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Old 08-17-2013, 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by 727FL350z
Be nice if you had something more close to 4300k but what did you pay for them?
Eh 4300k is too yellow for my taste, picture does make them look more blue than they actually are tho. Got them for $35 not bad considering they got in house warranty.
Old 08-17-2013, 05:15 AM
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Originally Posted by worm1998
i love how everything always goes from a simple question and ends up a 20 page thread about brand whoring and rants about replica products. Dont forget that the most sincerest form of flattery is imitation. As long as something that is a replica is a quality item i see no reason not to go for it over the exact same thing priced 3 times higher. I have an 05 that has fading and scratching on the headlights and even after a good buff and seal go dull again in 3 weeks. I was looking for 06+ bixenons to replace my factory hids and didnt want to spend a g on a new set and didnt want to go used and risk fading again then came across the depo lights. I was planning on tearing open the headlights and painting the insides black and replacing the lens with the clear sti-r lense anyways so the black didnt bother me. The company that sells these is 10 minutes away in san gabriel so i was able to go check them out and check out the quality. Everything is pretty exact to the nissan brand and the overall quality is great. They are the housing only with the rear cover and after swapping my factory hids are plug and play (minus the blue wire needing cut). I have the correct butyl sealant to put these back together the right way. I will be making the turn signal housing black as well. The common complaint has been the plastic bezel allowing light from the projector to shine through. This is due to the thin layer of paint. I will recoat these and see how it goes and looks. Give me a week or two to get this all completed and then i will post pics of everything.


Thanks and let the flaming begin

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Old 08-17-2013, 07:55 AM
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I have always wanted to do the black housing/iron man conversion on my 06 350z, but i never had the courage to do so, this just seems like a great alternative, i didnt want to mess up my oem bi xenons lol does anyone know if the housings on these depo lights are gloss black or flat black. In some pictures they look flat in others they look glossy, any help would be appreciated
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Originally Posted by zoom-Z
Eh 4300k is too yellow for my taste, picture does make them look more blue than they actually are tho. Got them for $35 not bad considering they got in house warranty.
Ya they look really blue but 4300k is pure white. Post pics of the cut off at night so we can see the quality of these projectors.
Old 08-17-2013, 09:58 AM
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4300k should be yellow I thought
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Originally Posted by 2004Black350z
4300k should be yellow I thought
3k is yellow but around 4300k-5000k is closest to white depending on some variables. My friend has 4500k and its pretty damn white. I have 5k and it has a blue tint in it.
Old 08-17-2013, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by 1zilver33
I have always wanted to do the black housing/iron man conversion on my 06 350z, but i never had the courage to do so, this just seems like a great alternative, i didnt want to mess up my oem bi xenons lol does anyone know if the housings on these depo lights are gloss black or flat black. In some pictures they look flat in others they look glossy, any help would be appreciated
they're glossy
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Originally Posted by worm1998
i love how everything always goes from a simple question and ends up a 20 page thread about brand whoring and rants about replica products. dont forget that the most sincerest form of flattery is imitation. as long as something that is a replica is a quality item i see no reason not to go for it over the exact same thing priced 3 times higher. i have an 05 that has fading and scratching on the headlights and even after a good buff and seal go dull again in 3 weeks. i was looking for 06+ bixenons to replace my factory HIDs and didnt want to spend a G on a new set and didnt want to go used and risk fading again then came across the Depo lights. i was planning on tearing open the headlights and painting the insides black and replacing the lens with the clear STi-R lense anyways so the black didnt bother me. the company that sells these is 10 minutes away in San Gabriel so i was able to go check them out and check out the quality. everything is pretty exact to the Nissan brand and the overall quality is great. they are the housing only with the rear cover and after swapping my factory HIDs are plug and play (minus the blue wire needing cut). i have the correct butyl sealant to put these back together the right way. i will be making the turn signal housing black as well. the common complaint has been the plastic bezel allowing light from the projector to shine through. this is due to the thin layer of paint. i will recoat these and see how it goes and looks. give me a week or two to get this all completed and then i will post pics of everything.


thanks and let the flaming begin
Were there any issues with the turn signal socket? Apparently 03-05 and 06-08 use slightly different sockets/bulbs
Old 08-17-2013, 03:18 PM
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Any more from zoom?
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They look okay. I get mine in on Tuesday. I have OEM bixenons but I wanted to do all my headlight mods on these depos first and see how they come out.
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Some people were asking for the cutoff so here it is, not too shabby.
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Old 08-18-2013, 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by mcubed45
Were there any issues with the turn signal socket? Apparently 03-05 and 06-08 use slightly different sockets/bulbs
you need to swap out for some 3357A bulbs, they are about $5 at walmart for for some amber silvania ones.
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Originally Posted by zoom-Z
you need to swap out for some 3357A bulbs, they are about $5 at walmart for for some amber silvania ones.

the bulb or the socket? some people that did stock 03-05 to stock 06-08 had mentioned the sockets not being a direct fit for screwing into the different housings.
Old 08-18-2013, 12:43 AM
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not bad but the oem has a sharper cutoff.
Old 08-18-2013, 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by mcubed45
the bulb or the socket? some people that did stock 03-05 to stock 06-08 had mentioned the sockets not being a direct fit for screwing into the different housings.
just bulbs on the depo ones, idk about oem though
Old 08-18-2013, 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by zoom-Z
Some people were asking for the cutoff so here it is, not too shabby.
that definitely looks brighter than my 03 head lights.
Old 08-18-2013, 06:18 AM
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My 03 cutoff is chit.
Old 08-18-2013, 10:24 AM
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Do these have easy to reach adjustment points so that if you install them and they aren't aimed correctly, you can adjust?

Reason I ask is Previous Owner installed some God-awful Aftermarket headlights and they honestly aim 50 feet up into the sky, with no signs on any adjustment points...
Old 08-18-2013, 04:01 PM
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these should have the same adjustment gear as stock, which only requires a philips screw driver.
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