ive heard the same about the hellas, the non D.O.T. approved ones are even better, napa can get them at a decent price. i went with vision-x units because a local retailer was having a clearance sale, i run phillips x-treme power bulbs currently, ive ran sylvania silverstars as well. love em both, and the light isnt that much different than the hellas, they just dont shine quite as wide as the hellas do, but nonetheless, im a huge fan.