[V8] HID conversion

[J123fs at aol.com]

I have good bulbs in the driving/fog lenses now, along with relayed Euros  
with good bulbs.
What I want is better side illumination (which the fog/driving light lenses 
 are made to do), but 50 watt halogen bulbs almost melted the housing on my 
last  V8. 
My thinking is the HID bulbs are long and skinny and would have a bit more  
room in there vs the standard H3 bulb, along with many more lumens.
I have been doing some research and have found even the cheapo HID setups  
are much brighter and better light than stock H3s (good), but have poor  
longevity and quality (bad).
Aftermarket driving lights won't do, I have pretty rare and pristine  91 
5spd V8 and don't want any funky things hanging off it spoiling the stock  
lines.
-Jack