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hahah you got that straight
In need of solid H.I.D.S....
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Yeah, I've been there. I installed my retro'd fogs when it was around 10 degrees, and for that I had to lie on the icy ground....and the fogs on these are a ***** to get on and off. There's one bolt that's just really, really hard to get to and you can only turn it like 1/10th of a crank each time cause there's no space....lol.
Man, I'm sorry that harness didn't fix the issue for you. I'm with Mike. At this point, try another bulb for kicks. If it doesn't work, call DDM and have a fit.
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I'll probably do that today... Hidplanet is tearing me a new one for not retroing..not sure if a have the funds for what I want to do with that... Peer pressure .....
I'll probably do that today... Hidplanet is tearing me a new one for not retroing..not sure if a have the funds for what I want to do with that... Peer pressure .....
HIDPlanet is a good resource for info, but they are all worse light snobs than me, and that takes some work....lol. It's also owned and administered by TRS, so it tends to be pretty biased. Not that I disagree with them, but still.
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I know I have been on there lurking for quite sometime and have had multiple convos with Matt at trs he's quite convincing haha
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Well when removing the battery the harness basically set fire somehow... So ddm is getting torn a new one...Somehow now my highs stay on with the lows and my drivers side lows don't work and that was the side that fried I think this is my last hid try
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WTF!!! Fire, oh, i would rip all that stuff out, put back in the crappy box they sent, and call them, get that rma number or whatever it is, and ship all that back to them, fire wire and all. Forget the warranty thing, just say i want my money back.
With your problem, yeah, Im now officially done w/ DDM. My problems, your fire problems, and light issues, im done. Too cheap to be worth the trouble or the time of fixing it all.
If you still want some, i found a site that a friend used and has no problem.
http://www.mod-express.com/category_s/387.htm
The guy is very nice and has great communication, well before buying, never did buy, friend bought locally before i told them. But person that reccomended this site, has no problems w/ thier lights or service.
Just another place to look, or save and get the kit from Matt @TRS, i have some ballasts i got and work much much better than ddm crap.
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Damn bro, sorry that happened. I've been looking to get some good quality HID's and Projectors, but I might just stick with Stock. Everyone was swearing by DDM on my other thread when I asked what would be best, but I will definitely not be purchasing from them.
Hope everything works out for you
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I'm going to stay halogen guys at least intill I start my retro.. It screwed up my light system passenger low doesn't work so now in bringing It to the shop... It's out of order till never week love being without a car...
Yea everyone swears by them because they are very cheap compared to any one else. But now they are $30 bucks for a raptor kit that is pushing my cheap and working list. Which u can see by me and 01tahoe its not worth it.
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That's because DDM used to be decent quality kits. Their quality control has tanked lately, though, big time. I have a kit on a car I sold before I got my Denali that still work (sold the car to a friend, so I still see it). They are in their 7th or 8th year now with no problems. Now it seems like you're lucky if you get a kit and both sides work, which is just not acceptable.
Couple that with shipping direct from China, crushed packages that can sometimes get "lost" along the way and take weeks to get to you...it's really not worth saving a few bucks on the risk that they might work.
I used to be a big fan of DDM and referred a lot of people to them. I don't anymore.
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emailed ddm no response so we'll see
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Full refund baby!!!!!!!!
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Awesome!! thats great to hear
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Nope there sending shipping stickers and swallowing restock fee F them
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Okay so the reason for my hids not firing is possibly because my light switch is messed up.. It's at the shop now since the low drivers side wire is all f'd up now
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May I also add over the summer i bout a CHEAP pair of xentecs ebay hids to hold me till the next summer until i did my retro..well they were complete garbage and lasted 2 months.... anyways if you compare DDM and xentec i swear there was nothing different between the two kits beside the fact DDM doesn't supply double sided sticky pad.. (The raptor kit 35w)
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May I also add over the summer i bout a CHEAP pair of xentecs ebay hids to hold me till the next summer until i did my retro..well they were complete garbage and lasted 2 months.... anyways if you compare DDM and xentec i swear there was nothing different between the two kits beside the fact DDM doesn't supply double sided sticky pad.. (The raptor kit 35w)
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my ddm lights are pretty great actually. i had my fog lights filled with water and the lights still work even tho they been in water for about a month. ive went through a few feet of water plenty times and they still work perfect. i guess theres those who get the bad batch or a bad experience. good luck on ur next kit bro
This is very true, with any product. Be it a $30 buck kit or a $300 kit. Stuff may not work with either one. Im thinking bad batch, but with all the reviews all over the net, more negative than positive, and his catching on fire, and doing the same as me, as well as other issues ive had w/ them and plus all the points scott (denaliak) pointed out that are very true, im done w/ DDM.
Some will be good, some not, but to me for the price, the wait, problems, and the chance one is taking getting them to work, its not worth $30 bucks, or just a cheaper price to me.
But hope you get it all settled w/ no issues. More time for the HD front. lol
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