08-03-2011, 01:52 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Ontario
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Anyone use DEPO Taillights?
Just cusious is anyone has purchased clear or smoked DEPO LED tail lights for their Boxster? Were they a great fit/replacement? Quality? Durability?
Sorry for all the questions.
Thank YOu
Andre
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08-03-2011, 02:10 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Frederick, MD
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i have the smoked. no issues in over a year. they're not an exact fit for the older ones (slihtly more recessed) but it's only noticible if you look. no rain seepage, etc. cheap and easy mod.
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08-03-2011, 02:18 PM
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Location: Ontario
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Good to know, thanks Tony
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08-03-2011, 06:18 PM
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Autobahn Glanz
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Charlotte, NC
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Yup I got them too, there is no place for side light but they look sweet!
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08-03-2011, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by tonycarreon
i have the smoked. no issues in over a year. they're not an exact fit for the older ones (slightly more recessed) but it's only noticeable if you look. no rain seepage, etc. cheap and easy mod.
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Same here....I have had mine for 3 years with no issues
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08-03-2011, 09:26 PM
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ditto, same here
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08-03-2011, 09:39 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Minneapolis,Mn
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I have em, I need some clear bulbs for them
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08-04-2011, 05:08 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: MA
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Originally Posted by WhipE350
Yup I got them too, there is no place for side light but they look sweet!
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Whip - are those the smoked or regular version?
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08-04-2011, 02:47 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Ontario
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Thanks for the pics guys... They look amazing!!! I just ordered the smoke!!
Cheers,
Andre
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08-04-2011, 07:08 PM
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Autobahn Glanz
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Charlotte, NC
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Originally Posted by Stroked & Blown
Whip - are those the smoked or regular version?
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Smoked!...though not apparent in the first photo 
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08-05-2011, 03:24 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Ontario
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WhipE350...Those are the same ones I ordered. Were they plug and go? What did you do for reverse and signal bulbs? LED?
I wanted to change all my front and rear lights to LED, but seems that it won't be that easy.
Andre
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08-13-2011, 04:32 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Ontario
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Just installed my smoke DEPO tailights.... BUT the outside LEDs don't do anything!! Are the outside LEDs brake light??? The inner LEDs work with my brakes...but the outter ones don't do anything. Would it have anything to do with the "small" outter corner lights I removed, as they don't fit in the new DEPO assemblies?
Thanks,
Dre
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08-13-2011, 06:52 PM
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Autobahn Glanz
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 1,282
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I didn't do anything special with the bulbs, just installed as is. The outside light is part of the parking lights and the Depo don't have it...instead you get just a reflector.
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08-16-2011, 04:42 AM
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Location: Ontario
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Originally Posted by WhipE350
I didn't do anything special with the bulbs, just installed as is. The outside light is part of the parking lights and the Depo don't have it...instead you get just a reflector.
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But you have two sets of LEDs per light right? One inner and one outter by the reflector...My LED by the outter reflector won't work!!
Thanks for your help!
Dre
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08-16-2011, 06:38 PM
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Autobahn Glanz
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Charlotte, NC
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Dre, darn good question. Is it maybe just for looks?
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08-17-2011, 07:54 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Bastrop, TX
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DRE,
I just ordered and installed the depo lights as well. The outside LEDs are the rear fog lights, and just the drivers side works anyway.
So what I did was to plug the outside LEDs into the rear light blub spot, NOT the Brake light spot, but the spot that lights up as part of the rear night lights. The problem is that the wire is too short. So to avoid cutting the wire, I cut the plastic to allow the wire to pull over to the spot.
Now I have night LEDs and LED brake lights.
bulb turn and reverse lights. and bulb drivers fog light.
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08-17-2011, 03:59 PM
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Autobahn Glanz
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Charlotte, NC
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That's right, I knew that...just becoming forgetful . Ya it only comes on with the fog lights and on one side. Porsche must have figured that when we turn on our fog lights we are actually in fog and it would be helpful if some one doesn't rear end because of the limited sight.
That is cool what you did, I'll have to take one back off and try that. LED parking lights nice!
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08-18-2011, 05:39 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Ontario
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Good idea!!! Thanks
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Originally Posted by jhandy
DRE,
I just ordered and installed the depo lights as well. The outside LEDs are the rear fog lights, and just the drivers side works anyway.
So what I did was to plug the outside LEDs into the rear light blub spot, NOT the Brake light spot, but the spot that lights up as part of the rear night lights. The problem is that the wire is too short. So to avoid cutting the wire, I cut the plastic to allow the wire to pull over to the spot.
Now I have night LEDs and LED brake lights.
bulb turn and reverse lights. and bulb drivers fog light.
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08-23-2011, 07:11 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Palm Springs
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I've had them for about 6 months. Love them.
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08-24-2011, 06:09 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Colorado
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@Shawn - do you have a full rear picture?
Your car looks great BTW.
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