shiva.moonian

Farage,
You changed the bulbs on your fog lihgts from stock halogen bulbs to HID bulbs. I bought the HID kit to do this, but i dont know how to acces the bulbs on the fog lights. i dont want to change the fog light itself, just the bulbs. how do i acces the bulbs...?

mtdew456

There is a flip down access panel on the underside of the bumper. If you look in your owner's manual, there are more details in there relating to how to replace the fog lights.

Good Luck!

Farage

Alot of people take off the front bumper, but I just took off the fender liner and the access panels underneath the fog lights. Access was very tight but it was not too complicated.

ed_423

i took off the front bumper for more room, but like what they stated above, u do not need to do that

shiva.moonian

thanks evry1... wit all ur help, i was able to change my fog bulbs to HID's... i went thru the access panel n had enuff room, tho i had 2 hav sum1 hold the flap down 4 me while i worked... but now the fog's color looks sooo much btr than the low beams, so im changin the bulbs on the low beams 2 match the same 6000k bulbs on the fogs from ddm tuning... hopefully dey match after...lol

risc

I just got these 55w halogen bulbs for the fogs for $10 shipped on ebay. I was thinking about putting LEDs, but I wasn't sure it would be bright enough and I didn't really want to get an HID kit. I'll post some before/after pics later tonight!

Here's the bulb:

dookimonsta

hey hondu, i agree with u, i have a metallic grey color nd i was actually thinkin about gettin these.

http://store.ijdmtoy.com/9005-LED-Da...d_sku45_r2.htm

scholastic

i got my VVME 55W 6K for headlights , very bright and amazing color....60 bucks shipped to my door...


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/50W-5...Q5fAccessories

scholastic

vvme 55w 6k

sky82

i really want to get 55w for my low beams. i know the bulbs are longer and hotter... anyone have any issues on the d2s bulbs? im thinkin of going with ddm apex regular kit
http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/Ap...Raptor-HID-Kit
im going to go 35w for my fogs lights.

let me know what you guys think!

scholastic

how do u know 55w bulbs are longer and hotter,,,dude?
in fact, 55w hids only matters in ballast for differentiating from 35w hids...

scholastic

i am not so sure which Acura model is your car...but check from this diagram of all stock hid bulbs for Acura models http://www.vvme.com/page.html?chapter=5&id=38

you'd better stick with 35w fogs or if you really need very sharp brighteness for driving long time during night, you can go with 55w for low beams attached by relay harness but not high beams ...like this vvme decent D2s hid kit

http://www.vvme.com/single-beam-hid-...-44_45_33.html

Farage

55w bulbs are the same size as 35w. however, the capsule that holds the xenon gas is larger.

sky82

yep for sure im sticking 35w for fogs not question about that.. i have a 2010 pwp tsx i just got 1 week ago Canadian base model no hid so want to add probably 5000k 55w for low beams and 3000k 35w for fogs

cjhighway

I actually did get these and they look great. Installation only took about fifteen minutes.

Dan00313

If you read DDM tunings website it's recommended not to run 55W in such a small area especially for fogs, that its draws too much heat. On another note, I'm wondering if I run the 35W kit with 3000K HID if it'll burn my lamin-x film.

Dan00313

But now you don't have high beams .

KillerG

someone earlier was saying they had the LED drls and that they sitll had High Beams, he also posted a video showing them.

i think one of the members who didnt have high beams with the LEDs had like a prototype or something maybe(?)

id love to hear back though and confirm that the high beam still exists from other users cause i wanna add them too


Also i used a ddm tuning 4500k 35w kit recently and i got a misfiring ballast which flickers on startup. waiting on replacement parts. Also the bulbs seem to be either different colors (very slight variation) or they need to warm up before they reach optima color, i cant tell because its hard to see both working simultaneously in my garage and theirs snow all over outside it right now ~_~

baltimorecaesar

IIRC, based on the owners manual, the fogs for the Canadian market are 55w from the factory.

ParaSurfer1979

That will look perfect. So JDM. I've never liked anything but yellow fogs. White light will never cut through fog like yellow light will. Especially light from a 55watt kit used in the reflector type fog lenses. Light scatters all over the place. Nah... I'll pass on that look.

ParaSurfer1979

55watt halogen which def isn't 55 watt hid. It doesn't even match the brightness of 35 watt kits.

ed_423

alright lets clear a few things up...

