Need Help Sourcing HID Kit

[pbkid]

good luck, i think youll be happy

[vt_maverick]

good luck, i think youll be happy

Wait a sec, don't run off just yet! Did you see this?

Looks like the "H4/HB2/9003 Hi/Lo" kit is the one I want right? Also, do I need the "Dual-In, Dual-Out" HID harness?

Thanks!

[VX KAT]

How could they be different than other brands of the same temp? Isn't the temp consistent and non-changing? i.e. isn't a 6000k going to look the exact same as another brand 6000k?

Anybody know the answer to this?
Maybe it's just their "charts" are slightly different?


Here's some interesting info I found:
http://www.hidfoglight.com/customerS.../why6000k.html

[mdwyer]

The HID install went really well, and it convinced me to go off and do the rest of the system in LED.

That's where I ran into problems with DDM Tuning. Their products seem to be pretty good. I'm happy with them so far. But I am having no end of trouble with their ordering. I ordered 1156 bulbs and they shipped me 1157s. Normally, this would be a no-harm-no-foul kind of thing, but they are being pretty useless about making it right.

I expect an 'Oops! We messed up. Sorry! We'll send the right ones out immediately!'

Instead, I've been sitting on them for the better part of a week, and the only thing I've heard from them so far is, "Could you take a picture of them? Send it to an email address. But don't send it to an email address, because you have to log in first. Once you log in, you'll get an email to send. Then send it."

What??

On top of all that, I can't get their tower LEDs to fit in the front turn signals. The clearance is JUST short. How long till I take the Dremel to 'em, I wonder...

So anyway, I can recommend DDM for their HID kits, but I wouldn't recommend them to my friends right now.

[pbkid]

The HID install went really well, and it convinced me to go off and do the rest of the system in LED.

That's where I ran into problems with DDM Tuning. Their products seem to be pretty good. I'm happy with them so far. But I am having no end of trouble with their ordering. I ordered 1156 bulbs and they shipped me 1157s. Normally, this would be a no-harm-no-foul kind of thing, but they are being pretty useless about making it right.

I expect an 'Oops! We messed up. Sorry! We'll send the right ones out immediately!'

Instead, I've been sitting on them for the better part of a week, and the only thing I've heard from them so far is, "Could you take a picture of them? Send it to an email address. But don't send it to an email address, because you have to log in first. Once you log in, you'll get an email to send. Then send it."

What??

On top of all that, I can't get their tower LEDs to fit in the front turn signals. The clearance is JUST short. How long till I take the Dremel to 'em, I wonder...

So anyway, I can recommend DDM for their HID kits, but I wouldn't recommend them to my friends right now.

interesting michael, i have never tried any of their other lighting products other than their HID's.

Headlight wise, i havent had any issues. Interesting to know though, thanks.

[vt_maverick]

So anyway, I can recommend DDM for their HID kits, but I wouldn't recommend them to my friends right now.

Hmmm... not so sure I can recommend them as an HID source either, at least based on my ordering experience so far.

I ordered an HID kit from them last Sunday (8 days ago). I heard nothing for three days, so I went to the "Support" page on their website to see who I could email. Unfortunately their support page is missing. Check it out:

https://www.ddmtuning.com/support/

So I just replied to the email that sent my order receipt, but got nothing. On Friday I finally got an email indicating that my order had been "fulfilled" and shipped. The USPS tracking number showed that my order had been picked up at its origin... IN CHINA. Apparently it arrived in New York sometime yesterday, but there's been no update since. I've had bad experiences in the past with packages being seized at NY customs, so let's hope it makes it.

Maybe I should have called them before now... but then again maybe their website should work and they should indicate UP FRONT that although they're based in California they direct-ship from China.

FYI.

[LittleBeast]

Got my last large order from V-LEDs within 3-5 business days, it was an order for the projector conversion kit, HID kit, wiring harness, and a bunch of LED's. Well the harnesses was the wrong style, called them, they sent another one that day and I got it within the week. Then I noticed that there was one item missing called them and they just trusted me and they shipped it out to me got here within 3-5 days once again.

