i blacked out all of mine... and with the hi beams, and the reflector painted, if you look at the front of car, its bright as hell, but the light doesn't project out anywhere.

the low beams are the EXACT same as before..

i will also be tinting the outside of my lights, which will decrease the light a bit, but i will deal.. and then get HIDs.

HIDs will NOT help your high beams if you paint the reflector, cuz itll have nothing to project light out with.

they come apart very easily also. check my DIY out.