Are they made in china?

So far every aftermarket projector I have seen is subpar quality and made from poor quality plastic, and cannot compare to OEM equipment....

You say hids are the cause? Well I never had HIDS in my setup and cracking still happened.
and then I have friends who have run nothing but hids and the issues mentioned still happened, which brings me back to the point of cheap materials and construction.

My issues with aftermarket lighting

Fading of housing

Lens cracking

Lens Pealing

Poor fitment (yours looks well fitted, I will say)

Cheap materials

Lens hazing

How does your product compare? and how can I be reassured that the issues I had with mine don't happen with yours?

 

After a few months mine are still crystal clear except for the drivers side which has had the stress cracks from day 3 pretty much (hasnt gotten any worse)
Fitment is actually pretty good. Gave up a bit of fit at the top but it fits the gap in the bumper better than the stockers so all in all I think its good.
My lens hasnt peeled or hazed.
The actual plastic body of the projector seems to be of softer plastic than the stock assembly. But so far has held up well. Though be careful with the anchors on the bottom of the projector assemblies as they are pretty fragile and if you break them you will have a vibrating assembly (noticeable when you hit bumps)

Im still happy I bought them though I need to warranty mine out. But overall the light output is BY FAR BETTER THAN STOCK! And with HID's I dont know how I ever drove on the stock lights! Honestly if I have to replace these things once every 2 years id still be pretty content with them despite the flaws.

 

Well we've had our set on for a couple weeks now and there's been no signs of cracks in either lens!

We've been shipping some out regularly now, especially the black units!

 

meh....thanks for answering my questions

 

All DEPO products are made in Taiwan. OEM is from Mexico.

We've worked closely with DEPO on several vehicles and we've already addressed these issues with them. They told us they did receive some complaints of cracks 4-5 months ago and had their quality assurance department evaluate and solve the problem. Using a new lens plastic for the housing they've had no issues recently. All old stock has been removed from their warehouse so all new lamps are of the revised version. We've just started carrying this lamp recently so we never had old stock to begin with.

I don't think anyone has said HID's are the cause of cracking, in the preceding posts forum members have posted that the included halogen bulbs were the cause and lower temperature HID's were the solution.

If you've never seen an OEM headlamp that fades and glazes after being in the sun a while, take a look a look around in a parking lot. There's a reason why products like headlight restoration kits exist.

Again we've had these headlamps on our Cobalt and always let the DRL's run. The car is parked outside during the day and exposed to sunlight. With the included bulbs we've still not seen any lens problems.

Whether or not you had an older version or different brand I can't say.

 

Thanks and the reason there are headlight restore kits are for old headlights 10+ not 4month old ones, I have Oem Headlights from 2005 that look better and brand new compared the asian aftermarket ones, that have about a year on them. And when I say fading and hazing, Im not only talking about the lens, Im talking about the interior housing, My orange reflector eventually turned clear and the black housing faded.

And you said it btw

 

Ah, that's my miss, I should have clarified this better for everyone. As with some of the Neon headlamps that we've been selling a long time, the problem comes from the 10K+ range of HIDs. Many users have used 4300K to 5000K and have been fine. The lamps came with a sticker on them that read "Not For HID Use", but again, the lower temps have seemed to work ok. Officially I won't recommend them as the manufacturer states not to but forum members have claimed to have better luck if you'd like to follow them. In any case, again, the included halogen bulbs have not given us any problems on our set.

Headlamp fading has a lot to do with the conditions that a vehicle sees and the care thats taken with it. Here's an 05 as an example.



DEPO has done an awesome job with producing a great quality headlamps, some of the other manufacturers have been little less giving when it comes to detail and fixing problems, especially in the area of aftermarket projectors.

 

I have a showcar....so guess how good my car gets taken care of lol


sorry for busting your *****

thanks for the answers.

 

These are nice...like the plug and play.
there going right here>>>

 

thanks for the pic to show us where they go ron. dont think anyone was gonna be able to find that out lol.

but its sounding like these lights are legit. everyone i heard the stock halogen bulbs cracked the lenses. sounds like you got ones with good lenses unlike every other pair. gonna be ordering once i have the extra money.

 

you guys should make these for us ion redlines! we have like 30 guys waiting for some one to make these for us

 

Whats the bulb size for these? H11?

 

These use an H7 bulb in the low and high beam.

 

oh cool! I have a set of 8000k H7's from my old Tiburon, lol.

 

These look very nice! Gonna order as soon as some cash comes in.

 

Well if this is the case i might be calling depo about a warranty replacement on mine. I love them. But the stress cracks do bother me some. But even with the stress cracks I wont switch back to the stockers! These are so much better.

Oh and for the record I am running 6000k 35W ddm hid's in mine and the light output is great and the cutoff is pretty sharp and the I guess old style lenses have not cracked anymore with the hid's in them.

Guess I will look up depo's # and see about calling them. (unless I can make a warranty claim through you guys somehow...)

Heres mine for those wondering how they look on a brighter car.

 

Damn, those look good..my car is also Victory Red and I'm getting them next week.

You can compare them right here:

 

Great, give us a call or order through our website!

You'll need proof of purchase, and then contact the company you bought from, or Depo direct.


Great to hear. We've got them in stock ready to ship ronn!

 

I love mine in black, but on my car they fit like hell. The bottom brackets on the lights won't seat into the stock headlight frame bracket so the lights stick up a bit high. Combine that with the ZZP S3 heat exchanger that pulls the front bumper off the car a bit, and you have lights that look good unless you see the bad fitment up close.

Overall great lights still though! I got mine off eBay, but it looks like Modern Performance has a good deal on them!

 

I don't like black headlights on a car with no black rims. It just don't look right I wanna see a tc with factory rims with the chrome 4th gen On them. bet it looks better

 

If may post a pic of your car..looks damn nice! I think your car's set up LOOKS DARKER with different lights and more black background in them? And... Black hood. So yes, Black rimms really complement those.



Here the other car again..note difference in the lights. I think they are fine with stock rimms here. Just my tkae though.

 

Installed today:
DAY SHOT


Main lights (Projectors)






Brights (Refector)..note: Projectors OFF, just lit by the flash



Lights off....note: Flash accentuates BLACK!!..best shown in daylight for this one.

 

Great! Thanks for sharing pics with us!

Cory

 

make these for REDLINES!

 

I have had aftermarket projectors before ( 1st gen) and was severely dissapointed and have been holding off on buying another pair. You guys have just earned another customer, as soon as I get my career lined up (just graduated) these will be the first edition to my 06' LS.

one question. is there any sort of film layer on these? The reason why i ditched my first generation Projectors was because the lens had a fine film or coating that began to peal off after about 6 months... (the company refused to cover them) and looked HORRIBLE.

If so, is there any problem with it pealing off?
If not (well if not is a plus so nothing really to put here.)