[pbkid]

Looks like the "H4/HB2/9003 Hi/Lo" kit is the one I want right? Also, do I need the "Dual-In, Dual-Out" HID harness?

im not sure as they didnt ask me about that when i bought mine.

i would guess that they are referring to whether your stock headlights are hi/lo in one bulb or two. your headlights on a VX in this case ARE hi/lo in one bulb, so you would want a dual in dual out. you can definately call them to double check though. They are really friendly over the phone.

[mdwyer]

im not sure as they didnt ask me about that when i bought mine.

i would guess that they are referring to whether your stock headlights are hi/lo in one bulb or two. your headlights on a VX in this case ARE hi/lo in one bulb, so you would want a dual in dual out. you can definately call them to double check though. They are really friendly over the phone.

If I read correctly, there's something about some wiring not being capable of passing enough electrons to strike the bulbs. Considering you run all new wires in the first place, it seems to me that it makes more sense to make a beefier harness in the first place.

Anyway, the dual-in/dual-out harness turns out to be an extra 40A relay and power cables that insert between the HID harness and the ballasts. It means a second tap on the battery and a second wire run across the radiator. You *might* need it for 55W systems, but I'm going to go out on a limb and see if I can get away without them. It seems needlessly complicated to me.

Tell you what, if it turns out that you need them and I don't, then I'll give you mine. :-P

[mdwyer]

Tell you what, if it turns out that you need them and I don't, then I'll give you mine. :-P

It appears I didn't need the harness. The lights are working great without it.

[LittleBeast]

Well if VT doesn't need them I would like to try the dual harness on my fog lights.

[vt_maverick]

So now that I've done all the research I think I'm going to try out Jack's option first since it's so much cheaper. After reading through the thread I think I'm going to stick with 35W and do the 5K option to try and keep the headlights from having a blue tint (as per DDM's website). Looks like the "H4/HB2/9003 Hi/Lo" kit is the one I want right? Also, do I need the "Dual-In, Dual-Out" HID harness?

Got my HIDs installed last night with a little help from Billy (yellowgizmo99). And by little help I mean he did everything while I held the flashlight and his beer. I went with the 5K and they are truly white with no hint of blue - you can tell because the LEDs in my fog lamps now look blue by comparison. Billy installed some ultra-bright LEDs in his fog lamps that would match my new HIDs very well...

I won't give this kit my formal seal of approval until I've driven around with them for awhile. But so far $60 isn't looking bad at all...

[VX KAT]

Billy installed some ultra-bright LEDs in his fog lamps that would match my new HIDs very well...

These lights are freakishly bright! ya gotta getcha some! And they stay cool, no fear of melting the housing at all. But probably get the ones on ebay that Billy got, as they're $100 cheaper than mine , but at least I have a lifetime warranty. And yes, either set would match your new HIDs...aren't those thing amazing, simply amazing??!!

Here's the ones Billy has:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ht_3653wt_1047






Here's the ones I got: they're the 40 degree light pattern, they come in 20 degrees also.
http://www.visionxusa.com/LED-Solsti...eae0014f11fed8
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...&postcount=654

[VXdoc]

I've Installed Hundreds Of These Kits... No Exagertation. Most Of These Companies Will Be Sub Companies Of Other Companies And So On. So You Think Your Buying A Brand And It Comes In Something Else. Also They Say Your Buying A 10k And Really It's A 6 - Or 8k. Another Way To Try And Get You To Buy Their Product. Find A Company That Has Good Reviews. You'll Want To Spend Around 100 Bucks. You Can Find Nice German Engineered Slim Ballast For Around That Price. My Personal Fav Is 12k. It's A Happy Medium. We Have 12k's In All Of Our Cars. If You Spend More That's Really Up To You. Hope That Helps.

Anthony

[vt_maverick]

Sounds like a plan, thanks again Jack!