Depo 06+ style headlights and other aftermarket headlights thread
Depo Lights...
Hey everyone I am really hoping someone can help me on this, and hope I am in the right place.
I have a 2003 track model that came stock with HID's.
I bought a pair of '06+ bi-xenon lights swapped them in, carried over the old ballast and plugged them and everything worked fine and been fine for over 2 years.
I decided to buy a pair of these DEPO bi xenon lights with the black housing, rather than open my OEM pair. now here is my issue:
the headlight bulbs (D2S) work fine on low and high, and the 4 little amber LED's work fine too, but neither of the parking lights will turn on (bulb 194), and only the passenger side turn signal blinks when activated (bulb 3157). But neither of them stay on like the OEM bulbs did (they were constantly lit, and then flashed when activated on the OEM set).
Can someone please explain to me why I am having these issues with the DEPO lights, and I wasn't having any issues with the OEM pair?
Thanks for the help everyone.
I have a 2003 track model that came stock with HID's.
I bought a pair of '06+ bi-xenon lights swapped them in, carried over the old ballast and plugged them and everything worked fine and been fine for over 2 years.
I decided to buy a pair of these DEPO bi xenon lights with the black housing, rather than open my OEM pair. now here is my issue:
the headlight bulbs (D2S) work fine on low and high, and the 4 little amber LED's work fine too, but neither of the parking lights will turn on (bulb 194), and only the passenger side turn signal blinks when activated (bulb 3157). But neither of them stay on like the OEM bulbs did (they were constantly lit, and then flashed when activated on the OEM set).
Can someone please explain to me why I am having these issues with the DEPO lights, and I wasn't having any issues with the OEM pair?
Thanks for the help everyone.
got it
ok so I got them all to work...
I turned the car on and then unplugged the parking light you are talking about and turned it around and wiggled it in and it turned on...same thing with the turn signal. howevrer: the turn signals don't stay lit but do work when you need them to.
I turned the car on and then unplugged the parking light you are talking about and turned it around and wiggled it in and it turned on...same thing with the turn signal. howevrer: the turn signals don't stay lit but do work when you need them to.
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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.
Here's my cutoff with quality Phillips 4300k bulbs. Hopefully your mind will change a little.
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Hey everyone I am really hoping someone can help me on this, and hope I am in the right place.
I have a 2003 track model that came stock with HID's.
I bought a pair of '06+ bi-xenon lights swapped them in, carried over the old ballast and plugged them and everything worked fine and been fine for over 2 years.
I decided to buy a pair of these DEPO bi xenon lights with the black housing, rather than open my OEM pair. now here is my issue:
the headlight bulbs (D2S) work fine on low and high, and the 4 little amber LED's work fine too, but neither of the parking lights will turn on (bulb 194), and only the passenger side turn signal blinks when activated (bulb 3157). But neither of them stay on like the OEM bulbs did (they were constantly lit, and then flashed when activated on the OEM set).
Can someone please explain to me why I am having these issues with the DEPO lights, and I wasn't having any issues with the OEM pair?
Thanks for the help everyone.
I have a 2003 track model that came stock with HID's.
I bought a pair of '06+ bi-xenon lights swapped them in, carried over the old ballast and plugged them and everything worked fine and been fine for over 2 years.
I decided to buy a pair of these DEPO bi xenon lights with the black housing, rather than open my OEM pair. now here is my issue:
the headlight bulbs (D2S) work fine on low and high, and the 4 little amber LED's work fine too, but neither of the parking lights will turn on (bulb 194), and only the passenger side turn signal blinks when activated (bulb 3157). But neither of them stay on like the OEM bulbs did (they were constantly lit, and then flashed when activated on the OEM set).
Can someone please explain to me why I am having these issues with the DEPO lights, and I wasn't having any issues with the OEM pair?
Thanks for the help everyone.
It seems like there are two sellers on Ebay for these headlights. I asked both when they would be getting more stock and one told me in about a month or two and the other told me that DEPO had decided to pull the plug on these headlights and discontinued them. Don't know which is the truth but I guess we will have to wait and find out.
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It seems like there are two sellers on Ebay for these headlights. I asked both when they would be getting more stock and one told me in about a month or two and the other told me that DEPO had decided to pull the plug on these headlights and discontinued them. Don't know which is the truth but I guess we will have to wait and find out.
Maybe hit up "MUZZY".... he said he bought 4 sets back on page 3...........
I'm happy with mine. I'd prefer they were color matched, but FORGET opening them. I haven't the means, nor the patience. Maybe my OCDness is too much.
I'm happy with mine. I'd prefer they were color matched, but FORGET opening them. I haven't the means, nor the patience. Maybe my OCDness is too much.
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[QUOTE=eman39;10219284]It seems like there are two sellers on Ebay for these headlights. I asked both when they would be getting more stock and one told me in about a month or two and the other told me that DEPO had decided to pull the plug on these headlights and discontinued them. Don't know which is the truth but I guess we will have to wait and find out.[/QUOTE]
I vouche for this. I also contacted ebay sellers and received two different responses. I wish I made the order sooner!
I vouche for this. I also contacted ebay sellers and received two different responses. I wish I made the order sooner!
Hahaha 
I was thinking the same thing 4 pages ago when I was on the fence about them. I figured with 3 pages of people asking about them the "demand" would go up, so would price. I decided to make my own judgment since I rarely drive at night anyway-seems to have worked out for me!
I was thinking the same thing 4 pages ago when I was on the fence about them. I figured with 3 pages of people asking about them the "demand" would go up, so would price. I decided to make my own judgment since I rarely drive at night anyway-seems to have worked out for me!
I'm happy I got these before they became so big. Looks so good on the silver, I can't wait to install mine once my bumper is painted. It really changes the whole look of the car.
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From: sherwood
Hey guys. I received mine about two weeks ago and install went really smooth, my light output is outstanding compared to my 03's.
Only problem is i have noticed little micro cracks in my clear plastic part of my housing. I felt the top and it appears that the cracks are coming from inside the housing. These are really hard to notice but it may be getting worse.
This could be caused from heat from the sun and these cheap ebay housings. if so then ill be going back to my 03's.
Anyone else having this issue?
Only problem is i have noticed little micro cracks in my clear plastic part of my housing. I felt the top and it appears that the cracks are coming from inside the housing. These are really hard to notice but it may be getting worse.
This could be caused from heat from the sun and these cheap ebay housings. if so then ill be going back to my 03's.
Anyone else having this issue?
