frocker93

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Just got mine on. Here's how they look on a blue z.

Jbakes727

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Looks good. You should get some stealth turn signal bulbs.

aboveliquidice

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I've got a DB myself... but I am not feeling this look. The housing doesn't look right blacked out. My .02

Just an FYI to those looking at this but want chrome instead. DEPO makes an OEM replacement that is $700.00. It is identical to this, but chrome. They likely sell a lot more of the OEM replacement, which is why its nearly twice the price (but still way less than OEM).

secwind

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This is false. The internal design of the depo projector are inferior regardless what type of lens you put on it. Even with sti lens put in, the depo light pattern still isn't better than my civic's OEM reflector. Where you aim at your bulbs is irrelevant.

Just take a look at some of the pictures posted in this thread.

depo projector


You get two hot spots (red)
and weak light output everywhere else ( blue)

This is an example of a bad projector design. The output actually do look like two candle lights like samsniss350z mentioned.

This is just lowbeam, the high beam output look even worse.

03-05 reflector


Actually even the 03-05 reflector has better and more uniform light distribution in that regard, although Depo's light pattern has more coverage, but it's weak.

OEM


Now this is what a properly designed projector suppose to look like. UNIFORM light output through out. Everything under the cutoff is lit up like it should.

OEM with STI


Same thing here. The output is brighter overall due to a clear lens, but the light distribution stays the same.

In real world, it's a huge difference between OEM and Depo. Depo is just a poorly designed projector; its output spread is about same as a conventional reflector's. It doesn't matter where you point at your two bright dots, it's never going to be as bright as OEM projector.

freddys 350z

you do realize that these are taken with different cameras at different exposure or focus settings. these pics are pretty useless unless it from the same camera, focus point and exposure.

Jbakes727

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I do understand what your saying. Obviously OEM is king but there is one problem with your review. You put the shittiest cut off pic in this whole thread in your review. That guy is using very cheap 6k bulbs. Now the light could be spread just a little bit better but I can still see everything better with the depos over the 03 lights and that's all that matters. Swapping from 03 to depo is an upgrade non the less. From 06 to depo obviously it's a bit of a down grade but the majority of people looking at these lights have 03's.

Here's my cutoff with quality Phillips 4300k bulbs. Hopefully your mind will change a little.

freddys 350z

i totally forgot to mention distance...if you are closer to the wall you will see a more concentrated light pattern..the way lenses work, you further you are, the more spread out and even looking it will get. the closer you get the concentrated the light gets....

freddys 350z

notice how the light is showing all the way to the floor..this tells me he is quite a ways back, this would give a better distribution of light....most other ppl took the pic close the the wall.

Jbakes727

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You are definitely correct Freddy. I'm 8 feet away in my pic because I was aiming them. I'm going to take a pic from farther away to show people that these lights aren't so bad.

RedlineRedZ33

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LOL... you're kidding me right? How can you even judge something like light output without even seeing it in real life? Every picture can be manipulated, and not all cameras are created equal. I'm telling you, I've owned both 06+ AND these, and yes, the OEM projectors are slightly better, but the lenses on these headlights are superior to the OEM lenses.

waiseelay

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Aw. I was looking to buy it but the last one just sold.
If anyone finds any restocked on ebay please, do tell

dcains

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Just curious, would you mind clarifying the part in bold? Do you mean the outer surface of the headlamp assembly? What's the difference?

dcains

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I might also add, my '08 had a minor collision repaired last November. The left light was undamaged, but the lens on the right had a minor scratch, so the body shop installed a DEPO replacement. I'll admit, they looked the same when I picked up the car, but that night I was driving to work, and I thought the right light was either mis-aimed or the bulb was bad. Played with it the next night, and it was indeed aimed properly and had an OEM bulb. I swapped the bulbs side for side, and the DEPO light still was worse. Next day I polished the minor scratch out of the OEM assembly the shop returned to me, installed it in the car, and all was well again. So, bottom line is, I saw a big difference, and had both in the same car, at the same time, and with the same bulbs. I took the DEPO back to the shop and had them buy me a new OEM. FWIW, they weren't trying to rip me off, I was informed, and the issue was that getting an OEM assembly would have taken at least a week or 2, since there was a short back-order situation with Nissan.

2004Black350z

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Whos debating 06-08s are worse then depos?

oh ok if not stfu. Obvious 1k headlights are better then 300.

Jbakes727

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These are better than 03 and that is a fact but better than 06? No, but that doesn't mean they're bad.

Phillips 85122 4300k bulbs

Low


Low in car


High
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Remember these are being shined on a brown garage.

dcains

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That's a better set of pics, and not too bad-looking. I had thought about starting a thread last year, showing pics of different lights and bulbs, after I tried of set of 6K bulbs from a site vendor in my '08 OEM lights. I was very surprised how bad they looked, with just two small hot spots and very low light output anywhere but those two spots. I hadn't realized bulbs could make such a difference in beam pattern, as it nver did in the H1, H3, and H4 bulbs I've used in my older cars.

Anyway, never started the thread because there are really too many variables involved to make it worthwhile; distance from the wall, exposure, white balance etc.

DarkCreep

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I came to the conclusion that my 03-05 head light output is just HORRIBLE.


I swear I could see better with my Civic that had 4300K bulbs and no reflectors in the housing.

RedlineRedZ33

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I wasn't referring to the outer lens, the OEM is better much in that regard. I'm talking about the actual projector lens. The OEM lens is frosted and probably lets out less light, but these are pretty clear and my guess is that they put out better than the OEM projector lenses.

rorii

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Are there alot of modifications to be done if i wish to use these for RHD cars?

dcains

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You'd need the appropriate RHD lenses, which would require almost complete disassembly of the headlamp.