I am pretty seriously considering getting one, the big holdup for me is that they probably don't work right with headlight modulators.
I will probably get one in the end and rig up a special jury rigged modulator.
Even if it shortens the life of the HID, as long as it doesn't blow up immediately, I could probably live with that.
On the plus side, the HID should have much sharper HI/Low transitions, the thermal mass of the wire in the bulb is to high for it to modulate as fast as it should, so it ramps up and down 4 times a second.
Sigh ... So many projects so little time.
I have my doubts that a Hid will work with a modulator because the flash rate on a modulator is much faster than the acquisition time on a HID.
If it does by chance function but flash at a lower rate, it will be illegal due to strict federal specifications for the flash rate.
Earl