Help RE: Depo LED Tail Lights (wiring)

[audisnawb]

Hello. I PMed a couple people on here and I was curious if anyone else has come across this-

Our 986 Boxsters have a rectangular harness for the tail lights- one plug does it all-

I purchased depo tails for my car and the website states they are direct plug and play with no modification needed- however- they dont have a rectangular female harness plug, they have two wires with round connectors.

Can anyone shed some light on this???

Im waiting to hear back from the company but didnt know if any of you have dealt with this in the past....

Thanks!

[tonycarreon]

the "round" part plugs into the "hole" where the light bulb is plugged in to the wire...

[audisnawb]

Originally Posted by tonycarreon

the "round" part plugs into the "hole" where the light bulb is plugged in to the wire...

The bulbs dont get plugged into the round parts, theyre a positive connection- they actually look like the male end of a light bulb. Nothing on these lights makes sense. There is no rectangular plug for my wiring harness. :-/

[tonycarreon]

sorry for the grainyness (it's dark in the garage) but...



you have to remove the bulb holder (the plastic assembly that houses the bulbs and connects to the electrical wiring) from the old tail lights, pull out the bulb for the tail lights (leave the turn signal and fog light) and plug the depo light's socket into the hole for the tail light in the housing.

[audisnawb]

Originally Posted by tonycarreon

sorry for the grainyness (it's dark in the garage) but...

Thanks for the picture- I really appreciate you doing that for me- I will have to re-look at things either on lunch or when I get home- I just dont recall seeing that wire in your picture with the round connector- I swear my car only has a rectangular connector about 2 inches long...? Ill have to re-look. Thanks man!

[tonycarreon]

yeah the old lights should have the plastic assembly that contains all of the bulbs. you'll have to reuse that. there's no way to just remove the old taillights with the housing (removing it from the wiring harness (the rectangular plug you talked about)) and plug the new lights in. they don't make that part real clear on their descriptions.

my depo lights came with two red/black wires connected to what looks like the male end of a bulb that gets plugged in to where the old bulbs were on the assembly from the old tail lights.

also you'll want to get some yellow bulbs for the turn signals since they're clear in the old tail lights and the housing is yellow. the depo (if you got the same ones i have) are clear. so your turn signal will just be white. i still have not replaced my clear light yet so when i turn on the signal the people behind me just see a white flashing light...

also, the glue on the rubber/foam seal around the tail light is kind of "iffy" and tends to want to twist and turn when it's installed. you'll want to take a little care with those since that is essentially the water seal to keep rain away...

which ones did you get? smoked? clear?