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MindBomber 01-16-2011 03:23 PM

New Business Model for DDM Tuning.
 
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....php?t=1583933

This might have a little something to do with it :whistle:
http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/...ylor88/DDM.jpg

eurochevy 01-16-2011 03:30 PM

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 01-16-2011 03:35 PM

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

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1438/...38e404ec_o.jpg

MindBomber 01-16-2011 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eurochevy (Post 7267463)
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 01-16-2011 03:47 PM

thanks for the resize..good info

maxx 01-16-2011 05:37 PM

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 01-16-2011 06:13 PM

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 01-16-2011 06:19 PM

i got ddm hids lol

MindBomber 01-16-2011 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilvtofu (Post 7267675)
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 01-16-2011 06:32 PM

their HID kits are great

exhil 01-16-2011 06:43 PM

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 01-16-2011 06:45 PM

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 01-16-2011 08:13 PM

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 01-16-2011 08:15 PM

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 01-16-2011 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by invader (Post 7267857)
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 01-16-2011 09:30 PM

my 6000k seem fine. not super blue.

TOPEC 01-16-2011 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilvtofu (Post 7267675)
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 01-16-2011 09:51 PM

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

MindBomber 01-16-2011 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skyxx (Post 7268014)
^ 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 01-16-2011 11:43 PM

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

ilvtofu 01-16-2011 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TOPEC (Post 7268004)
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 01-17-2011 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilvtofu (Post 7268170)
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 01-17-2011 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilvtofu (Post 7267675)
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 01-17-2011 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilvtofu (Post 7267675)
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

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilvtofu (Post 7268170)
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 01-17-2011 10:49 AM

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


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