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WhipE350 08-24-2011 06:16 PM

Actually Shawn's pic is exactly how mine look, neither of my photos seemed to show a real life representation of them. On my Guards Red they look really nice, I've not had one person say anything but positive which surprised me for an inexpensive after market system.

986NY 09-06-2011 09:36 AM

Depo LED Lights
 
Thanks for your write up on the Depo LED rear lights.
I was high bidder on a eBay pair and I am deciding if I should pay for the lights depending on your favorable recommendation.
Do you have LED night lights as well as LED brake lights and LED turn signals and LED back up lights?
You said you were able to install the right side fog light bulb only.
Did I get it all correct?
Is there anything about on the Depo set up that is lacking compared to the the factory rear lights?
Thanks.

WhipE350 09-07-2011 05:25 PM

I think only my brake lights are led. There is another set of leds, as guys have indicated things can be wired to utilized more. Let me check again, I can never remember but I think there are two sets of led but I'm not sure how they are utilized, maybe someone else can quickly remember.

99 Boxcutter 04-27-2012 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawn (Post 256383)
I've had them for about 6 months. Love them.

Where'd you get that spoiler from and how does it work with the stock spoiler?

AndrewG 04-27-2012 04:26 PM

You can reroute the wires so one of the sets of LEDs feeds the rear running lights and the other set of LEDs feeds the brake. I have my DEPO lights set that the inside set of LEDs are always on when my lights are on and the outside set for brakes. It takes a little patience to feed the wire plug through the light assembly but worth it.

ilikeching 02-22-2013 12:45 PM

not the best pic....:), just installed smoked tail light, way much cooler than oem..
and thanks to coco701111 from ebay for fast shipping overseas..

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ilikeching 02-25-2013 07:58 PM

Smoked Depo lights with wing decal sticker


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DFW02S 02-25-2013 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ilikeching (Post 328643)
not the best pic....:) ...

Ching, no more pics until you wash your car! Please.

But the lights and decal look nice.

Springman26 02-26-2013 06:02 PM

Here is my 2002 S
 
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particlewave 03-01-2013 12:18 PM

Getting started...

Obligatory before and after shots;

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dghii 03-02-2013 06:12 AM

What you gonna do with your originals?

Perfectlap 03-02-2013 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by AndrewG (Post 288107)
You can reroute the wires so one of the sets of LEDs feeds the rear running lights and the other set of LEDs feeds the brake. I have my DEPO lights set that the inside set of LEDs are always on when my lights are on and the outside set for brakes. It takes a little patience to feed the wire plug through the light assembly but worth it.

I peeled back the grommet, moved the other wires out of the way and still could not get the plug to fit in that little space. Then being impatient I got out the drill gun. :D
don't do this without moving all the wires out of the way. But with two 1/8 holes it cleared enough space.

I'll miss that parking light though. I use that all the time when I leave the car parked in a dimly lit parking lot. makes the curious think someone's in the car.

EDIT:
You don't lose the parking light after all. But strangely after i start the car and turn on the lights the rear lights will only turn on if i turn the lights off and then turn them back on again. Also, its a good idea to have some touch up paint handy. I had some chipping under the old tail lights and Depo lights have a slightly smaller footprint which revealed the paint chip.

Perfectlap 03-03-2013 10:22 AM

Wow these LEDs are way bright. I had the parking light on around dusk, still plenty of daylight, and you could see it bright as heck a block and a half away. Excellent for distracted drivers who get too close to parked cars. And lately I have become paranoid about parking to close to the curb, i will often park around the corner but sometimes its unavoidable. This mod gets six cylinders on the bang for buck scale.

Steve03986 03-04-2013 04:50 AM

Have the smoked DEPO LED taillghts. I did a bit of re-wiring so the inboard and outboard LEDs function as brake lights. No issues with fitment or function.

BruceH 03-04-2013 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve03986 (Post 329955)
Have the smoked DEPO LED taillghts. I did a bit of re-wiring so the inboard and outboard LEDs function as brake lights. No issues with fitment or function.

How did you wire it? I would like to do the same thing. Thanks.

Steve03986 03-04-2013 05:34 PM

I did it last summer, but recall it involved cutting the + and - wires from the parking light, splicing-in extensions to each of those wires, and then splicing into the + and - from the brake lights. There is not much room to work with inside each light fixture. Hope this helps.

BruceH 03-04-2013 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve03986 (Post 330077)
I did it last summer, but recall it involved cutting the + and - wires from the parking light, splicing-in extensions to each of those wires, and then splicing into the + and - from the brake lights. There is not much room to work with inside each light fixture. Hope this helps.

That sounds simple enough, thanks!

BruceH 03-08-2013 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve03986 (Post 330077)
I did it last summer, but recall it involved cutting the + and - wires from the parking light, splicing-in extensions to each of those wires, and then splicing into the + and - from the brake lights. There is not much room to work with inside each light fixture. Hope this helps.

So I tapped into the brake leads and then tapped into the outside LED/parking LED. It works, but not all the time. Sometimes, the first press of the brakes results in only the original brake LED's coming on. The second press results in both the inside and outside LED' illuminating. Does yours do this?

particlewave 03-08-2013 03:30 PM

This is very common...there's a solution floating around on one of these threads. Need a resistor somewhere, but can't remember where and I haven't gotten around to playing with mine yet.

dragonflyoh 09-20-2013 10:55 AM

Seal Leak on Depo Lights
 
I just purchased a set of the Depo lights and have what looks like glue leaked around the seal. Anyone else have that problem? The seller is wiling to refund my money but if they are like that then I may keep them. Hard to see the seal from a few feet distance.
Jim
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