HID's or high power halogen bulbs?

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I have had enough of trying to make my Autoloc (plastic housing - Glass lens) tribars work. The standard halogen bulbs are not bright enough for night driving. When I placed the higher power halogen bulbs in the housing, it started to melt everything. I threw away all the 4 lights and got 4 new ones. ($19 ea) plus bulbs which were thrashed.

Now that spring and summer is coming, I don't want to be caught with crappy lights, which a performance car can easily overdrive.

I am torn. I like the classic look of the tribars, but am looking at the eBay HID kits. I'd lose the classic look with these, I think. I don't know much about them, though. Are they any good or just junk? such as these?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H5006...item20b79a97fc

The other thing, that I was thinking of going with is a complete glass housing, which would not melt with the higher powered bulbs, something like these;
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/5-3-4...item4ce72e9608

Any suggestions, much appreciated