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Old 10-02-2011, 02:18 AM
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I have a 1989 honda civic hatchback
Everything is stock.

Wondering do i need the Hid harness,adaptor cables and error eliminator for the hid kit .
Im gonna order from ddmtuning

Need to know asap thanks!

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I have hids on my car and all i bought was the ballast wiring and bulbs. It has never needed the error eliminator. You only need the error eliminator if the car thinks there are no bulbs plugged in. The ballasts draw enough power to make this not happen though.
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This is all you will need with the correct bulbs and color choice.

http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/DD...ast-35W-or-55W

Hope that helps.
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DDM TUNING FTMFW!!! i currently have a set of generic ebay HID's (going to upgrade to ddm tuning for Christmas) on my sedan, plugged right into my stock headlight harness and is causing my 0 problems. idle doesn't drop when i turn them on, no relay kit or eliminator needed. these cars aren't that complicated.
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I have a question about HID's in a Civic Hatch, are you getting 35W or 55W?
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Im getting 30000K
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just make sure to re-aim your headlight down. the new bulbs will be shooting upwards a lot.

i have hid in my ef stock housings. works very nicely. just re aim them is the key. more light will be on the road if you do and it will look a lot more brighter because of it.
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Originally Posted by Saam
I have a question about HID's in a Civic Hatch, are you getting 35W or 55W?
35w
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ALSO, for a 91 DX hatch, which I'm sure is the same bulb type...what bulb type is it? I have heard H4H but those aren't on DDM Tuning.
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Originally Posted by Saam
ALSO, for a 91 DX hatch, which I'm sure is the same bulb type...what bulb type is it? I have heard H4H but those aren't on DDM Tuning.
My DDM bulbs say 9005/9006 right on the mounting bracket of the bulb.
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alright just to confirm
i dont need the

-hid harness
-error eliminator
-adaptor cables????
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Nope
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idk what difference is between the DDM kit and a eBay kit. they all look the same. have the same kit. i am using one from ebay on my EDM EE8 headlights. no issues at all (its a bi-xenon kit) and same with my 97 EJ8. ive had them on my crx for about 2yrs now and on my EJ8 for 4yrs. neither one has given me any issues.
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I've stuck HIDs on some other vehicles, like our '50 MG- those buckets made it a tight fit.
With the vehicles I've now converted, the "brights" has been an issue to deal with.

I am planning on popping some HIDs in a couple of our CRXs. Someone mentioned a bixenon kit, which means it can simulate "bright" lights switching. The CRXs have a separate bright headlight, so this is a nonissue. The cheaper single beam HID kit will do.
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Originally Posted by jrnsr
I've stuck HIDs on some other vehicles, like our '50 MG- those buckets made it a tight fit.
With the vehicles I've now converted, the "brights" has been an issue to deal with.

I am planning on popping some HIDs in a couple of our CRXs. Someone mentioned a bixenon kit, which means it can simulate "bright" lights switching. The CRXs have a separate bright headlight, so this is a nonissue. The cheaper single beam HID kit will do.
i mentioned the Bi-Xenon kit. i have this on my crx because i have converted my front end to an EF8 front end (facelift version) and i am using EDM Glass Headlights which use 9003/H4 bulbs. with these lights i am able to use the BI-Xenon hid kits.
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Originally Posted by crx_si-r
idk what difference is between the DDM kit and a eBay kit. they all look the same. have the same kit. i am using one from ebay on my EDM EE8 headlights. no issues at all (its a bi-xenon kit) and same with my 97 EJ8. ive had them on my crx for about 2yrs now and on my EJ8 for 4yrs. neither one has given me any issues.
Ballasts and warranties are the main difference between the kits.
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the kits are all the same. all made in china or taiwan. lol


did you by any chance read the warranty. they claim there may be a non-refundable $20 deposit (almost the price of another eBay HID kit).
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I have never been charged to return ballasts or bulbs with any company I have used. I'm not trying to say one is better than the other. That's just the difference. I bought my last set of hids on eBay but only because they were slim ballasts.
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Originally Posted by Projekt_ED3
I have never been charged to return ballasts or bulbs with any company I have used. I'm not trying to say one is better than the other. That's just the difference. I bought my last set of hids on eBay but only because they were slim ballasts.
all im saying is read the fine print. if this company charges a non-refundable fee for doing a warranty, i would much rather just buy another kit on ebay with the money from the fee that i would have been charged.
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