Hello Folks,
I have a '92 600SEL and a '92 300SD and as I get older I get more and more disappointed with performance of the stock headlights.

Thus I would love to upgrade to HID.

So my question is, am I better off with upgrading to an OEM headlights such as those on the late nineties W140 models, and if so how much of a modification is involved?

Or would an aftermarket setup do an equally good job while saving a lot of money!?
I am mostly worried about possible unsatisfactory performance and the lack of projectors and light scatter in the Pre HID OEM headlights.

Finally, does anyone have pictures of the OEM HID headlights, especially ones showing if there is a projector inside the housing and what it looks like? One without the without the front glass cover would be best!

I was also told that a middle ground solution would be to replace the current headlights with a post '95 set which would produce a better light output but some work is needed to adapt the newer set to the old car.

Would any of you shed some light on what needs to be done to accomplish this task?

Thank you all.