Subject	20k miles in 10 days......got my DDM HID ballasts today
Posted by	LJZTT on July 13, 2012 at 8:53 AM
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Message	4/5 of the way around the world, from Shanghai to my engine bay in western Germany, no complaints there. However the packing for this trip was next to non-existent. I have heard this is a common theme for things the chinese ship. But I am going to complain about the ballasts....the 9006 connector on these do not snap/lock into our 9006 connectors at all. I can totally see a hard day at the track or extended drive over the freeway or other rough surfaces vibrating them loose. Also the D2S adaptor does not feel as securely in place as the Bosch ones I was using before, but they are certainly far more secure than the 9006 connectors. I cant see these falling off without someone/something twisting them. The ballasts are functional (not nitpicking, I have received a timing light from China that simply was non-functional straight from the box). I turned on the lights, and they worked (still using original bulbs). Left them on for a minute or two and no smoking, sizzling, or other surprises. So at this point I should log onto 3ZC and talk about how what a great product they are, and that I recommend them to everyone. As for you guys, I would say this. For $60 you can get a set of ballasts and D2S adaptors (if anyone else even uses them) and they will "work", but you may need to get creative with how to keep the 9006 connectors secured. If they last a couple years with the infrequent night driving I do, at this price I will be satisfied.....but when they burn out, I am going with a proper set of HID lights, preferably the OEM's off the '99 model. I know a couple of you reading this have a set and have gotten good use out of them, so I am keeping an open mind and hoping for a similar result. BOX SHOT!!!OMG!! NI HAO!! Piss poor packaging We'll see how these hold up "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." --Winston Churchill "The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury." --George Washington END THE FED ....learn why, in 42 minutes Full Pardon for PFC Bradley Manning
Follow Ups	20k miles in 10 days......got my DDM HID ballasts today - LJZTT 08:53:16 07/13/12 almost forgot....shout out to Wang Lei (n/m) - LJZTT 08:56:16 07/13/12 LOL.. (n/m) - zfreak(Dallas) 09:00:57 07/13/12 Looked like Wangle at first~ Dang Redneck Chinese!!! lol (n/m) - BoneZ (MD) 09:45:53 07/13/12 Re: 20k miles in 10 days......got my DDM HID ballasts today - Barry (NJ) 09:17:40 07/13/12 they dont slide in far enough (n/m) - LJZTT 09:19:33 07/13/12 Are both sides of the ballast connection the same or diff? - Woody75 (Denver) 09:50:28 07/13/12 tried them both ways, mashed on the pretty hard but no click (n/m) - LJZTT 09:52:25 07/13/12 I have seen others like this, can probably be fixed with - Adam (NoVA) 14:13:50 07/13/12 after a 2nd look I was thinking the same thing (n/m) - LJZTT 20:10:45 07/13/12 Weird - Insomniac (VA) 09:24:23 07/13/12 Why not get the slim profile? Mine have been fine for years (n/m) - evan_aggie 09:28:12 07/13/12 honestly, I don't remember why, maybe misclicked - LJZTT 09:51:45 07/13/12 Sorry about your poor choice. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 11:34:09 07/13/12 what you got against Wang Lei?? (n/m) - LJZTT 13:58:53 07/13/12 I bought the slim ballasts, 6 months later still no issues. (n/m) - Lumpydonut 12:26:14 07/13/12 I had no problems with the HID kit from carID.com - TTkickedin 13:10:21 07/13/12 At most $20 for the ballasts and $20 for the D2S connectors - s3trios 13:11:04 07/13/12 I've had my DDM kit for about a month now - megaDan 13:16:57 07/13/12 Jim was designing something to address this... - CameronSF 15:59:23 07/13/12 I recently bought a DDM Tuning kit and was very disappointed - Mike TDK (NoVA) 14:09:04 07/13/12 Did the PayPal claim go through? (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 16:35:09 07/13/12 I had the opposite experience with customer service. One - JBender 17:18:57 07/13/12 I had DDM 55W kit for a couple yrs. - SWhiteTT(WA) 18:46:43 07/13/12 I'm hoping to get similar use out of them. - LJZTT 05:31:36 07/14/12 Hey LJ I think you got the wrong kit. - 1blackz 05:08:12 07/15/12 "Raptor" 35w ballast (n/m) - LJZTT 18:14:46 07/15/12
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