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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 02:18 PM
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DDM Tuning HIDs

Just swapped the ballast on my 35w 6000k kit with a 55w ballast and installed some 3000k fogs with golden yellow tint.

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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 02:40 PM
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Looking good. Get some LED parking lights to match those HIDs tho.
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 03:04 PM
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Nice, my 6000k 35W kit is on it's way. The top pics alone, are 3X brighter than the stock crappy halogens.
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 09:20 PM
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Nicely done and it looks brighter now.
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 12:59 AM
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Looks good, i just ordered my 10k 35w from DDM tuning!
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 01:04 AM
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How long did they take to come in?

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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Johnvx1k
Get some LED parking lights to match those HIDs tho.
This
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 06:12 AM
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How long did they take to come in?
Here's the problem with DDM, they ship their stuff from China. When it goes through ICS, it can take a day, or a week. Mine went through customs in one day, according to the USPS Tracking System. Now it's sitting in the dreaded "Jamaica, NY" status. Now I have read online (and know from past overseas orders) that it can take up to two weeks, once moving to this location. I am not sure what the "phenomenon" is with Jamaica USPS. It tends to be inherent though with many people. Mine has personally been sitting there for a week now, with no word. Maybe they are playing football with it, I don't know

I would like to receive my DDM kit soon, as my car is getting a body kit this weekend and would like to have this to put in as well. I have already replaced my parking lights with some white projector type LED's from iJDMtoy store that look great, just missing the lights now...

here is a quote I pulled of a USPS blog site about Jamaica NY USPS,

I ordered a package from Hong Kong. I knew I should have gone with UPS or FedEx. The tracking info said the package was in Jamaica New York. That was on the 18th of June. It's the 24th and I haven't gotten it yet. I live in Philadelphia! I monkey on a scooter could get my package to me from New York in less than five days. USPS needs a revamp.
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 12:40 PM
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Mine did take a while until I received it. I think it was about 3 weeks. I remember when I was checking its status, mine was stuck in China for a majority of the time. But when it got to US grounds it arrived on my door step in a couple of days.
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by brilliantblackrx8
Here's the problem with DDM, they ship their stuff from China. When it goes through ICS, it can take a day, or a week. Mine went through customs in one day, according to the USPS Tracking System. Now it's sitting in the dreaded "Jamaica, NY" status. Now I have read online (and know from past overseas orders) that it can take up to two weeks, once moving to this location. I am not sure what the "phenomenon" is with Jamaica USPS. It tends to be inherent though with many people. Mine has personally been sitting there for a week now, with no word. Maybe they are playing football with it, I don't know

I would like to receive my DDM kit soon, as my car is getting a body kit this weekend and would like to have this to put in as well. I have already replaced my parking lights with some white projector type LED's from iJDMtoy store that look great, just missing the lights now...

here is a quote I pulled of a USPS blog site about Jamaica NY USPS,

I ordered a package from Hong Kong. I knew I should have gone with UPS or FedEx. The tracking info said the package was in Jamaica New York. That was on the 18th of June. It's the 24th and I haven't gotten it yet. I live in Philadelphia! I monkey on a scooter could get my package to me from New York in less than five days. USPS needs a revamp.
Yeah i ordered mine like 2 weeks ago, but its all good, thanks!

Originally Posted by Beeshoes
Mine did take a while until I received it. I think it was about 3 weeks. I remember when I was checking its status, mine was stuck in China for a majority of the time. But when it got to US grounds it arrived on my door step in a couple of days.
mine should be here in a week or so hopefully, but yeah the lights look good man!
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 10:15 PM
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Why's that these kit never look as good as the stock Xenons? is it because of the projector lens?
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 12:14 AM
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Why's that these kit never look as good as the stock Xenons? is it because of the projector lens?
The lens/projector is made for the halogens, so yes. It will produce less light(not a huge amount) and it wont be properly aimed either since there will be no auto leveling mechanism.
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 05:47 AM
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^ Very true, although the retrofit offers way more lumens than replacing the stock halogen with any halogen bulb on the market.

All of my crying must have been heard, because I received my kit yesterday. Not bad, as it only took a week.
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 11:53 PM
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I ordered a pair of hid bulbs and they arrived in about a week and half.
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