[Biturbos4] So, those Depo replacement headlights are really good!

[Ti Kan]

Joel,

Can you share a link to where these Depo headlights can be purchased?
I'm currently running factory European HID housings (made by Valeo) and
they are great, but eventually they will become clouded up like any
polycarbonate headlight.  The Valeo is becoming very spendy, so maybe
Depo could be an alternative.

Also please provide a link to your mods.

-Ti

On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 10:36:12AM -0500, Joel Liggins wrote:
> Mods to move my lenses and bulbs and ballasts over are well documented
> online, but if you purchase the H7 version, you will have to Dremel out the
> base to mount the ballast.
> 
> Pulling the reflector and lens out of the headlight requires you to
> separate the two, which isn't so difficult in the Valeos. For the Depos, I
> had to drill a hole in the back of the unit to access one of the nuts. Once
> the reflector is separated from the lens, I lifted the reflector up towards
> the rear opening of the headlight and was able to pull the lens out.
> Pulling the reflector is a little more tricky - I had flip it upside down
> and make it straddle the support in order to pull it out.
> 
> Once all that was done, it was a simple reinstall into the new Depo housing
> with my existing hardware. I'm guessing, but not sure, that you could use
> this to upgrade reflectors and ballasts, if you so desire.
> 
> However, if you don't feel so inclined to mod your new lights, Depo also
> sells replacement Ecode lights that come with D2S ballasts as well.  My H7
> lights were ~$190; the D2S version seems to be ~$250 or so. But I'm already
> running 55W DDM ballasts, so I didn't see a reason to downgrade to 35W
> ballasts.
> 
> Joel
> 01.5 S4