a QUALITY HID kit with a REAL Hella lens makes a world of difference. The cheap plastic lens seems to refract light in a less than effective way. But the GLASS Hella proved a much better light for me. Yes, the stock chrome can be painted. Again, I snagged my headlight assembly from my old 99 monster and swapped it on to my 07 as the bucket was metal, the bezel was metal and the lens glass versus the 07 S2r that everything was plastic!...
just my $0.02
