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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 10:56 PM
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I'm trying to install a HID kit from DDMTuning. It's the 55w kit. They are on a friend's car. When he ordered them, DDM said he would probably need a wiring harness with a relay to install them. We have tried it every way possible with and without the harness, we tried reversing the plug and they just blink then go off. I looked through several threads and still can't find anything that has helped. Hopefully someone can help us out.

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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 06:48 PM
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I'm sorry I can't help you but don't look to DDMTuning for help. I had sent several emails with no response.
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 08:29 PM
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you should call ddm tunings help line. it sounds like your having a power fault, what kind of car are you putting them on?
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 09:44 PM
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check the fuses. Replace them for some good ones. I had a kit (not ddm brand) and they used some cheap *** fuses. My brother replaced them, and no more flickering/turning on and off.
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 10:59 PM
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Sounds like ballasts are not getting enough power to light up.
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 08:13 PM
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Turned out one of the ballasts were bad. Thanks guys
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 08:19 PM
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I just got my HID's on my car yesterday. WOW what a difference. Mine were off of eBay and they were 100% plug-and-play. Glad you got yours figured out.
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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i have a 98 TA with the DDM low beams kit also. worked fine for a couple weeks and now the driver side will come on but just does the strobe light thing. yall think i have a bad ballast too? thanks in advance
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To be honest, I've only heard of that strobe happening with cheap kits but that DDM kit is supposed to be a really nice kit, right? Damn that sucks. My buddy had a 03 GT that he bought HID's for and he said that after a couple of weeks they would strobe and he ended up buying some $300 kit for low-beams only and it didn't happen anymore, but like I said- my kit is a cheap-o kit and it was on another SS for 8 months and worked great. Good luck guys.
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Originally Posted by Circa307
i have a 98 TA with the DDM low beams kit also. worked fine for a couple weeks and now the driver side will come on but just does the strobe light thing. yall think i have a bad ballast too? thanks in advance
now my passenger side doesnt come on at all. wtf
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Start here:
https://www.ddmtuning.com/support/in...2&pcid=0&nav=0
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thank but i tried that b4. i contacted ddm and surprisingly got though to a tech guy. kudos to the customer satifaction ddm. bc ddm sells all there stuff with a lifetime warrenty, im going to send my ballast back to them and they will send anouther one out to me. i could swap my driver side ballast over to my pass side to be 100% sure that it is my ballast but thats a PITA to do.i rarely drive at night so i can afford the down time. ill let yall know how it comes out for future refrenses. sorry to jack the thread OP but i figured you would mind.
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