Finally found a hid kit...

[SX4DUDE2013]

So i finally found what I THINK is a good hid kit. Its from a place called DDM Tuning. (www.ddmtuning.com) They offer a digital slim 55w kit for around $65 dollars shipped to my door. It also comes with a LIFETIME warrenty. I gonna order it nxt friday I hope this is a good choice...

[eyezack87]

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They are legit. I'm using their Raptor, DDM, and old Apexcone kits in my cars

[SX4DUDE2013]

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so the raptor is like a "normal hid kit" and the DDM has an external iginator? Is that the only difference...which one do i get???

[mxzrevman]

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55w??
are these for your headlights, or off road lights?

55w seems really bright for your headlights

dont get me wrong, i like bright.
.bright is good
bright is great
as you can tell from my avatar

i want to convert them to hid(the off road lights)
but its a lot of $$$$
let us know how they work

[SX4DUDE2013]

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your avitar looks tight and yes...the 55W will be for my headlights..idk how bright they will be...i hope to install them this summer..

[roushstage2]

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55W is the normal, low beam output for halogens and 65W is the high beam. 55W sounds fine?

[jkrswld_wi]

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+1 rousch. I have a 9003 HID kit from DDMtuning. Just the 35W. HIDs are normally 35w so they typically have less power draw which is one of the pros. I like them.

[roushstage2]

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...and I believe the reason you go with a 55W kit is some cars have sensors or something like that which will freak out if they are only 35W?

[SX4DUDE2013]

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Im gonna go wit 55w 6000K which i read will REALLY look 5K cause their 55w?? So i called DDM and they are outa stock...gonna try on nxt Thursday (payday) and hopefully they will have the 9007 size in stock....I HOPE!!!

[LelandGray]

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Wattage doesn't determine color..

Here's what the DDM 55W 6000k kit looks like:


Still look a little blue to me.

Here's the 55W 5000k kit

[LelandGray]

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And I'm sure you've already got your mind made up, but I would urge you to consider a projector retrofit of some sort..

Here's a video that shows why it's bad to have an 'HID kit' in a standard halogen enclosure. I know the video was produced in the UK, but the concept is the same.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/videos/featuresvideos/204742/xenon_test.html

A picture for reference:


There are some good pics showing how bad HID's in halogen headlamps can be in this thread:

http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=174163

[roushstage2]

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+1 to the projectors, again.

[jkrswld_wi]

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Yeah the projectors really help with a nice crisp cut off and reduce glaring into other drivers eyes.

[SX4DUDE2013]

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Sweet pics! im def gonna get the 55w 6K hids nxt thursday. They are currently outa stock...hopefully they will have em nxt week

PROJECTOR PROBLEMS:
It is almost IMPOSSIBLE for me to get projectors..I have a Suzuki SX4..Japan and Signapor offer projector housings for about $1000 USD...I am not willing to spend that much (that would be 1/18 of the cost of the car).
If i were to get the ones from JAPAN i would loose the option for front turn signals...from what ive been told...There is an option of having then coustum made in the US for about $800. They would have to start from scratch and have an engineer design them...
ONE GOOD THING I HAVE READ ABOUT THE SX4 IS THAT WHILE USING HIDS IN THE STOCK HOUSING, IT HAS A PRETTY GOOD CUTOFF LINE compared to some cars...2 ppl have installed them and have has no "drivers flashing them" problems...

[DaniloSilni]

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Some newer halogen bulb housing units have excellent cutoffs and produce a very straight and focused light. I think the sx4 will be good to go.