less annoying gradual upper light cutoff and much more light output without blinding oncoming drivers. HID does not require a projector lens housing and converting the Insight to a projector lens housing would be prohibitively expensive. Cars that blind oncoming drivers the most have headlights that are too high off the ground like most pickups and SUVs whether HID equipped or not (I find the ford super duty truck the worst blinding vehicle on the road with its stock halogen bulbs two miles off the ground). HID provides illumination closer to the color spectrum that is the least irritating on the human eye (light blue) whereas stock halogen lights (yellowish) are much more irritating to the optical nerves. I think the Insight with its low headlights and wide beam pattern would be a perfect candidate for HID conversion as described above and I plan on properly outfitting my Insight as soon as possible.