[MindBomber]

DDM HID kits are legendary for their price and life time warranty, they've sold millions of kits and developed a huge amount of name recognition ]across the tuning world through them. Despite that success, DDM has decided to restructure their business model and stop selling HID kits. I wonder why?

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1583933

This might have a little something to do with it :whistle:
http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/i363/Austin_Taylor88/DDM.jpg

[eurochevy]

wanna find a pic a bit bigger than that..opening a new window even for that still makes it small, can't read jack

[Noizz]

OP's link is not the right size, hope this helps:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1438/5181883649_3338e404ec_o.jpg

[MindBomber]

wanna find a pic a bit bigger than that..opening a new window even for that still makes it small, can't read jack

I was just trying to figure out how to resize the image, I didn't expect it to appear that small. Thanks Noizz.

[eurochevy]

thanks for the resize..good info

[maxx]

im buying my third set of headlights with projectors, angel eyes and HIDs, including tail lights ive bought before and moldings, spent close to $4000 with them over 4 years and have only great things to say. good service, they stand behind their product.

too bad they wont sell HID stuff anymore.

[ilvtofu]

Damn tbh I've never really looked into HID kits and never heard of DDM, I don't really care that they mislabel their colour temperatures, I'm interested in purchasing a kit now haha they are probably better than the el cheapo $50 ones I got from HID outlet last year and never installed

[Gh0stRider]

i got ddm hids lol

[MindBomber]

Damn tbh I've never really looked into HID kits and never heard of DDM, I don't really care that they mislabel their colour temperatures, I'm interested in purchasing a kit now haha they are probably better than the el cheapo $50 ones I got from HID outlet last year and never installed

DDM wasn't mislabeling HID kits, they were falsifying the colour temperatures.

[4doorVIP]

their HID kits are great

[exhil]

Hmm I bought their HID kit about 2 months ago...I havent installed them yet because I havent had time....but after reading this...hmmmm

[hk20000]

someone has beef with DDM. There are so many accounts of grammatical errors in the images it can't be freaking serious.

Also the sensational images of a crashed bmw 3 series and sheared shock support mean absolutely nothing at all. The car and the images are probably there to induce fear in the consumers.

[optiblue]

Wow this is hilarious and its also an end to cheap HIDS. Here's my 2 cents. I've used and seen a few different types of HID kits before, and with DDM, I've actually complained to them before saying that my 4500k was way too blue and closer to 6000k rather than white. All they said was that they were the whitest color that they offered and now I know why. Since then, I've swapped to their 3000K color bulbs which look almost stock/milky yellow as opposed to JDM golden yellow. So pretty much their colors SUCK and you will not get what you originally wanted.

Review of actual kit is pretty good! States that it's digital and it has never failed me even once, and the 35w produces next to no heat. What I did notice was that the light output isn't as bright as some other china brands out there though. The best part about their bulbs is that their rubber ring seal is as good as perfect. I've used other good brands before with some condensation issues. No such problem with DDM bulbs todate.
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[invader]

I fought with those guys already once. They didn't honour the warranty for my HID kit, made me pay for shipping for units that still don't work.

[hk20000]

I fought with those guys already once. They didn't honour the warranty for my HID kit, made me pay for shipping for units that still don't work.

That's just in their fine print though I would imagine.... You just never bothered reading it when purchasing initially.

Aftermarket addon HID is stupid idea anyway. :failed:

[Gh0stRider]

my 6000k seem fine. not super blue.

[TOPEC]

Damn tbh I've never really looked into HID kits and never heard of DDM, I don't really care that they mislabel their colour temperatures, I'm interested in purchasing a kit now haha they are probably better than the el cheapo $50 ones I got from HID outlet last year and never installed

what makes u think they're ANY BETTER than the $50 HID outlet ones? chances r the bulbs/ballasts that u buy from DDM comes from EXACTLY the same factory that made the el cheapo HID outlet bulb/ballasts.

[skyxx]

^ Just because it comes from the same factory doesn't mean there aren't different grades.

