DDM 5k HID kit. *Pics*

[a4wheelin]

Got my kit today woot! I LOVE IT!!! Can't believe I've gone this long without HIDs. I got the $40 35w 5k Raptor kit from DDM. I wasn't sure which color temp to get. I wanted as bright as I could get but with a slight blue tint. I almost got the 6k kit but I'm glad I didn't. The 5k is exactly the color I wanted! I'd like to compare it side by side with stock xenons. (don't look at my ugly ass bumper lol)

Stock bulb left, DDM 5k right




Stock



DDM

[02B6]

is that a glowing light in your grill?

[3vom]

You only got a 35w kit for the headlights?

They look great, but generally people put the 55w. Let me know how it is!

[ecbo0m]

I did the exact same thing yesterday. 35w lows, 5000K. Looks beautiful, pure white. At night it is incomparable to the halogens. At least 3x illumination in front and sides. Cutoff is clean and straight. Not getting anyone flashing their highs. My only issue is not knowing where to mount the ballasts. But overall, HUGE improvement for $53 shipped.

[yung turbo]

mount the ballast under the headlight. theres a space there for the ballast.

[a4wheelin]

You only got a 35w kit for the headlights?

They look great, but generally people put the 55w. Let me know how it is!

As far as I know most OEM HIDs are 35w. They're still very much brighter than my stock halogens. 3x brighter as advertised. I think 55w would be overkill and annoying to other drivers.

[a4wheelin]

mount the ballast under the headlight. theres a space there for the ballast.

Yep, exactly what I did. Just stuck it to the spot underneath.

[a408]

why are these so innexpensive??

all other HID kits i see go for 150 +

[a4wheelin]

why are these so innexpensive??

all other HID kits i see go for 150 +

I don't know but they've been around for awhile and a lot of people use their products. It was direct plug and play and everything seemed very high quality and very well made. It was packaged very neatly and professionally too.

[texasboy21]

They are cheap bc they are made in China

[n7plus1]

^oh noes

[b6onboost]

Nice.

For safety purposes, all cars should come standard with HIDs. There is a ridiculously huge difference between HID and halogen. When I drive a halogen equipped car at night i feel like its unsafe, especially in wooded areas or dark neighborhoods.

[DownhillA4]

Rep+ to you A4wheelin'! My DDM 35w 5000K kit just came this week. Thanks for posting this thread with pictures of the halogen bulb vs. HID bulb. My only concern is where to mount the ballast, you aren't having any codes on the dash pop-up with the ballast mounted in the tray under the headlight housing? Thanks.

[BlackB6]

Nice. I love my DDM slim ballast kit so far. Seems like a quality product for the inexpensive price tag. Granted I've only had mine for a few months!

[a4wheelin]

Rep+ to you A4wheelin'! My DDM 35w 5000K kit just came this week. Thanks for posting this thread with pictures of the halogen bulb vs. HID bulb. My only concern is where to mount the ballast, you aren't having any codes on the dash pop-up with the ballast mounted in the tray under the headlight housing? Thanks.

No problem at all! I couldn't find any pics of the 5k kit when I was doing my research so I figured I'd help someone else out with the same questions I had. I haven't had any problems at all with this kit. They turn on each time I turn the switch and no codes at all. I mounted the ballast in the stock location under the headlight housing.

Here is a cell pic I took this morning.

[a4wheelin]

Nice.

For safety purposes, all cars should come standard with HIDs. There is a ridiculously huge difference between HID and halogen. When I drive a halogen equipped car at night i feel like its unsafe, especially in wooded areas or dark neighborhoods.

I agree the difference in unreal! You should try driving my Coupe GT. The DOT housings should be illegal. I run the highbeams 100% of the time and never even get flashed from other drivers. And the road is still dark. Scary driving it in the country. I'm getting some lighting upgrades for it before winter hits for sure!

[LFPayne]

a4wheelin, what temp are those hids? , can someone post 8000k?

[jbrown7815]

a4wheelin, what temp are those hids? , can someone post 8000k?

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[a4wheelin]

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Exactly. Mine are 5000k. 8000k would be very deep blue. "Tuner" Civic, Integra, etc.

[mayhem]

a4wheelin, what temp are those hids? , can someone post 8000k?

[mexican47]

nice, its the same setup my buddy got in his mazda [35w 5000k DDM]

I got the 55w 5000K DDM.... much better/brighter/whiter!!

[B6JoeS4]

why are these so innexpensive??

all other HID kits i see go for 150 +

lol where have you been?

VVME kits and DDM Raptor kits go for about 40-60

DDM Slim ballast kits go for 80

[xKrNxBoix]

i got the DDM 55w 6k kit a month back... very happy with my purchase! easy plug and play and i secured my ballast underneath my headlights with two screws on each side.

will post up some pictures when i have time

[a4wheelin]

lol where have you been?

