raymond g-

my eyeballs is telling me that WhatTheHulk's Depos were modded using an
HID kit. is this so?

WhatTheHulk

I have cheap blue halogen bulbs from autozone or pepboys. They are really ambiguous. The only way you can tell that they are not HID's is when I drive next to a car at night with HIDs and you can see that the road in front of my is not as bright. But still to the average person, you cannot tell the difference. All my friends think I have HIDs.

Ryanr317

I put in my DEPO's yesterday. I don't have any complaints thus far but they seem to be poorly made compared to the OEM lights. I'm not surprised by any means because they are significantly cheaper. I've got PIAA's in there and the beam is ok but nothing to brag about.

Fai+H777

I also just installed my DEPO's a few days ago. I've got an 8k HID kit in there.
+1 for comments above, they not bad, but you get what you pay for in regard to Mercedes quality.

RonKMiller

$1250.00 delivered to your door by Fed Ex in TWO DAYS
and worth every nickle. Best mod I've done and includes looks AND performance. Steve is an absolute pleasure to do business with, he deserves our support for bringing us OEM quality at an outstanding price vs. Taiwanese garbage that is just plain terrible ricer junk. The precision optics of the OEM's are outstanding.

drexappeal

There you go. Another testiment to OEM bi-x.

raymond g-

yeah, i wasn't guessing on the color but the horrible light beam. but since it's
a Depo, they are known to have poorly designed projector units. both the bowl
and the lens sux big time. so by fitting in a premium or brighter appearing
bulb, it accentuates the hot spots (and poor coverage) even more. I guess
that's the price we pay for buying Depo (myself included)....though I just got
tired of them and yanked out the projectors and tossed them in the garbage.

PsiTERROR

Any more pics of the headlights installed? How's the lighting with the HIDS?

kevblah

Will I be able to safely navigate the streets with a pair of depos until I can afford an HID kit?

There are depos on ebay for like 230 and ones that are like $350...does it matter which one i get?

rlee02135

there are 2 versions of Depos, W211 Bi-X style and W203 Bi-X style
i'd get the W203 style...look closely and you will see the difference

they shoud be fine as they are DOT approved

LuxuryC240

If you're going to spend 230 or more on those, why not wait two or three weeks, or however long until you can get the bi-x...thats what I would do, just wait...give your car the best, especially after hearing those testimonials..I know stock frosted headlights aren't the best looking, but I would wait...

Ryanr317

Yes, they really aren't that bad. I've got the ones for $350. Don't get the other ones.

WhatTheHulk

The DEPO's spread the light just as wide as my 530i's (that has projector HID's of course). The only difference is the light isn't distributed as evenly. But if it saves me $1000+ i do not really give a sh*t.

PsiTERROR

Will the Ebay projectors work with Carlabs H.I.D kit?

WhatTheHulk

I just received and installed my pair of 6000k HIDs for $109 shipped (from HERE). I am very satisfied. No ECU Error, and they look great. I have no need to use my highbeams anymore.


ps- I will add pictures soon.

outaurleague

Interesting. May get this for my motorcycle. Looks kinda cheap. But hey if it works.

sanf

actually. my friend got a set from the same dealer for his 01 325i. the ballast was a little big but the lights are fine. cant go wrong for 110 bucks

JohnCL

Heck yeah, for $110 I will try them out in my truck.

yeuchau

yah
as long as it works and no ecu error
why not give it a try

Cloudz

awesome buy - although somebody else had problems with these lights I think... it didnt have the Lightbulb error msg, it had BAS,ABS.. and all sorts of crap that popped out... hopefully yours runs well happy driving

WaveyKat

at this price am gonna put HID in all my light . Back up light, Hight beam, interior lights, blinkers etc... lol

outaurleague

lol.

C230 Sport Coup

Those are the ones I had.
I had some serious problems...check my other thread on that.
Supposedly according to the seller I'm the only one.

The price went down 10 bucks.
Wow.

I'm still waiting for my relay kit.....

baodovvn

did anybody else purchase this item? i dont know where to buy my hids? any advice? thanks

kevblah

wow, if i see a few more good posts about this, im all in!