Quality of Depo lights??

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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 07:28 PM
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Quality of Depo lights??

I thought very hard about buying a set of Depo OEM Lightning-style heads and corners from Ebay just a few moments ago. They were supposedly new Depos in the style of the OEM Lightning lights (with no extra projectors or anything added in). I am just worried about the quality of anything other than OEM (which I can't afford). Can I get some feedback from Depo owners?

Also, the set on Ebay is the only set of Depos I have seen without the added in projector. This scares me a little. Anyone know for sure that Depo made an OEM light like this? If so, anyone know where else to get them?

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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 08:23 PM
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i have some on my 2003 screw 4x4 fx4 and they actually have the projectors, the projectors come on with the brights and they are sweet(bright as hell) i love them had them on the truck for little over a year no leaks or any problems, whats nice with the projector ones come with a new, harness that make the orginal lights brighter because they have bigger gauge wire to the headlights, its the best thing i ever did to the front of the truck
 
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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 09:06 PM
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I had bought some black Harley Davidson knock offs from Depo off Ebay and they were fine for about 9 months, then the lenses started crazing (tiny little cracks and delaminations) and then they started leaking.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 03:07 AM
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I have some Depo Head and Corners - Black Housings on mine. I've had them for about 3yrs now and still as clear as the day i got them and don't leak either. I got mine from ProCarParts.com
 
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 03:01 PM
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Am I correct in thinking that you have to do a little trimming to get the Depo lights with the projectors to fit?
 
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 04:48 PM
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yeah, but its not that bad, where you have to grind, is actually fiberglass and, i just put a burr in a grinder and was like done in 5 minutes for both sides.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 07:42 PM
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Uh oh, me no like grinding stuff thats supposed to fit! What exactly did you grind and why?
 
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 08:11 PM
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you have to make room for the main headlight bulb everything is shifted over because of the projectors. i just looked at mine and i had to eyebrow it about .500"
 
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 10:38 AM
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Oh, okay. No prob.
 
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