HID Retrofit: US Ellips or Bosch Smiley?

[ACHTUNG]

I just bought this HID kit from a group buy over on E30tech.com:

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32909

I have a set of US Ellipsoids and a set of Bosch Euro Smilies. Which set should I do the HID retrofit too and why? I am leaning toward doing the Smilies. What do you guys think?

[backtrail69]

The Euros have a Much better light distribution. But you need different bulbs either 9006 for US or H1 for Euros.

[erik325i]

It depends which kit you bought. If you bought an H1 HID kit, you need to use the euro ellips. If you bought a 9006 kit, you need to use the US ellips...
They are not interchangeable.

-Erik

[ACHTUNG]

Brain Fart, I didn't even think about that. It looks like I'm retrofitting the smilies since I got the H1 kit.

[T.Dot_E30]

Other than smiley, the cut-off is slightly different, euro's flare up towards the right which can be a little blinding to ppl on the right in front of you.
But it also provides more light output.
Euro: __/ __/


Where as the US ellips, have a flatter cutoff

US Spec: (slight step up)
__--- __---

Other than that, light dispersion is the same. (They both suck compared to hid projectors, which project the light much wider)


I have US spec, with modified cut-offs.....haha and chrome tape enhancing projectors.