NEED HELP! DDM HIDs not turning on

[bluebear15]

so i started installing my DDM Tuning 55W 6000k HIDs today and they wont turn on. i have the wires from the HID bulb going into the connectors in the ballast and then my factory connector plugged into the ballast. do i need any sort of relay??? it didnt say anything about a relay in their install guide

 

[riviera rider]

Where u plug the oem headlight plug into flip it over and plug it in upside down, had the same problem

 

[crmzendrgone]

Have you tried their website's troubleshooting looks helpfull.

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Is their kits really 40 bucks?

 

[blueflamed03]

I know it may sound odd, and there is a 'certain' way to plug the male into the female, but swap them, alot that I have seen, have the wired reversed on the ballest, or to the bulb. If BOTH won't light, that could be your issue.

 

[bluebear15]

Where u plug the oem headlight plug into flip it over and plug it in upside down, had the same problem

You sir deserve a beer! Thanks!! It works now they trip u up by having the lock piece for the tab on the wrong side

 

[Brandon X]

So you ended up not needing the harness? And how was installation? Easy or hard?

 

[bluebear15]

Aight so the passanger side is all good but the driver side flashes on once and goes out real quick. Any ideas???

 

[riviera rider]

check your ground that goes to your fender i had to move mine cuz it also did the same thing every once in a while its just the wire thats bolted by the battery area right on the fender with a 10mm bolt try that and that should solve ur other problem

and ya they put that tab on the wrong side i was pissed when trying to install mine thought they sent me a dead kit lol


edit i just seen u said ur pass side is good, hmmm check and see if there is a ground on the drivers side also though and make sure u flipped the drivers side plug also

but ya my pass side would flicker and it ended up being that ground on the fender, you might want to check that anyway or just follow the wires and see if theres a ground connected on the drivers side also, most likely there will be one somewhere over there

 

[drowndindreams]

yea lol you need to reverse the polarity

 

[bluebear15]

hmm i'm not sure about the ground thing. i swapped the ballasts around and when i switched them the passenger side became the side that flashed on once and went out real quick and the driver side stayed on like normal. because of that i'm thinking it has something to do with the ballast. i'm going to try to call ddm tomorrow but does anyone have any suggestions before i call them?

riviera - haha ya i was sooooo pissed when i went to turn my lights on and the HIDs didnt come on i was like WTF!!!!!! but ya you would think they would at least remove the tab then to help not confuse you

So you ended up not needing the harness? And how was installation? Easy or hard?

correct no harness needed. it is entirely a plug and play setup. installation was easy it was just the little quirk of the lights that had me screwed up and now i think my one ballast might be bad but i'm not sure. but other than that i love the HIDs its 1000000000x better than oem.

 

[killer20072001]

mine had the same problem about being reversed. I wonder why they do that.

 

[drowndindreams]

mine had the same problem about being reversed. I wonder why they do that.

they do it so if you hook it up the wrong way you won't automatically burn your ballasts. it's like protection mode on the amp.

 

[killer20072001]

They put the positive lable on the wrong side of the ballasts on purpose? Thats just confusing not a protection thing.

 

[riviera rider]

no because it was only on my tahoe they were reversed, my navigator and my regal were plugged in correctly

but ya not sure then man, probaly a bad ballast

 

[bluebear15]

Just got done talking to ddm and they're gunna cover shipping for me to send it back to them to test and hopefully send me a new one

 

[Brandon X]

Good news. Gonna order my DDM HID's next week.

 

[bsamoul]

Yeah, I had the same problem, I called them and they said to flip it and it started working haha

 

[gulleyman]

I just installed my DDM kit yesterday, I ordered a set for both high and low beams with the relays and everything. Now I see why the high 4 mod is necessary, I thought I read somewhere that the DDM kits are already set up for the high 4 mod straight out of the box? I have two extra plugs open on each bulb that don't seem to hook up to anything but each other, DDM tech support is closed today so I can't use the live chat. Does anyone have a picture of how to install the DDM Kit and utilize the high 4 function? I'm at a loss here...

 

[Diller]

They put the positive lable on the wrong side of the ballasts on purpose? Thats just confusing not a protection thing.

It's not the ballasts that are backwards, it's the trucks. My '99 was the same way. Reverse the wires and all was good!!


Diller
'99 Yukon
'08 Hummer H3