BC--to bring you up to speed: The HID kits got the ax some time ago, but you can still probably find one around on a bulletin board or some web site. Go for Philips, which makes the best. Osram is the next best. Luxury cars are coming out with HID lamps on them as OEM, but they usually have some self-leveling system that keeps a lot of weight in the back from shooting the light up into on-coming cars. Which is why the kits got banned. That by the side. It isn't a matter of just replacing the bulbs. There's a transformer and a lot of do-able wiring that has to be done to convert. Price-wise you're looking at $500++ for an HID kit. I looked long and hard at an HID kit several years ago for my 97 850 GLT wagon, and finally gave up and sprang for Euro lenses and Sylvania's Silver Star xenon bulbs. I'm close enough to an HID system with that set up at a third of the cost to be satisfied. The major consideration is not the HID system however, but the Euro lenses, which are ground differently and throw the light out in a flat plane about waist high. The American SAE ground lenses throw a lot of it up to illuminate the overhead freeway signs. Since the freeway signs are always illuminated, this is a waste of light. For your bucks, Euro and Sylvania are the easiest and best way to go. If you have money to spend, go for the Euro lenses and the Philips HID kit system if you can find one. Dick

P.S. Don't buy off-market Taiwan Euro lenses in the $60 range. Buy Volvo OEM which will cost you around $120 each if you can find a supplier.