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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 02:19 AM
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Default looking to get some hids

i want to get some hids in the next few days.
is vvme.com the best place to get them or is there a better site to get them from?

and are they easy to install?
 
Old Sep 7, 2008 | 02:54 AM
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I got mine locally for a bit more then vvme has them but i hate waiting for stuff to ship and if anything happens i can get replacement parts quick

as for installing them its fairly simple your gonna need to drill a 1 inch hole in the headlight bulb covers and find a good spot to mount the ballasts took me a little over an hour but thats cause i made it look neat
 
Old Sep 7, 2008 | 03:09 AM
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The thing with vvme is that theres no customer service and not really a return policy. I got a set and when it got really cold one of the ballasts would short out and u just hafta buy a new one. (i think they had other options like they gave me three things i could do but they all sucked expect get a new one for 30 bux). No one speaks english there either so they dont always understand what you are saying ( when they replied to my messages i sent them, they came back to me and had chineese characters next to them). The thing is though ull still get the cheapest price from them, even if there is a defective part. My kit from them (with the new ballast) has lasted a year now with no problems.

oh and yeah they are easy to install, the wires arent the same color but bright and dark colors go together and they wont work if u happen to wire it wrong the first time. The hardest part is finding a place to mount the ballast but i just zip tied mine to the back of my headlights (they do include a bracket but i didnt use it and i cant remeber why..)
 
Old Sep 7, 2008 | 03:23 AM
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Too many people have vvme lately. Be different
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H1-XE...2em118Q2el1247
 
Old Sep 7, 2008 | 04:31 AM
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welll, i had a good experience at vvme. of couuse you can be different but, like we say in spanish "mas vale bueno por conocido que bueno por conocer " hope u get it
 
Old Sep 7, 2008 | 10:57 AM
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I was kidding about being different and getting those pink hids. From what everyone says, vvme seems like the right choice.
 
Old Sep 7, 2008 | 12:36 PM
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I highly recommend buying from vvme's ebay store, http://stores.ebay.com/VVME-CAR-PARTS

$62 shipped, it comes from china but they ship DHL. I received mine 3 days after ordering. I've purchased 2 sets of 6000k H7 kits from here without a single problem. Just put the 2nd set in my fogs, and the first set I bought have been going strong for over a year now.
 
Old Sep 7, 2008 | 12:41 PM
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VVME's ebay store does not have any items listed anymore???

Josh
 
Old Sep 7, 2008 | 12:45 PM
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I'll add another vote to VVME as I bought a kit for my headlights, fogs, and also my dad's ML350. I did these all separately but each kit was delivered within 4 business days. For my fogs I ordered Thursday night, delivered Monday morning. Only one ballast on my Dad's has shown any signs of being bad but its only blinked off twice.
 
Old Sep 7, 2008 | 01:36 PM
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i got a question, im installing Halo Headlights and they take H1 Bulbs, but my cars Harness is for my stock headlights which takes H7s. i want to order HID's should i order H1 or H7, if the whole wiring is pulled out of the headlight and it goes into my facotry plugs then i want the kind that will work without me having to splice into wires. anyone got any idea?
 



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