1. 55w hid fogs = too much. i run 35w ddm 6000k fogs, thye look great. and shouldnt harm your lamin-x (but im not 100% sure on that)

2. i was the one with the led drl prototype...and i just remember that i actualyl did NOT try out if the highbeam works. however, i sold it to my friend. i installed it on his accord coupe (8th gen) and he told me his high beam doesnt work.

3. a few members who bought the led drl's confirmed that the high beam, indeed, does work. there is a video showing it working as well.

TSXKid2010

Hey guys....I'm in a spending mood and about to buy some foglights for my car....
According to this thread I should go with 35w 4300k foglights? That kit on ebay is close to 60 bucks...can anybody link me the correct kit on ddmtuning.com?
I'm new to allt his yeah LOL.

TSXKid2010

And also, my foglights are cracked, and I was looking at laminx films to cover both of them until I have the money for all new housings. I'm looking at the clear ones so that the new HID foglights I'm getting will look better?
But I'm wondering which one is better, the 20 mil or the 40 mil clear?

turbice

so H11 is the fog light bulbs.
So if i wanted to replace the bulb or get hids for the foggies. i use H11?

KillerG

h11, correct

also yes to the 35w 4300k hids

just go to ddmtuning.com and go to HID -> 35 watt -> bulb style h11 -> 4500k (or whatever color you like)

now just remember that the color wont be exactly like the stock bulb so if you want a pure matching look you should buy in addition to your h11 kit another 2 d2s 4500k bulbs that you can use in your HIDs so that you have exactly the same color

ed_423

^killer G saids it all. and its just me, but i'd get the slim kit since its only 35 bucks..but u can get the regular, fatter ballbast, for 25. up to you!

TSXKid2010

I went with the ebay slim kit they linked on the front page for $70.
The one on that other site ended up being that much anyway after adding the stuff that came in the ebay kit LOL.

ed_423

what came in the kit? lol my ddm tunning kit came with everythign i need for 25 bucks...+ extra stickers! LOl

TSXKid2010

Uhmmm don't you need that harness error code thingy and other stuff that was optional on ddm? and didn't that come with the kit?
Lol idk I barely know what I'm talking bout haha

KillerG

Well the ddm comes with everything you need so nothing extra is required, no error cancelers are necessary since the ballast works fine, and also stickers never hurt

though other people have used the kit you ordered with success and by the pictures it looks to be pretty much exactly the same components in the DDM kit so youll be fine either way. Give em a try for your next order

Mr. NC

From DDM Tuning is that the Raptor kit? http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/Ap...Raptor-HID-Kit

I'm new to to this so did you guys just replace bulbs? or the whole HID assembly ie the igniters and ballast?

KillerG

you dont want the raptor kit, DDM sells their own DDM brand kits. and it depends on whether you are replacing your low beams or your fogs. if you wanna change the color of your low beams you can just order the appropriate color d2s xenon bulbs from them, for the fog lights you will need the whole assembly and its pretty simple


for some raising i dont see the DDM tuning kit on their website all of a sudden... weird cause i just ordered some like 2 weeks ago.

I would wait a bit till their own product shows up again, i wouldnt buy those raptors right now.

Course you could always swing over to HIDextra if the wait is unbearable, but its up to you. Ive personally only tried the DDM kit and have been very happy with it and have also heard good things about HIDextra!

ed_423

whats wrong with the raptor kit? funny cuz i only see the raptor kit and never seen the ddm brand LOl

Mr. NC

I wanna try that 55w setup lowbeam and 35w fogs and the only reason I linked that is that thats the only kit I saw lol well I'm in no rush I'll wait a bit

noyade233

from what I read on another site, they will not have the slim kits for sale for a long time.

KillerG

when i was looking for hid kits i google ddmtuning and check out a ton of different forums and i had seen a handful of messages here and there saying that their regular kits were of superior quality to the raptor kits, but i just realized ppl could have been saying that because the raptor kits use a bigger ballast

i have an extra slim kit lying around thankfully that i ordered right before they disappeared : O

and also its really strange that their regular slim kit would just up and disappear for no reason ?_?

ed_423

ahh thanks for the heads up..i'll keep that in mind if my fogs run out

TSXKid2010

Just got my kit in the mail...
Weekend install.

Gotta love all the typos in this instruction guide...
LOL.

Mr. NC

No slims left?! So the only difference is the size of the ballast pretty much? or are we talking a whole different design etc