Blue doesn't equal bright. The retrofit doesn't look normal because its rare and you're not used to it. However, performance is second to none. The glaring ricer look is far worse IMO and performance is terrible especially with 10,000k kelvin.
nobody said anything about fuggin blue .... my bro has 6k's in his 04 screw and they arent any brighter than mine ....
Well maybe not in the stock housing since light is being scattered everywhere anyways. And nice picture, you're getting creative! How about a picture of your HID output against a wall? This could make for an interesting comparision.