I thought it was because of the cut-off shields in the projector lenses

 

Yes.

 

this is what creates the cut-off:


the part that has "22313" on it.

 

Install is complete. Thanks for all the advice and assistance! Here's a pic of the halfway point so you can see the difference.

 

bahhhh 8k for wimps I have 12k just playing. But I really do have the 12k bulb and been running them for a while. I love the look because i don't look like any other s2k... well till they actually can see the car. It doesn't actually make it brighter and I actually lost some visibility.

 

I like how 12000K looks but I think that I would get tired of how purple it is. I really like my 8000Ks and how they light up the road. I'm pretty sure that anything after 6000K actually causes a loss of visibility.

 

anyone have pics of 6k bulbs installed with pictures?

 

6000K is just about daylight, so it'd be more blue than stock, but not as blue as the 8000K pictured above. If you can picture that. Otherwise, here is a gallery of cars with 6000K bulbs: http://www.hidynamic.com/6kHID.htm.

 

Heres 6600k and stock side by side

 

thanks for the pics and the link!

The philips 6k bulbs are getting more and more tempting