The "HID" civic lights are as George said. Just the same as the Philips lights that you had before, just with a blue tint on them to make the light look whiter (blue is closer to white). The Xenon system is a whole different idea. It uses an electrode and Xenon gas and rips the molecules apart and they snap back together... and creating energy, and in turn making light. This is why Xenon lights a, use a lot less electricity and make less heat while producing much more light, and b, have a longer life span than conventional coil bulbs. When you pay 600 for a pair of lights, you are not just getting a bulb. There is a lot more that you have to buy initially when you convert your car to the real HID. As for the blinding... Ive seen a picture of the bulbs that the xenon shop uses, and i noticed that the glass bulb part is a lot longer than regular bulbs. I read on the Audiworld forum that there was a guy who did the conversion, and hated it. There was light going everywhere. He even switched back to the regular bulbs while his european projectors came in. They were fine after he put the projectors in. The only problem we have is.... we have no euro projectors. Here is a picture of the kit<BR> <IMG SRC="http://www.xenonshop.com/images/electrical.jpg"> <BR>You might want to contact xenonshop and ask them about the wandering light situation. They have a service that you can send them the housing, and they will upgrade it for you. I don't know if this includes a test to see how badly the light wanders/correction if it does, but its worth a try.<P>Best of luck!<BR>