[MindBomber]

^ Just because it comes from the same factory doesn't mean there aren't different grades.

Totally true, but usually a factory that produces good quality products doesn't also produce something of outstanding quality. Some people have had good luck with DDM and some haven't, but there must be some truth to this article if DDM is discontinuing there most popular product.

[Gh0stRider]

my DDM hids are great, but my hid outlet ones are 100% crap.

[ilvtofu]

what makes u think they're ANY BETTER than the $50 HID outlet ones? chances r the bulbs/ballasts that u buy from DDM comes from EXACTLY the same factory that made the el cheapo HID outlet bulb/ballasts.

Because I had them installed on my mom's car and the car often became single eyed :/ At least the DDM ones have a reputation

Y u mad?

[TOPEC]

Because I had them installed on my mom's car and the car often became single eyed :/ At least the DDM ones have a reputation

Y u mad?

no one mad here.

i guess u were really unlucky then, i have 3 sets of those el cheapo HID kits and they're still working after 2+ years, and know of many people who have those kits thats r still working.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

Damn tbh I've never really looked into HID kits and never heard of DDM, I don't really care that they mislabel their colour temperatures, I'm interested in purchasing a kit now haha they are probably better than the el cheapo $50 ones I got from HID outlet last year and never installed

you get what you pay for i guess

most of the cheapo kits last you a year if you are lucky

[RCubed]

Damn tbh I've never really looked into HID kits and never heard of DDM, I don't really care that they mislabel their colour temperatures, I'm interested in purchasing a kit now haha they are probably better than the el cheapo $50 ones I got from HID outlet last year and never installed

Because I had them installed on my mom's car and the car often became single eyed :/ At least the DDM ones have a reputation

Y u mad?

wut? :)

[bcrdukes]

Wow, on to better news. Mugen EvOlutioN is back. :rofl:

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

Wow, on to better news. Mugen EvOlutioN is back. :rofl:



:fullofwin::fullofwin::fullofwin::fullofwin:

thank you thank you


yes im BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:hotbaby: :whistle::woot2:

[Hondaracer]

meh, the HID's i got for my dads Porsche worked perfect and the kit they sold for it was the best one going, no complaints here

who cares if you get a slightly off-shade off white, or a blue instead of purple, until now how many times has this come up? people dont seem to notice/mind..

[xpl0sive]

i've bought 10+ kits from DDM. all of them still work. i always order the 5000k ones with the 50W ballast... they are always bright white, never too blue. these are better quality kits for $50 than the shit sold on craigslist for $100+

[MindBomber]

DDM is definitely the best quality kit you could buy without stepping up to the plate and buying Philips, Morimoto, Denso, Matsushita and the life time warranty makes it all the better.

Which is why I'm confused as to why there getting out of HID kits.. I think the allegations must be true.

[ilvtofu]

wut? :)

I got some for my astra that I never installed. My mom's car had a set of the hidoutlet ones though for a short while

I think I have about 5 sets of those HIDoutlet elcheapos sitting around... FML


DDM wasn't mislabeling HID kits, they were falsifying the colour temperatures.

Did you even read what you quoted?

[MindBomber]

Did you even read what you quoted?

Yes, now could you please suggest another reason why I company would discontinue their most successful product?

[ilvtofu]

Yes, now could you please suggest another reason why I company would discontinue their most successful product?

I don't really care that they mislabel their colour temperatures,

DDM wasn't mislabeling HID kits, they were falsifying the colour temperatures.
.

[Shun Izaki]

anyone with HID kits shouldn't be complaining... you're cheaping out on something that's already kinda pricey you ricer fucks.

[maxx]

i bought LED tails for my M3 and they have been throwing error codes from time to time.. ive been talking to the support reps.. and they demanded I send them back, cause they want to replace them, free. the phone wait was about 30 mins, but i used gmail phone so twas freee

[daval]

Bought 3 kits of 5000k 50W with them before, no problem at all.

[metal]

Bought my E36 ones and depo headlights off of em too, yum! :)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/E36/IMG_8561-1.jpg