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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 02:35 AM
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Question Where do u buy hid kits

Hi fellas, I'm new to this forum An I'm dedicating my first thread to finding out about lighting. Do most of you guys just buy from ebay? if not from where? and what should I be looking forward to spending for a good quality kit? I searched and found a lot of ebay buyers, but I have ebay trust issues. ha
thanks for any insight you guys!!
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 02:48 AM
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 03:38 AM
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DO NOT buy ebay... Ask me how I know they have shitty kits.
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 11:08 AM
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I live real close to this guys, so I just picked mine up from their place. I have their kit on my motorcycle and z28.
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 02:43 PM
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DDMTuning here too!
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 05:18 PM
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another for ddmtuning.com I wish they were publicly traded I'd def. buy stock!
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 05:37 PM
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I have DDM HID's on my R1. Great kits, cheap, and lifetime warranty. Can't ask for much more than that!
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 05:48 PM
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I actually am familiar with ddm. all of their stuff is made from china/tiwain and i hear about alot of problems from them. does anyone still buy the more quality 100 dollar plus kits these days?
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Originally Posted by Kpip
I actually am familiar with ddm. all of their stuff is made from china/tiwain and i hear about alot of problems from them. does anyone still buy the more quality 100 dollar plus kits these days?
Thats odd, all I hear is praise from DDMtuning.. On any car site I regular.

They have life time warranties with no questions asked. What else could you ask for?
The quality kits are 40-75$ now. The kits that gouge you are 100$+.
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Kpip
I actually am familiar with ddm. all of their stuff is made from china/tiwain and i hear about alot of problems from them. does anyone still buy the more quality 100 dollar plus kits these days?
ALL kits are made overseas. It's against the law to manufacture them in the USA.

With that being said... the $100 plus kits are just more expensive. That's it.

HOWEVER OEM kits are much higher quality (i.e. Morimoto, Denso, Matsushita, etc) but they need to be modified (slightly) to work with our wiring.

DDM offers a lifetime warranty... bulbs/ballasts for what a decent set of halogen replacement bulbs cost. Can't really go wrong there!
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 09:57 PM
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ddm tuning here as well.. not only are they sponsor, but cheap prices and lifetime warranty.. i've purchased two kits from them and never had a problem so far. although i've never used one of them either..
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BLS is suppose to have another group purchase soon. He uses projector housings...looks amazing, but does cost more than some other options. I'm picking up a set whenever the sale goes on.
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 01:14 AM
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I was thinking more along the lines of a German kit, very high quality, and last forever. has anyone ever heard of prolumen?
i have read nothing but good things about Bavtoys.com hid kits, anyone have any feed back?
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 01:17 AM
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Have 3 separate DDM kits here. 2 50W kits in my Z, and 1 50W kit in my truck. I have tried about 10 eBay kits, and lets just say that I will ALWAYS buy DDM HIDs for now on. They are excellent kits, especially for the money. Not a single problem.
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 11:50 AM
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Ive bought a kit from vvme.com and I just recently ordered a set from ddmtuning guess I will see if one is better than the other. They came to around the same cost after shipping.
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