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Old 05-17-2012, 11:34 PM   #15
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http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/DD...ast-35W-or-55W

I am going with DDM. I have had tons of their kits on all different cars. Great support, lifetime warranty and works well all for $40
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Old 05-17-2012, 11:38 PM   #16
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http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/DD...ast-35W-or-55W

I am going with DDM. I have had tons of their kits on all different cars. Great support, lifetime warranty and works well all for $40

you get what you pay for.


had many issues with this company


their colors are different if though they label it with the same kelvin temperature.


right and left color always not the same
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Old 05-17-2012, 11:40 PM   #17
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you get what you pay for.


had many issues with this company


their colors are different if though they label it with the same kelvin temperature.


right and left color always not the same
weird I never had any issues. Had issues with some other companies though. What other HID kits are there ?
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Old 05-17-2012, 11:42 PM   #18
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weird I never had any issues. Had issues with some other companies though. What other HID kits are there ?

there's a lot of companies out their.. but yeah iv dealt with dtm and had numerous problem with their colors
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Old 05-24-2012, 12:54 AM   #19
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I ordered the H11 35 watt slim ballast 4300k from 3B Specialties. I installed a similar kit in my other daughters 2008 Scion TC 5 summers ago. No issues, no glare and the cutoff is excellent. I'm hoping the projectors in the FR-S work as well.
FR-s projectors are horrible

a lot of glare when HID is installed
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Old 05-24-2012, 01:31 PM   #20
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Has anyone tried fitting the BRZ headlights on the FR-S? That would be an easy solution.
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Old 05-24-2012, 03:12 PM   #21
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FR-s projectors are horrible

a lot of glare when HID is installed
you need to cover your squirrel finders, no other way...

it's not exactly glare.. it's used to light up overhead signs "highway and speed limits etc.."

but when you go from a projector bulb to xenon bulb.. light output is increased thus instead of it lighting up the signs just a bit it lights them up a lot.. big con is driving in the fog is horrible.. since you will see a V shape above projector cutoff
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you need to cover your squirrel finders, no other way...

it's not exactly glare.. it's used to light up overhead signs "highway and speed limits etc.."

but when you go from a projector bulb to xenon bulb.. light output is increased thus instead of it lighting up the signs just a bit it lights them up a lot.. big con is driving in the fog is horrible.. since you will see a V shape above projector cutoff

correct! thats why in installing TSX projectors

just bought a pair
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Old 05-25-2012, 12:44 AM   #23
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correct! thats why in installing TSX projectors

just bought a pair
Where did you order your tsx projectors from?
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Old 05-25-2012, 12:46 AM   #24
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Where did you order your tsx projectors from?
local craiglist.

also look for s2000 projectors
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i have plug n play hid xenon kits for $65 with 1 year warranty
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Old 05-29-2012, 11:37 AM   #26
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Installation completed last night. Tested with one then both, three passes each. No noticeable glare and the distance is drastically improved.
post diy pls
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I am going with DDM. I have had tons of their kits on all different cars. Great support, lifetime warranty and works well all for $40
Only problem Ive ever had with DDM was sometimes washed out colors/wrong color -- my 5k lights always look like 6k. But other than that very small detail, their plug-and-play kits always work well on my cars. Ive already got their 35w 'raptor' kit installed on my FRS, 5k bulbs but they look closer to 5500K, which is fine with me, it was cheeeep.
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Yea I think I will order from theretrofitsource from now on, they have good products and proper warranties.
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