I decided i wanted a Bi-Xenon kit(and a kit with a relay) so i went ahead and ordered a new one from VVME. I did some research on reviews and they were mostly positive so i decided to get one

Here are some pictures of the new set and as well as my old ballast. By looking at the internals which would you say is of better quality? The old one is a single beam kit. Both 6000k.

VVME Box:
http://i26.tinypic.com/xddpj9.jpg

ARCROAD Conquer Ballast:
http://i28.tinypic.com/5ed0k2.jpg

Guts:
http://i30.tinypic.com/6ymgzc.jpg

VVME Ballast:
http://i32.tinypic.com/j7wzt0.jpg

Guts:
http://i27.tinypic.com/qozgy1.jpg

Side:
http://i26.tinypic.com/dey3kp.jpg

Ballast side by side:
http://i26.tinypic.com/wjdmgy.jpg

Night Time shot:
http://i30.tinypic.com/2u43qr9.jpg

 

The VVMEs are supposed to be Hella clones, I think. Either way, pretty good for the price

 

Well the vvme kit definetly look alot better.

how was the install? i am considering ordering a kit as well.

what was you total with shipping?

 

Install was pretty easy, I didnt run into any issues. I paid 90 shipped.

Also have a weird problem, my high beams "stick". When I turn the high beams on they dont revert back to lows. I have to turn the lights off via the **** and then back on to "reset" them. Somtimes they work fine..

Any ideas?

 

I think you have to the the fog/Bambi mod to fix it.

 

nice!

 

I've bought three sets of HIDs from VVME about a year ago. Bi-xenons and fogs for the truck and a set of H4s for my sled. The ones I put in my sled wouldn't work no matter what I did with them. I've yet to see them light up once. In the truck the fogs work fine but they don't include a relay and plug directly into the factory harness which I'm leary of although I haven't had a problem yet but they also don't get used much. The bi-xenons had their own issues. With the truck off I could turn the switch and both would come on. When I started the truck with the switch in any position I'd usually just get one to come on and not always the same one. Then I found if I turned them on first and let them warm up for 30 seconds I could sometimes start the truck and get both to restrike and come on (the starter seems to draw enough to put them out for a moment). Since I also have DRL that led to lots of wasted time in the driveway turning the truck on an off until they both lit. I was also always parking somewhere I could see the lights reflecting day or night so I'd know. Eventually I got fed up with that and wired a relay into the main power that I can switch from in the cab. Now I leave the switch in automatic, start the truck and then flip the power to the lights on and they both always come on. It's an extra step but I'm used to it since I fabbed up some HIDs for my last truck that were switched the same way.

Regarding the high beams, mine only stick if I've got the fogs on. When they're off the high/low functions perfectly, when they're on and I switch to high they won't switch back to low until I shut the fogs off. It's like auto bambi mode but rather annoying when an oncoming car approaches.

 

^^^what a freakin pain^^^ I hope randylahey doesn't have to deal with this. It's like microsoft. Sell a product that doesn't really work well!

 

I just looked at the pics of those ballasts. Not sure what happened to you last set but I'd say they certainly weren't water resistant. The potting in the VVME ballast is pretty good, that other mess is ridiculous!

Cheap ballasts are.....cheap! But there are so many of them out there I wouldn't know how to find a good one. The control requirments of HID lamps is complex and only a digital ballast can adapt for all the potential conditions the bulb might encounter (ie. cold starts, hot re-striking, etc.) to give it the longest life. Analog ballasts like these are hard on bulbs.

 

what is the fog/bambi mod?

i might ask for a set for my birthday

 

http://www.landstromsfoundry.com/Tec...Foglights.html

 

I've bought three sets of HIDs from VVME about a year ago. Bi-xenons and fogs for the truck and a set of H4s for my sled. The ones I put in my sled wouldn't work no matter what I did with them. I've yet to see them light up once. In the truck the fogs work fine but they don't include a relay and plug directly into the factory harness which I'm leary of although I haven't had a problem yet but they also don't get used much. The bi-xenons had their own issues. With the truck off I could turn the switch and both would come on. When I started the truck with the switch in any position I'd usually just get one to come on and not always the same one. Then I found if I turned them on first and let them warm up for 30 seconds I could sometimes start the truck and get both to restrike and come on (the starter seems to draw enough to put them out for a moment). Since I also have DRL that led to lots of wasted time in the driveway turning the truck on an off until they both lit. I was also always parking somewhere I could see the lights reflecting day or night so I'd know. Eventually I got fed up with that and wired a relay into the main power that I can switch from in the cab. Now I leave the switch in automatic, start the truck and then flip the power to the lights on and they both always come on. It's an extra step but I'm used to it since I fabbed up some HIDs for my last truck that were switched the same way.

 

^^^^^^SPAM!!!

VVME have been heard of to have issues. A lot of people on another board I'm on had a bad batch sent to them. Basically the lights were wired backwards, lows = highs, and vice versa. There was no fix, an VVME would not exchange/return for a new set.

 

does any one know some one who ordered the these in 10k

 

Heh, just installed 4300k bixenons in my sisters Mustang last night. The wires in the 9007 were wrong, though a little wire stripping and electrical tape (I didn't have anything pointy to undo the clips), and I was back in business.

Other than that, the test run was pretty good. Pretty bright, especially the highs. We'll see how my sister likes them later tonight.