Ken, what a lovely example of a true black - and with an amazing shine! When I was looking for mine I saw a 'blue black' and thought it looked 'dirty', and I could tell it was freshly polished! I decided against black at that point - but yours looks gorgeous.
As for lights - apart from xenons it's not too expensive. Rears are around 160GBP, fronts and side lights 100GBP - so all in all, not too bad. I think I'm soon to treat myself - but with Twins on the way I guess I'm gonna have to be a little more careful with the cash flow from now on !!