Anyone use DEPO Taillights? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

bulkman · 08-03-2011, 01:52 PM

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

tonycarreon · 08-03-2011, 02:10 PM

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.

bulkman · 08-03-2011, 02:18 PM

Good to know, thanks Tony

WhipE350 · 08-03-2011, 06:18 PM

Yup I got them too, there is no place for side light but they look sweet!

Stroked & Blown · 08-04-2011, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by WhipE350

Yup I got them too, there is no place for side light but they look sweet!

Whip - are those the smoked or regular version?

bulkman · 08-04-2011, 02:47 PM

Thanks for the pics guys... They look amazing!!! I just ordered the smoke!!

Cheers,

Andre

WhipE350 · 08-04-2011, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Stroked & Blown

Whip - are those the smoked or regular version?

Smoked!...though not apparent in the first photo

Wingnut2u · 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.

Same here....I have had mine for 3 years with no issues

ChrisZang · 08-03-2011, 09:26 PM

ditto, same here

Penland · 08-03-2011, 09:39 PM

I have em, I need some clear bulbs for them

particlewave · 03-01-2013, 12:18 PM

Getting started...

Obligatory before and after shots;

dghii · 03-02-2013, 06:12 AM

What you gonna do with your originals?

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

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

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

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

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