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Old 05-23-2010, 07:39 PM
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so i had an HID extra kit and it crapped out on me so im thinking about getting the ddm tuning kit now seeing as how ive heard such great reviews on it, im wondering if anyone has had both kits and can say which one they liekd better
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I have the DDM and I love mine.. 8000k 55w
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DDM tuning.
2 real physical showroom locations in California, whereas most sellers are based at home or a random warehouse.
Lifetime warranty that actually might last a lifetime, whereas a lot of sellers close up shop (looking at you MobileHID).
$30 a kit compared to $60+ for the same crap from China.
DDMTuning seems like a deal to me.
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DDM ftw.
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so i went ahead and ordered the ddm one im just wondering why the shipping is so expensive yet is going to take so long 11 dollars and the order might not even process for up to 10 days
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so i went ahead and ordered the ddm one im just wondering why the shipping is so expensive yet is going to take so long 11 dollars and the order might not even process for up to 10 days
the shipping is a bit expensive but worth it if you think about the life time warranty. Currently, DDM is backordered w/ their HID's because soo many people have been ordering from them. It took a week and a half for my friend to receive his. But hey~ the wait will be worth it
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sounds like a pretty good deal..15$ for a pair of replacements...too bad warranty is only for a year tho. I miss my mobilehids lol
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the 6000k 35w HIDextra have been running on my car for a months or more, dont know about ddm but HIDextra seems like a good deal to me with only $58
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x2 ! ordered 4 sets of HID from HIDextra and running great!

Love my 5000K

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So is that 5000K white or is it just your camera? I may need to order me some 5000's lol.
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ddm all the way. I have order at least 10 or so kits from them and order a set for my sister's Volvo. They love the kits and they love the warranty that they offer. I have got to say that they have outperform other kits that I had. The ballast on the slim kit is smaller than most slim ballast kits that the sponsor on 9thgen sell.
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Originally Posted by drivenTC
sounds like a pretty good deal..15$ for a pair of replacements...too bad warranty is only for a year tho. I miss my mobilehids lol
Their replacement bulbs has a lifetime warranty.
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i got a 6000k 55w from ddm tuning. drove for 2 hrs tonight nd it was AMAZING..as always. lol

im getting my brothers at set for his kia forte

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btw is it legal to take hid kits out of the country on a airplane?
u noe it looks kinda like a bomb.
my bro livs out of states..
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i've had my my HIDextra 5000K's running for a year now. no problems what so ever. though i am running it with a relay harness and the ballasts are tucked away so water cant really reach them. im also running the regular 35w ballast kit.
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Old 05-24-2010, 10:42 PM
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oh and ive ordered about 6 or 7 kits from HIDextra for my friends and there's seem to run fine.
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DDM all the way. i have slim kits in my headlights 55w and fogs 35w. I have people comment all the time about how bright they are and about how much the light up the road. they just had bimmerfest and since the are a BMW shop first they sold a tone of HID and are filling tons of order so it might take a few extra days.
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DDM for sure. I recommended HIDExtra to a buddy of mine just because they have gotten good reviews on here. Only to find out that the HIDExtra 35w ballast is TWICE the size of my 55w ballast. HIDextra ballasts are fricken huge!

Go for ddm.
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DDM ftw. Been using their kits for 3 or 4 years now, never had a single problem. This is on 2 cars by the way.
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ddm, can't go wrong with the price and lifetime
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Did you guys get them from DDM Tuning? and should i order 35w or 55w?
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