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Old 03-02-2010, 02:08 AM
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^ To be honest, I'd be willing to bet that this is exactly the problem you're having. Even with Xenon = Present, your car is only going to output 35W. I'd say a 35W kit (as opposed to 55W) is REQUIRED for this car.
Well, this should be pretty simple. If your HIDs are consuming 55 watts then you should not have to set xenon=present, because the system is expecting halogens to consume 55 watts.

Also, on US cars with DRL as an option, the voltage output also drops to dim the lights, just like on the Canadian models (although some members on the forum insist that on certain model years in the US this was not true )
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Originally Posted by londonbenzkid
the thing is my kit is 55w. But I do have a spare vvme 35 w kit, that i may pop in to see if the issue are gone. I told my mechanic to set the xenon=present last time I was in.
you got the DDM 55W slim kit right?

I received them too about a week ago, but haven't had a chance to install them. 55W @ 6000K.

Did you buy and install the error eliminators as well? Did you get error messages?

I hoping my car is one of those where HID's just work with the error eliminators without flickering or setting Xenon = Present!
Old 03-02-2010, 03:31 PM
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@ JCNASH,
Yeah i got the DDM 55W slim kit.
If i get a chance this weekend, I will swap the kit with my 35 w VVME non slim in to see if that makes any difference, Because I did tell my mechanic to set the option with his snap on modus.
Old 03-02-2010, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by londonbenzkid
@ JCNASH,
Yeah i got the DDM 55W slim kit.
If i get a chance this weekend, I will swap the kit with my 35 w VVME non slim in to see if that makes any difference, Because I did tell my mechanic to set the option with his snap on modus.
Yeh let me know how it goes man.

BTW ****in UPS charged me their ridiculous $35 import fee...
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Originally Posted by jcnash
you got the DDM 55W slim kit right?

I received them too about a week ago, but haven't had a chance to install them. 55W @ 6000K.

Did you buy and install the error eliminators as well? Did you get error messages?

I hoping my car is one of those where HID's just work with the error eliminators without flickering or setting Xenon = Present!
what bulb did you order with the DDM kit
im going to order them but idk what bulb to get
allso what bulb does the fog lights use ¿¿¿
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a lil help would be appreciated
seeing as that i need the sizes to let my parents know because its a BDAY present
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Originally Posted by havoc_vulture
a lil help would be appreciated
seeing as that i need the sizes to let my parents know because its a BDAY present
I'm usually not up at 1am to answer your questions...if it was really as urgent as you seem to make it out to be, you shouldve searched the forum. This question has been answered several times in the past 2 weeks alone.

You need the H7 bulbs for the headlights and the 9006 type bulb for the fog lights.

In the future you can also find the necessary info here http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...lacementGuide/
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Originally Posted by jcnash
I'm usually not up at 1am to answer your questions...if it was really as urgent as you seem to make it out to be, you shouldve searched the forum. This question has been answered several times in the past 2 weeks alone.

You need the H7 bulbs for the headlights and the 9006 type bulb for the fog lights.

In the future you can also find the necessary info here http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...lacementGuide/


Also, havoc, posting a question in a thread and then starting a new thread on the same stuff is pretty annoying. All that wasted effort and the answers were at your fingertips. Instead, the board is cluttered with yet another HID post. That makes about 3 million this week.

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Originally Posted by LILBENZ230


Also, havoc, posting a question in a thread and then starting a new thread on the same stuff is pretty annoying. All that wasted effort and the answers were at your fingertips. Instead, the board is cluttered with yet another HID post. That makes about 3 million this week.
lol didn't mean anything by it sorry
im a bit excited is all

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