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Old Jan 16, 2011
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Whats the wire configuration for this kit. I have a red, white and black
 
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Old Jan 16, 2011
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If you are talking about the wires you plug into the blue plastic thing, you really have to guess. Mine came orange, blue and white. Look on ddm's website for which one should be ground, hi and low. Ground is the middle, not sure on the other two, i just swapped wires til it worked right since the wires were not labeled in any way. Orange or white ended up being ground for me
 
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With the flat side down and the 3 holes making a V shape, the black will be in the middle and ground, red is on the left and hi beam, white is on right and low beam.... Hope that makes sense, if not, pm me your cell # and i can text u a couple pictures
 
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This is straight off their website how-to wire configuration.
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And this is mine hooked up, 35w hi/low. I had to guess which color was which. Stupid ddm, lol.
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Hope this helps... good luck.
 
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That looks like the slim ballast kit.
 

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It's not, it is the raptor kit, just ordered it like 4 days ago, local pick up FTW
 
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Oh , I just think its funny cause those are the same color in my sh*ty slim ballast kit.
 
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Red, white and black wire help please
 
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Go to ddmtuning.com... download their instructions, it's a pdf file. Look at the picture I gave you above... that is how it should be wired up.. it's straight off their website. If it doesn't work one way... play around with switching the wires up... test it every time until it works. It's not that difficult.
 
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man i dont know how you had issues with your slim kit, i love mine. never an issue. hope you get it sorted
 
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Yeah you're probably gonna have to play guess and check at this point if they have multiple wire colorings. Wire them the same on both sides in the plug, if they aim high on low beam and low on high beam, just switch the two outside wires on both harnesses. The middle plug is a ground.
 
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Should be just like this, but White goes in the open slot
 
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Originally Posted by RLong31
Go to ddmtuning.com... download their instructions, it's a pdf file. Look at the picture I gave you above... that is how it should be wired up.. it's straight off their website. If it doesn't work one way... play around with switching the wires up... test it every time until it works. It's not that difficult.
Its my 3rd set of hids. The slim kit I have is junk, hi/low are backwards but I guess its a common problem in the 35w.

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man i dont know how you had issues with your slim kit, i love mine. never an issue. hope you get it sorted
you have 55w I thought? The past 2 kits have been 35w.

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Black, white and red. I'll try that. How come the clip in the back the black is in the center?
 
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Black is the ground, Red is high beams, white is low beams
 
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yeah im 55w, only had issue i had was an driver side ballast not firing. pop the hood, disconnect, reconnect and bingo
 
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Alright I'll try this out once it gets warmer lol
 
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Post the High and low beam pattern against a wall at night. cause no one will do this for me
 
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Post the High and low beam pattern against a wall at night. cause no one will do this for me
I know I didnt forget you
 
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So I hooked it up the way Billy told me and the high beams dont work but the high beam light is on in the cab WTF.
 
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Anybody know the factory wires for the clip? Which one is high, low and ground?
 
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You probly have the 2 outside wires backwards... Switch them and it should work
 
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Figured it out. Red to green/ black, black to black, White to white/ green.
 
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Now post output pics when night falls
 
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Did you hardwire it or something?
 
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Originally Posted by RLong31
Did you hardwire it or something?
No, used the clip. My fogs I will more likely hardwire
 
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