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Aaron1085 Senior Enthusiast

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I just tried the 9011's in my 14 SLT and they are a little brighter but no where near what I consider OK, nor no where near my old stock '11 GMC. So I ordered the Mopar Elite low 35w 9012 kit from TRS. Will take me 1-2 weeks to get it put in. Will let you all know the results.

Plug and play bulbs? What's this?

 

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Aaron1085 Senior Enthusiast

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OK well, aside from the mentioned "snipping" ; its essentially plug and play. No whiter tho which stinks.

 

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Big_D Enthusiast

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ordering a few things

-morimoto fx-r 3.0 3" projectors

-morimoto 55w d2s 5000k kit

 

I know to order both the hd harness and canbus harness, but do i select them both as h11 type?

nevadaguy Enthusiast

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ordering a few things

-morimoto fx-r 3.0 3" projectors

-morimoto 55w d2s 5000k kit

 

I know to order both the hd harness and canbus harness, but do i select them both as h11 type?

Because you plan to install the fx-r projectors, I believed that they take only d2s bulbs, so you probably want to check with morimoto to see which bulb wiring kit you will need.

lifted14silverado Enthusiast

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Let me just this straight, I just ordered a DDM 5k HID kit for my truck, if I want the vled fogs to match I would need to get the 6k LEDs?

hillbilly31047 New Member

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This a great thead thanks to all those who have contributed. Purchased a 15 Chevy 2500 HD LT3 CC/SB a couple weeks ago and after having DDM on my 06 2500, nearly the same day I ordered the same setup; Capacitor, 35W slim line and 6k bulbs. I have looked at the schematic some one did but it didn't seem to work for me. Attached is a pic of what I have for a setup. I have tried reversing the polarity on before and after the capacitor. Nothing has worked. I am sure it's user error but I could use some help. The only way I see it going together is the OEM harness to capacitor, to ballast to light. Am I missing some thing?

 

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Thanks for the help.

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block8head Enthusiast

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ordering a few things

-morimoto fx-r 3.0 3" projectors

-morimoto 55w d2s 5000k kit

 

I know to order both the hd harness and canbus harness, but do i select them both as h11 type?

yes you need both H11 harness..

Mike1220 Senior Enthusiast

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Let me just this straight, I just ordered a DDM 5k HID kit for my truck, if I want the vled fogs to match I would need to get the 6k LEDs?

Is the kit 35W or 55W? If it is 55W then I believe that you can order the LED bulb in the same K (so 5K) to match the HIDs. If the HIDs are 35W then I believe that you will need the 6K LED to match the HID

 

 

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MotoMedic Senior Enthusiast

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This a great thead thanks to all those who have contributed. Purchased a 15 Chevy 2500 HD LT3 CC/SB a couple weeks ago and after having DDM on my 06 2500, nearly the same day I ordered the same setup; Capacitor, 35W slim line and 6k bulbs. I have looked at the schematic some one did but it didn't seem to work for me. Attached is a pic of what I have for a setup. I have tried reversing the polarity on before and after the capacitor. Nothing has worked. I am sure it's user error but I could use some help. The only way I see it going together is the OEM harness to capacitor, to ballast to light. Am I missing some thing?

 

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Thanks for the help.

You're missing a relay wiring harness. See diagram attached to post #1 of this topic.

hillbilly31047 New Member

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You're missing a relay wiring harness. See diagram attached to post #1 of this topic.

Ok, so to be clear, if you are ordering from DDM, you need the HID harness along with your bulb choice, ballast choice and error eliminators?

Mike1220 Senior Enthusiast

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Ok, so to be clear, if you are ordering from DDM, you need the HID harness along with your bulb choice, ballast choice and error eliminators?

Yes

 

 

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Arcolog2 Enthusiast

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Plan on waiting a lifetime from DDM. I ordered on April 10th and still don't have them. I called on Friday and was told the woman put in a request to find out where my order is and told me to wait 3 business days. They said I can't cancel an order after it was shipped, so if they don't have an answer tomorrow then I will have my bank cancel the payment to them. Last time I ordered it too 2 weeks, that was 3 years ago.

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Called DDMTuning. They are supposedly putting another request to the USPS to find out where my order is and a manager will call me later tonight to tell me what happened "because they want me to know they care" according to the woman. She put blame on Customs in China due to the Malaysia aircraft that was lost. The USPS said "that is an aweful thing to put blame on, there are no such facts to show that the Malaysia flight is affecting any shipments through customs."

 

I am currently on hold with USPS, as far as they can tell the package was prepped for shipment but never given to China Post or whoever controls shipment overseas. I am in the middle of being transferred to International customer service.

 

To be honest, this is my 5th purchase from DDM and all have taken ages to recieve packages. Over a month after pay $27 for shipping is rediculous. I plan to cancel the order tonight, whether it be through DDM or cancelling it with my credit card.

 

Guess its time for another brand :(

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draino Enthusiast

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Alright guys, my morimoto kit was delivered yesterday and I put it in today. Ordered the relay kit and the error eliminators. Got everything ran and nothing. I had power and good ground. Single input harness so drivers stock plug obviously is not plugged into anything like the diagram on page one. So I swapped capacitors and still nothing. So I pulled the capacitor out and it turned on , but buzzed. I flipped the plug on the passenger. So for now I'm running no harness and I have the stock plugs into the capacitors then to the ballast. They work fine, but every now and then they would turn on and then one light will turn right back off. I can turn the lights off and then back on and the both come on and stay on. So am I missing something with why the harness is not working? Or why one bulb will turn off? Thanks guys!!

 

 

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