DDM Tuning

Outkast said:
I thought maybe the instant on/off at start-up would shorten their lives.
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mine dont shut off, they power up and stay on right through start up.

they will stay on for about 3 seconds after you turn off the switch, i assume this is just the way that the circuitry works
 
correct, during daylight, mine come on, and stay on for 3-5 seconds then shut off. I thought maybe that would harm them, I wasn't sure. Like I said these are my first ever.

Also, do you mount the ballast? does it have to be grounded, or just make it so it doesn't flop around?

alax- do you still have the pics from where you tapped into the fuse box under the hood for relay power? I don't know if I will need a relay, but bought one anyway just in case.
 
you shuda just went with my guys, seein as you cuda got them within the week u ordered, and bulletproof ballasts....but oh well.
 
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This is where I placed mine. These are the fat ballast that came with the projectors and didn't actually let the headlight sit all the way back, but I then bought slim digitals and they were small enough to work. There were holes already there so I just used them. On driver side headlight, wel since i'm gen2 but yours may be similar, there is something grounded right behind the headlight. I just took the screw off and placed the relay ground on with that one. On the passenger side, there was a screw below the headlight that I used, kinda hidden but visible from below. Or you can just ground them both from the driver side ground and run a ground wire to the passenger side relay.

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Oh ok. My projectors had a relay already attacked to all the wiring, one for each.

He's talking about an ebay vendor that he bought his hid kit from for 30 something bucks
 
Yaay! The wifey called and said the UPS man just dropped them off...now to figure out how to get outta work and go home to play.:)
 
Alax7 said:
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if this is the fuse box right behind the pass head light, you can also take the fuse box all the way out and inside the bottom(you have to pop the bottom cover off) there is a huge bolt that you can put a ring terminal on and get power right from there(you will have to fuse it since this is an unfused power point) and you can even hide the relay inside so it doesn't get wet or anything. eventually i want to pop some blade terminals into one of the extra relay spots and just use a factory relay to run it and make it look more factory, i really dont like when you can look at something at see a ton of extra wires going every which way


with the full sized ballast, it will be hard to mount it directly behind the headlight and have enough room for the headlight to go all the way back in(i barely had enough room for the bulb warning eliminators ) unless you mount them a little lower than the light but then it going to be hard to get a screwdriver back there to fasten it, the drivers side is much easier since you can mount it further back where the air box is/was(if you have CAI)
 
but does the ballest HAVE to be grounded?

or are we just mounting them to keep them outta the way?
 
No, the kit is plug n play, just connect it to the headlights. The ground is for the relays. You dont have to use them but will ensure they wont turn off on you and have enough juice to work good.I dont have relays currently on my fog hids so they aren't grounded and have worked well so far
 
Djknowledge, do ur guys/ebayselle have a name I could look up so I can pick some up?
 
well, I got em in, worked flawlessly...I did not have to use the relay kit, although I will put it in later anyway.

The wifey took my big camera to take pics of the baby, so all I have is my cell right now...

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same stretch of road after

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Very nice, looks amazing! But i've always wondered.. what happens to DRLs when you have a HID kit? I read they need disabling, but i would rather not get ticketed by anal cops.
 
Nice. What are those? 4500k or 6000k?
 
installed my kit in my fogs today and on bulb blew now i gotta send both back and wait 2 weeks to get another set
 
Both blew or one? Mine worked with no problems
 
i have 5000k DDM slim kits in my lowbeams and foglights...they work flawlessly, every time. i have the realys on each set for added protection, but i probably dont need them. 100% plug n play, just becareful of reversed polarity issues, drove me nuts!

DDM tuning has been perfect IMO in service and shipping, but beware, they stock out often - so order in advance! ...when i get a chance ill post pictures :D
 
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