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Old 11-29-2009, 10:09 PM   #31
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Mine are on any time the key is in the on position, even while the starter is cranking, which is why I don't think I'll ever install HIDs on this bike.
I think my HD is the same way. Want to double check it.

I'm calling ddm monday.

I was told by a guy I know that sells HIDs, that he use to sell the same black digital ballast versions that ddm does. But he had problems with them. So he sells a different brand that has a silver digital ballast. Not sure what that is about. Plan on asking him and ddm.
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Old 11-29-2009, 10:10 PM   #32
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Me and Trip have already had this fight but I say again... 3 years and no problems with the HIDs and my battery is the original unit. what was going on with Trip and I don't know where he got his HIDs but DDM swears that their ballast only draws 6 amps during start up which is actually LESS than some aftermarket halogens. Especially those with the higher lumen/wattage ratings.

Maybe Honda uses a crap stator. I have my Power Commander, HIDs, LEDs, J&M Integrator, Valentine 1, alarm, phone charger, and my GPS hooked up to my bike and I have never had a problem.
oh i know... I used the relay for a while but tossed it shortly after the rally as it shorted out... ran the HID's longer with out the relay than with.

I'll not have a relay on the DRZ
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Old 12-01-2009, 03:38 PM   #33
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Dude! WHAT THE FUCK?? I have left 5 messages on 2 different extensions over the past 2 days. Not one fuckin return phone call.

Thought this place was the real deal?

If this is what i can expect to do a sale, their warrenty must be fuckin useless!
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Old 12-01-2009, 03:52 PM   #34
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Dude! WHAT THE FUCK?? I have left 5 messages on 2 different extensions over the past 2 days. Not one fuckin return phone call.

Thought this place was the real deal?

If this is what i can expect to do a sale, their warrenty must be fuckin useless!
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Old 12-01-2009, 09:07 PM   #35
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Dude! WHAT THE FUCK?? I have left 5 messages on 2 different extensions over the past 2 days. Not one fuckin return phone call.

Thought this place was the real deal?

If this is what i can expect to do a sale, their warrenty must be fuckin useless!
damn... they took care of me right away when I called... but that was last year prior to leaving for my Indy trip on my mid tour.

let me see if I can find the e-mail of the owner for ya
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Old 12-01-2009, 09:13 PM   #36
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858-565-1742

that's the number I have... talk to Paul if you can... he's the one that hooked me up...

if not.. I have Mr. Jim Powel's e-mail address, he's the owner of Apexcone/DDM-tuning.
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Old 12-01-2009, 11:04 PM   #37
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I finally got a call back from them. Said he's not sure what happened yesterday. Spoke to Brian and he was very helpfull and answered all my 300 quetions. So I am going to place an order with him for

1 - H4 hi/lo 55W 8k color ddm
1 - dual 880 35W 6k color ddm

That is 3 HIDs on the front of my beast. Should look like the sun driving down the road.
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Old 12-01-2009, 11:11 PM   #38
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why you going with 8k? 5k is the most luminous... I think 8k is more blue (can't remember if it's the higher the bluer or yellower)
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Old 12-02-2009, 12:16 AM   #39
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Crap. I have to add +$20 for H4 hi/lo.
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Old 12-02-2009, 03:08 AM   #40
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I was told that the 6k would be best. But that the 8k on the 55w would look similar to the 6k of the 35w bulbs.
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55w kits tend to wash out some of the color of the HID bulb due to the light output( for example, a 55w 8000k will look similar in color to a 35w 6000k kit).
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The most popular color we sell is 6000k. That would be described as white with a hint of blue
As described here
http://ddmtuning.com/support/index.p...eid=38&nav=0,2

I want a hint of blue. I think it makes your headlight stick out in the crowd a bit more (day or night) which increases me being seen as well. So the 8k would be more blue... but by going to a 55w the color should wash out and get more white. That's the idea. Is my logic that I worked out with brian flawed?
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