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www.ddmtuning.com - great quality products priced very reasonable. You need H11 for lows, 9005 for highs and H16(5202) for fogs. I have 6000k which is a nice colour and light output. I wouldnt go any higher. If you want something closer to OEM Look, go with 5500k. Good luck!

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www.ddmtuning.com - great quality products priced very reasonable. You need H11 for lows, 9005 for highs and H16(5202) for fogs. I have 6000k which is a nice colour and light output. I wouldnt go any higher. If you want something closer to OEM Look, go with 5500k. Good luck!

Thanks! Another question, what do I to enter for wattage, and do I need the HID harness, error eliminator, or adapter cables?

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It depends what lights you'll be replacing. If you're only replacing the low beams, you only need the H11 plug and play kit, no other harness or cables needed. The 35w should be fine, you really don't need anything higher.

 

I order my DDM kit and should be here Friday, I can't wait to install them!

250motorsportz Enthusiast

250motorsportz

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The DRL problem has a few fixes...pull your DRL fuse from the fusebox under the hood, get a relay so the lights run directly off your battery(thus not interfering with the DRL's), or cover up the little dome sensor on your dash and that will "trick" the computer to thinking it's night time all the time. Every fix works, its up to personal preference. I would stick with 35W as i've never used 55W.

MotoMedic Senior Enthusiast

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DDM's Apexcone Raptor HID Kit versus DDM's HID Kit Slim Ballast

 

...which one is better? which one is better for my GMT-900 Sierra?

250motorsportz Enthusiast

250motorsportz

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I personally prefer the raptors. Only difference is the size of the ballast. The bigger ones have the igniter built in and the slim ballasts have a external igniter. By previous experience, i've had problems with slim ballasts.

uchi Enthusiast

uchi

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my bike has had 2 sets of slim ballast hids with internal igniters, neiuther have given me a problem, my explorer had external igniters, nothing but problems, and my old cavalier had externals aswell and was fine but needed a relay kit. i guess its hit and miss. just dont buy a cheap kit as you get what you pay for

MotoMedic Senior Enthusiast

MotoMedic

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just dont buy a cheap kit as you get what you pay for

 

That's what kind of has me concerned... DDM Raptor HID Kit, 35W, H11, 5000K is only $25??? Seems too good to be true.

 

 

 

250motor- how long have you had yours installed?

jonnyisback Enthusiast

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I have some hids in high and lows from hidextra but ive heard good things from ddm. I had one of my ballast go bad within the first year but was replaced under warranty but now they are out of warranty so hopefully i wont have anything else fail for a while. It seems like the larger ballasts are all the same no matter which manufacturer you buy from so ive been told. I would probably buy the cheapest ones with the best warranty.

uchi Enthusiast

uchi

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i ended up buying a set locally last night from a friends shop. maxcar brand, they had cheap cheaper and expensive, i picked the expensive ones. figured there was a reason for them to be more money and since i plan on keeping this truck for a long time i wanted a kit that would last. install was a breeze on the truck took all of 30 minutes. longest part was trying to find a place to stash the ballast. and they work great. fired up without any flickering. the warm up time was nearly instant too, not like the older kits where theyd go bright then dull and then slowly brighten. these ones seem to come on full bright almost instantly. also one thing to keep in mind, the better kits arent as prone to failure as the cheaper kits are when you restart the light. that was a concern i had for my bike and the guy from the retrofit source said their kits arent affected by repeated restarts. not to say go out side and cycle the light 100 times, but being a carbed bike mine sometimes stalls while being warmed up, more so when it hasnt been run for a while. so im hoping the same hold true for these. although from the quick warm up times i see it being the same. so my plan for them is if they come on when i turn the key forward, give them a few seconds to warm up then start the truck.

250motorsportz Enthusiast

250motorsportz

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I've had mine for just about a year now. I've actually done over 100 installs and sales of the DDM kits and only had 2 ballasts fry on me so far (covered under warranty!) The kits are now $20 - you cant go wrong!!

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