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

[Geraldo Candelas]

Heya guys. You can get these depos on eBay from a vendor on there. The one I get from him are hid ready. Come with new bulbs too. You just move your ballast over and your done. 

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> On Sep 23, 2016, at 3:39 PM, Ti Kan <ti at amb.org> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
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