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Old 10-12-2010, 11:09 AM
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help with hids

ok i want to buy some hid for my 07 fog lights but i want some good one can some one please tell me which brand i should get n where and please can i get links and there h8 for 07 fog lights right ?
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do you have a type-s?

if yes, h8 bulbs, with 35k slim ballast, and your choice of bulb color...5000k, 6000k, etc etc

http://www.ddmtuning.com
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^^^ddm tuning has a lifetime warranty on all their HID kits. For the price you cant go wrong. I heard shipping takes awhile though....Yes H8's are correct for the fogs on 07-08's.
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i ordered mine on the 8th, they should be here friday the 15th...so that's a week, plus we just had the holiday yesterday. i guess a week is a while, coming from the west coast to east coast tho isn't all that bad

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help with hid

u think u could show a pic when u get them
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I ordered mines recently as well. They are slow on shipping I had to call to check status they told me they were backed up on shipping. I received mines today I'll probably install tem this weekend and take pics.
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Originally Posted by loreyvi
u think u could show a pic when u get them
sure no problem, fwiw i got the 35w slim ballast w/ h8 bulbs at 5000k white.

should be installing over the weekend, if they get here on friday like fedex says they will...
Old 10-13-2010, 09:34 AM
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DDM does probably do have the best price in the market. I work for www.bayspeedaerokit.com and we import hids as well and they basically make like a few dollars per kit...
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I have 3000k ddm's in my fogs. I originally ordered 5000k but they are much more blue than the stock headlights. So then I went with 4500k and they are still too blue. Just got 3000k installed last weekend and am very happy with the color.

I've seen too many escalades on spinners with 6000k fogs at this point for me to run blue/white fogs!
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I ordered a few sets from DDM tuning as well as a lot of my other friends having them. Shipping does take a while depending on how backed up they are but you can see the shipment orders on their website and see what's being shipped. They are good quality so far to me and my friends, i've had my 3000K slim ballasts for a few months with no problem at all. The 3000K is very yellow - "jdm" yellow if you want to call it that. At initial start up, it has a sort of green hue, then shifts to yellow. I have yet to install my 5000K replacement D2S bulbs, we'll see how that goes.

but for $40 a set, it's a good deal IMO
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I feel that all aftermarket HID's are crap, so go with the cheapest one you can find. Don't buy into marketing hype. DDM would be the way I go if I did aftermarket.

If you want the most reliable way which is what I did now after getting frustrated replacing my DDM ballasts after every winter and having to drop the bumper off and on repetively; is to get OEM ballasts and pair them up with OEM rebased bulbs. I just did this now and I already notice a tremendous difference in startup times and output. This would be my suggestion to anyone who doesnt want to keep dropping their bumpers.

Screw aftermarket HID's and just invest in OEM quality ones.
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Originally Posted by Elegant TYPE S
This would be my suggestion to anyone who doesnt want to keep dropping their bumpers.
You don't have to pull your bumper to swap bulbs just take out the 3 hex screws on each side of the plastic liner under the bumper.
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