VVME kits and DDM Raptor kits go for about 40-60

DDM Slim ballast kits go for 80

The DDM Raptor kit that I got is also a slim ballast. Very small, skinny ballast and for only $40. $52 shipped.

[tubbs_4mo]

No problem at all! I couldn't find any pics of the 5k kit when I was doing my research so I figured I'd help someone else out with the same questions I had. I haven't had any problems at all with this kit. They turn on each time I turn the switch and no codes at all. I mounted the ballast in the stock location under the headlight housing.

Here is a cell pic I took this morning.

So is this 5000K?? Looks GREAT! I think I may have to upgrade from halogens soon than expected!

[josh160]

HID's are a great upgrade for those who dont have them just stay under 6000K.
Looks great.

[layzie]

anything above 6k you actually loose lighting. i was just driving in front of some clown with like 10k hids so friggen annoying

[1.8Turbo4me!]

looks really nice. much better than the halogens for sure! guess i'll need to upgrade mine as well.

but what's the difference between the 35w and the 55w?

[gtsingh91]

a4wheelin, what temp are those hids? , can someone post 8000k?

my 8000k kit looks IDENTICAL to what the OP posted..you can't even tell that the light has a blue tint to it unless you really, really stare at them..hmm maybe it differs by company??

[ecbo0m]

my 8000k kit looks IDENTICAL to what the OP posted..you can't even tell that the light has a blue tint to it unless you really, really stare at them..hmm maybe it differs by company??

No, the 5000k are whiter IRL i think. It's definitely your perception, not a difference in the companies. To think 5000k is the same as 8000k is ridiculous.

[josh160]

looks really nice. much better than the halogens for sure! guess i'll need to upgrade mine as well.

but what's the difference between the 35w and the 55w?

Light output. 55w is brighter and will shoot further.

Anything over 6000K looks too blue. IIRC 4600K? is about as white as it gets.

[JMRQuattro]

my 8000k kit looks IDENTICAL to what the OP posted..you can't even tell that the light has a blue tint to it unless you really, really stare at them..hmm maybe it differs by company??

Yeah, it really does. And also the housings they're in too. Cause i had some 10k on my old passat that from the front of the car didn't really look any bluer than the pic in the parking garage. It was much more noticeably blue on the ground in front of the car though. I forgot what brand they were though.

Here's a pic for reference (they don't even look like 10k, but they were advertised as 10k and even the packaging said they were):

[pkny]

nice, its the same setup my buddy got in his mazda [35w 5000k DDM]

I got the 55w 5000K DDM.... much better/brighter/whiter!!

Is it just the picture or is there a large amount of glare coming from the audi?
I thought the halogen projectors would at least aim the beam somewhat.

[mexican47]

Is it just the picture or is there a large amount of glare coming from the audi?
I thought the halogen projectors would at least aim the beam somewhat.

its kinda both! the halogen projectors are different than the HID projectors so it doesnt take all that light too well...lets just say my cut-off sucks lol but e-codes are on my list

[a408]

my retarded friend got 12000k on his truck, thinking the higher the number, the brigher the light. and they came out pink

on a big diesel lifted dodge, pretty ironic IMO. gives me a good giggle everytime i see it

[JMRQuattro]

my retarded friend got 12000k on his truck, thinking the higher the number, the brigher the light. and they came out pink

on a big diesel lifted dodge, pretty ironic IMO. gives me a good giggle everytime i see it

My friend got 12k on his pearl white 07 STI. They're not pink, thank god, but they're very deep blue with a strong hint of purple. IMO they look really good on white, even if they do suck at light output. And he has the manual leveling feature so he just aims them a little higher, not enough to piss off traffic but enough to where they illuminate everything just fine. Honestly he has them pointed perfectly, we tested it out both in his car and me driving head on towards him. They didn't blind me, and from inside the car you can see everything.

They look a lot like this from a head on point of view:


But the ground in front of him is pretty purple. This picture is from a color modded cutoff line (cutoff was made thicker and a little more purple) so these are actually 5k in an Evo IX with TSX projectors. Thus why the ground is white.

A couple more pics for reference :



And the cutoff line (not quite as clean as ecodes, but TSX projectors are supposed to be some of the best out there other than TL or S2K projectors):

[a408]

damn that actually doesnt look bad at all. oh btw my friends dodge is like a midnight blue, with a black theme all around. you can imagine the pink...ill post a pic in a min

[a408]

you can't really tell too much in this pic, but you can only imagine in person, and/or at night

[Tohsh]

Do we need error code eliminators from ddm if i go with their ddm 35w kit on my stock halogens?

[a4wheelin]

Do we need error code eliminators from ddm if i go with their ddm 35w kit on my stock halogens?

Interesting that you ask that. This morning I got error codes. :( The red "brake" fluid low light was flashing, the ESP light was on and another light that I'm forgetting. I turned the car off at a light and they all went out except for the ESP light. Fairly annoying.