Are these depo headlights, or worse?
03-20-2010, 05:32 PM
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Are these depo headlights, or worse?
A corner light burnt out, so time to upgrade to euro headlights; these seem like a good price but are they likely to be false economy?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/85-93...#ht_2575wt_860
Anyone with experience with similar aftermarket parts have an opinion? Thanks.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/85-93...#ht_2575wt_860
Anyone with experience with similar aftermarket parts have an opinion? Thanks.
03-20-2010, 06:18 PM
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They should be TYC/Depo.
I'm not in love with them, but they work fine and you can't really argue with the price.
My issues are thus: The metal clips that secure the back door of the housings are not very snug. The housing does not appear to seal very well as the door is slightly mis-shapen, but I've not noticed vapour inside so it must be okay.
They did not come with the clips you need to screw them into the chassis mount points and are of a slightly different dimension such that the clips do not securely hold to the housings. This makes installation slightly annoying. Once mounted however, they will remain in place fine.
Over all, I'm quite satisfied with them. The output did improve (especially once I got rid of the MTEC bulbs I had purchased for Philips XtremePowers).
They look fantastic and I paired mine with the 94/95 turn signals and I think they look great.
I'm not in love with them, but they work fine and you can't really argue with the price.
My issues are thus: The metal clips that secure the back door of the housings are not very snug. The housing does not appear to seal very well as the door is slightly mis-shapen, but I've not noticed vapour inside so it must be okay.
They did not come with the clips you need to screw them into the chassis mount points and are of a slightly different dimension such that the clips do not securely hold to the housings. This makes installation slightly annoying. Once mounted however, they will remain in place fine.
Over all, I'm quite satisfied with them. The output did improve (especially once I got rid of the MTEC bulbs I had purchased for Philips XtremePowers).
They look fantastic and I paired mine with the 94/95 turn signals and I think they look great.
03-20-2010, 06:50 PM
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This is where I got mine from. They are depo. I didn't have any major issues installing them, but they didnt come with the corner bulb sockets. I had to use my old ones so they are still on with running lights and get brighter for blinking.
03-22-2010, 12:22 AM
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Thanks! I'm not sure I like the clear corner lights, I'm guessing that nordamericanos will expect the standard amber and that that would be safer. Waffle, waffle.
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Just to follow up, I wound up buying some very lightly used Bosch OEM lights with two-tone corner lights off of ebay for about $320, and figure it as a better deal.
