justanothermp5
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mechanic? why?
i doubt he would make it fit either, just do what that guy said, since it worked
i doubt he would make it fit either, just do what that guy said, since it worked
DDM Tuning Apexcone Raptor HID Kit - $30 plus shipping
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BlackCherry
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- 2002 Mazda Protege 5
Alright :/ i'll try my best, but wtf is goop?
Not hard at all once you open up your fog light housing and can see everything that I was talking about. Goop is a silicone adhesive. Any clear silicone adhesive or sealant would work, thats just what I had laying around.
I installed my DDM Tuning HID kit tuesday night. So far so good.
I ordered 4500k bulbs and the optional battery harness. Install was pretty easy and straight forward but took me about 4 hours simply because I'm super anal. The only glitch I had was when hooking up the passenger bulb, apparently I had a plug in upside down, so it kept blowing fuses. Another once over from a friend cleared that problem up. Something so simple as flipping the socket was all it needed. They look great and pretty decent quality, especially for the price and the life time warrantee. I'm a happy customer.
I ordered 4500k bulbs and the optional battery harness. Install was pretty easy and straight forward but took me about 4 hours simply because I'm super anal. The only glitch I had was when hooking up the passenger bulb, apparently I had a plug in upside down, so it kept blowing fuses. Another once over from a friend cleared that problem up. Something so simple as flipping the socket was all it needed. They look great and pretty decent quality, especially for the price and the life time warrantee. I'm a happy customer.
justanothermp5
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the worst that can happen is u do something, cant figure out the next step,
then u post on here with ur problem, then we help you, then u figure it out
and then ur done and ur happy u didnt pay someone to do something so easy
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What bulbs did you get? The H3C are recommended due to their shorter length whereas the H3's do have some issues. Can't recall anyone ever cutting and drilling before though?
Problem with H3C's are that hardly anyone carries them.
I got the H3 bulbs... didn't know that there were H3Cs. I only cut the old wires because I didn't want to mess around with the ground wire and the clip thing that holds down the bulb. By cutting the old wires, I didn't even have to remove the clip.
As for drilling, you may not have to, not sure. The two plugs coming from the bulb might fit through the hole that is already in the fog light housing. I just drilled mine out big enough so that the grommet that comes with the new lights would fit.
Protephile
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H3C bulbs are generally terrible. When I was selling the Techone kits, they
had a tendency to blow out easily. I thought it was just the kits I was selling but when I did a little research it seemed everyone was having problems.
The H3's fit, even in the small sedan housings, but it takes patience to get
everything to seal properly.
BlackCherry
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- 2002 Mazda Protege 5
The problem is that I'm not installing mine till sometime in March because I have inspection coming up. How do u open up the foglights though?
pics!
Once you get the lights off by removing the nuts that are holding them on (only 1 on each) and unplugging them, there are 2 screws in the back that hold glass lens on. Inside, you will see that the ground wire runs underneath a clip of sorts that grounds out the original bulb and also holds the bulb in place.
On another note, next time I do anything that isn't direct replacement, I will be taking tens of pictures. (rockon)
BlackCherry
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Lol ok thanks, I'll try my best
Here's what my GF ordered me for Xmas:
http://store.theretrofitsource.com/...d=149&osCsid=e476ade5930e4d0aeedb76aea9b57eee
http://store.theretrofitsource.com/product_info.php?products_id=145{3}5&osCsid=e476ade5930e4d0aeedb76aea9b57eee
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AMP-...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
They hooked me up and did a combo order all for $67.50 shipped. I plan on ordering the FX-R projectors from them with my Xmas money.
http://store.theretrofitsource.com/...d=149&osCsid=e476ade5930e4d0aeedb76aea9b57eee
http://store.theretrofitsource.com/product_info.php?products_id=145{3}5&osCsid=e476ade5930e4d0aeedb76aea9b57eee
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AMP-...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
They hooked me up and did a combo order all for $67.50 shipped. I plan on ordering the FX-R projectors from them with my Xmas money.
microman777
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Finally installed the DDM slim 35w H4 4500k on my MP3. I thought they would be brighter.
microman777
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You guys think DDM Tuning would exchange out my 35w Ballast for a 55w Ballast?
Wagonbacker9
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- 2004 'Hoe
used, unlikely.
jonridinhi
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- 2001 MP3/2010 MX5/1996 MILLINIA (donor)
pics before I order mine after the holidays....
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localkineguy
Sweet, mine shipped out yesterday. I guess they filled their back orders.
microman777
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Don't got pics, but on my MP3, it ain't kickin like I wanted. I might just order a 55w kit later with H3 bulbs and put the bulbs on my fogs for my MP3.
