Well that's the thing with Lits... they are so good (talking about the HB reflector design) that even with the projector in the way they glow like daytime. Never heard anyone complaining about the high beam so "my guess" is they're still worth of a good mod to those who doesn't want to bother installing the leveling kit and harness. From what I understood the level/kit/harness can be a pretty demoralizing job
But I completely understand what you are trying to say there
and yes, it's cosmetic more than anything else. They DO change the appearance of the front-end completely. Fact