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Old Oct 7, 2011
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HID kits

whats a good HID kit looking for something good. so many brands an such looking for what some of yall got on yalls rangers thanks yall

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DDM is one of the better kits out there. The key thing is if it's at the low end price wise, you're going to get low end performance. The cheaper kits have less stable ballasts, and less salts inside the bulbs, resulting in horrible bulb flicker.

If you want to do it, do it right, with projectors. There is nothing better than actual D2S projectors. These kits are becoming more and more affordable now, and some of them, like the Morimotos, are designed for installation with very little modification to your factory housing.
 
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Fail, and Win.

Originally Posted by ME00Stepside
DDM is one of the better kits out there.
Fail

Better compared to having a wax candle in your headlights, maybe....

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If you want to do it, do it right, with projectors.
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If you want something plug and play, go with DDM HID kits.

Projectors will require modifying your housing, if you don't think you are up to it, just get a DDM kit
 
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before you go and get HIDs check into your local vehicle laws...
 
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hids are dumb if you do it wrong like most people here. i.e. ebay kits and anything over 6000K (and that's pushing it)

everybody will say how they love the look and the cheap kits are great and are tons brighter and they have them aimed properly, blah blah, but i have seen very few proper conversions.
 
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Originally Posted by SteelDirigible
hids are dumb if you do it wrong like most people here. i.e. ebay kits and anything over 6000K (and that's pushing it)

everybody will say how they love the look and the cheap kits are great and are tons brighter and they have them aimed properly, blah blah, but i have seen very few proper conversions.
thats why i stick with silverstars...if i ever want HIDs im gonna do what ben(btm757) did and retrofit projectors
 
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I'd love to retrofit projectors. I just need to buy a dremel, and extra headlights lol
 
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same here lol
 
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I'm working on my 2nd set of retrofitted projectors for 2001+ ranger headlights.
 
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I'm working on my 2nd set of retrofitted projectors for 2001+ ranger headlights.
You making a how to?
 
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^^^ Check out hidplanet.com if you're looking for how-to's, tons of info, etc. on anything HID or LED.
 
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