Depo Projectors and "GAP"

[TnTahoe]

Ok I bought some depo projectors off of ebay and they look great and I assume that they are real depos. Well the plastic on the back that holds the adjusting screws is somewhat flimsy compared to the stock housings and there is the notorious wiggle that everyone speaks of. My main concern as of right now it that there is a huge gap between the depo light housing and my bumper grill. Anyone else have this problem? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Abstrastic]

I have the same issue but I just deal with it till someone comes up with a solution.

 

[TnTahoe]

It just seems that alot of water will get in there and I can see my hid ballasts and i dont want those to get messed up but i was told that the adjuster screws will help but I wasnt sure if those just moved the bulbs or the housing

 

[Abstrastic]

It just seems that alot of water will get in there and I can see my hid ballasts and i dont want those to get messed up but i was told that the adjuster screws will help but I wasnt sure if those just moved the bulbs or the housing

They will move the whole housing but I dont see how that is gonna fix the gap.

FYI the adjusting bolt is a 5/32nd.

 

[jutte73]

they look like they are pionted really high.. do the beams out of your lows even hit the road?? the adjusters will move the whole assembly. also did those lights come with the mounting brackets or did you have to take the ones off your factory lights. if they did maybe try putting your factory brackets on??

 

[TnTahoe]

they came with the brackets already on them, and my lights do hit the road somewhat but they are aimed really high, i hadnt adjusted anything yet, i just put them in last night, i will try to adjust them today and see if that helps

 

[jutte73]

yeah adjust them down and out and that should take care of the gaps. i had these style on my s10 and you want the "beams" to project on to the road about 15-20 feet in front of you. the ones that i had had a cut off plate in them i would assume yours do to and you should be able to see that cut of line against your garage or another car at night you wanna try and adjust them down far enough that you dont blind people in front of you when you come up behind them lol.. let me know if the gap problem is taken care of i am looking for a good set of projectors to put in my tahoe as well.. if you could can you get a couple of night pictures when you get them adjusted i would like to see what kind of pattern the put out and if they do have a cut off plate in them or not.. thanks!


those gaps did look familure when i put mine in my s10 (just looked at some old pics) they looked the same way till i adjusted them lol.

 

[TnTahoe]

I guess i jumped the gun a little bit bc when i put them in last night I didnt attempt to adjust them. Well I got home and as I was attempting to remove the bracket from my oem lense I realize that the screw I turning was actually adjusting the lense up and down so I looked at the depos and right there in plain sight was the vertical adjuster lol stupid me, but one of the lenses came with the adjuster in the wrong way but that was a simple fix. So now that the gaps are minimized now I just have to find a place where I can adjust them tonight. Add as far as the wiggle yeah mine wiggled but the packaging box that they came in had this thick styrofoam pads so I just cut a square and placed it between the bracket and the projector housing and my wiggle now is very minimal


MUCH MUCH MUCH BETTER but now Im trying to figure out how to get my hood to lower a tad bit more on the left side. I would like it to be identical to the right side

 

[nytahoe]

let me c if i can find a pic from when i have them. i dont think i had a gap like that.

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[Arkansaw]

For clarity, only some of the Depo's have this concern. I have the OEM-looking Depos and they do not have any fitment or wiggling concerns.

They actually have wonderful fitment. Perhaps better than stock.

 

[Tahoewhat]

Mine had gap, but nothing worth worrying about. Arkansaw, you must of got some good ones then. B/c the back of mine wiggled, wont aim, screw is stripped i guess. Plastic junk, but oh well..

OP. for hood lowering, just loosen, screw down on the rubber stop, that holds the hood. Should be on the radiator support.

 

[nytahoe]

i think u might be able to take the back off the stock head light and put them on the depo's

 

[polobuds]

looks good! depos and soon to be LED bumpers? i like it.

I've seen a thread on the gap fixes but can't seem to find it. Just keep looking and you may find it.

 

[jutte73]

those lights dont come adjusted thats why there is a gap you need to adjust them, as the OP did, to take care of the gap problem. and as far as the hood yes just adust the rubber stops and see what happens. anyone have these in black?? how is the brightness of the high beams in the black housing i have heard that some black housings are terrible when you hit the brights?? also do these lights have the cut off plates in theme?? i love seeing that cut off line when i pull up behind someone or do a building lol, i dont know just me lol

 

[Abstrastic]

those lights dont come adjusted thats why there is a gap you need to adjust them, as the OP did, to take care of the gap problem. and as far as the hood yes just adust the rubber stops and see what happens. anyone have these in black?? how is the brightness of the high beams in the black housing i have heard that some black housings are terrible when you hit the brights?? also do these lights have the cut off plates in theme?? i love seeing that cut off line when i pull up behind someone or do a building lol, i dont know just me lol

here are the black ones on my truck:

 

[mando2776]

here are the black ones on my truck:

those look nice.... are u running stock lights? or hid's
if u are running hids, are they h1 bulbs? how do u like the performance?

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let me c if i can find a pic from when i have them. i dont think i had a gap like that.

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sweet... liking those depos... where u getting flashed by uncoming drivers?
were they bouncing alot?

 

[Abstrastic]

I am running bids In the lows 6k to be exact. I am not sure if they are h1's I ordered them from hidguy.net.

I don't see a reason to have to use my high beams at all they suck compared to the bids in the lows. As for the wiggle mine only happens when I drive down extremely bumpy roads.

 

[nytahoe]

those look nice.... are u running stock lights? or hid's
if u are running hids, are they h1 bulbs? how do u like the performance?

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sweet... liking those depos... where u getting flashed by uncoming drivers?
were they bouncing alot?

nope never got flashed. had them aimed right. i didnt have bouncing cause i had my hid ballast behinde the light tight fit but it worked.

 

[polobuds]

I guess i jumped the gun a little bit bc when i put them in last night I didnt attempt to adjust them. Well I got home and as I was attempting to remove the bracket from my oem lense I realize that the screw I turning was actually adjusting the lense up and down so I looked at the depos and right there in plain sight was the vertical adjuster lol stupid me, but one of the lenses came with the adjuster in the wrong way but that was a simple fix. So now that the gaps are minimized now I just have to find a place where I can adjust them tonight. Add as far as the wiggle yeah mine wiggled but the packaging box that they came in had this thick styrofoam pads so I just cut a square and placed it between the bracket and the projector housing and my wiggle now is very minimal


MUCH MUCH MUCH BETTER but now Im trying to figure out how to get my hood to lower a tad bit more on the left side. I would like it to be identical to the right side

Can you snap some pics of what the vertical adjuster looks like. I have the same gap in my stock headlights, and the only adjuster screw I found was the one that moves the bracket forward and back. But nothing to vertically adjust it.

Thanks

 

[jutte73]

anyone have a picture of the light pattern these put off or would you be able to take one for me?? just up against a wall maybe 10-20 feet away????

thanks!