Depo Projectors loose...

[johnny--2k]

Ordered the depo projectors with black housings off Amazon, and while they look great, I'm pretty disappointed with the fit. They are fairly loose, and to get them adjusted properly, they look horrible.

Has anyone here tried to retrofit the depo housing onto the OEM frame that attaches to the truck? I haven't looked close, but it seems like the mounting points would be similar...

 

[05Single]

Got a pic ?

 

[Fosscore]

Yes you can swap the OEM plastic frame from your OEM lights onto the Depo lights and it should fit a bit more snug.

 

[05Single]

I'd there just one light deposit makes ?

 

[Fosscore]

They make the round projector ones like I have and then @Tonyrodz has the other style. I don't have pics handy.

 

[05Single]

They make the round projector ones like I have and then @Tonyrodz has the other style. I don't have pics handy.

Though his were spec-d

 

[Fosscore]

Sorry maybe I got my wires crossed. These are what I was thinking of since OP did not post a pic.

 

[BADRIDES]

Sorry maybe I got my wires crossed. These are what I was thinking of since OP did not post a pic.

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You might have to show him your ping pong ball trick

 

[Tonyrodz]

They make the round projector ones like I have and then @Tonyrodz has the other style. I don't have pics handy.

Though his were spec-d

Sorry maybe I got my wires crossed. These are what I was thinking of since OP did not post a pic.

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Mine are Spec-D

 

[massivespl]

My depos are great. Light cut off point was perfect right out the box. There is alittle jiggle when hitting a big bump in the road but I haven't done the ping pong ball trick yet as it doesn't bug me. Lol

 

[johnny--2k]

OK, what the hell is the ping pong ball trick? lol!

 

[johnny--2k]

and yes, I have the projector ones on the left in the image posted above, just with the black housing instead of chrome

 

[05Single]

Wedge ping pong ball in between the bracket and the cross member on the the truck.
Fosscore should have a pic. It's a trade secret

 

[johnny--2k]

OK, found the ping pong ball picture. Looks like that may be the easiest course of action, since it seems there is some slight modification required to mount the OEM bracket to the Depo light.

I'll give that a shot in the next few days and see if it helps. I'm still not super happy with the adjustment, so I'll need to play around with that some more. I can't seem to get them just right. Either too high or too low, and the drivers side specifically just looks like it's off... almost like it drops off too sharply on the outer edges.

Either way, thanks for the help! Next step will be diagnosing this annoying clunk in the front end. With 185K miles, I can only imagine there are quite a few worn out components.

 

[Fosscore]

Yeah the ping pong ball is a trade secret. lol
I have 2 balls placed on either side to stabilize the Depo headlights. Some guys report no issues and like you and I they wobble a bit and the adjustment is wonky too. But they look great and the output is plenty good for me as well.

Quick note on my setup just so you can think about it.
I put Depos in with ping pong balls and halogens. Worked great, but alignment was off a bit on passenger side. A bit higher than I liked, but being lowered I am usually below the trunk lid anyways and hitting that side of the road sign is not such a bad thing.

I found a donor pair of OEM brackets at the junk yard to mess around with. I swapped over and ditched the ping pong balls and drove it for awhile.

Then I got the Vouke VK-5s LED bulbs which were not going to fit with the braided cooling fins. So the Depos got the Depo brackets back on and the LEDs fit great, but they wobbled a bit. Ping pong balls x 2 put back in each side and they are good to go albeit the passenger side alignment is still a bit high. I like the cutoff, the white LED light and projector output for a city driven Tahoe is okay by me.

Here are some pics to see.

Ping pong balls wedged in place. I ended up painting them black and you cannot tell that they are there unless the hood is up.

Comparison between OEM on top and Depo bracket mounted.

Depo top and OEM bottom. Subtle differences but make the adjustment process a little tricky and fitting the LED assembly tough and I wasn't in for Dremel work. The OEM brackets are much stiffer anyways.

I wrote about this in my build thread. The adjustment screws shown below are different thread styles. The Depo one would not thread correctly into the OEM bracket, hence the difficulty in proper adjustment beyond what the 2 pins that hold the entire headlight in place really offer.

 

[johnny--2k]

Thanks! I'm running an HID kit in mine, so fitment of the bulb isn't an issue, but taking the time to mess with the OEM brackets is what I dont have unfortunately.

I'll go with the ping pong method and see if that helps.

 

[igell]

cool

 

[BADRIDES]

Yeah the ping pong ball is a trade secret. lol
I have 2 balls placed on either side to stabilize the Depo headlights. Some guys report no issues and like you and I they wobble a bit and the adjustment is wonky too. But they look great and the output is plenty good for me as well.

Quick note on my setup just so you can think about it.
I put Depos in with ping pong balls and halogens. Worked great, but alignment was off a bit on passenger side. A bit higher than I liked, but being lowered I am usually below the trunk lid anyways and hitting that side of the road sign is not such a bad thing.

I found a donor pair of OEM brackets at the junk yard to mess around with. I swapped over and ditched the ping pong balls and drove it for awhile.

Then I got the Vouke VK-5s LED bulbs which were not going to fit with the braided cooling fins. So the Depos got the Depo brackets back on and the LEDs fit great, but they wobbled a bit. Ping pong balls x 2 put back in each side and they are good to go albeit the passenger side alignment is still a bit high. I like the cutoff, the white LED light and projector output for a city driven Tahoe is okay by me.

Here are some pics to see.

Ping pong balls wedged in place. I ended up painting them black and you cannot tell that they are there unless the hood is up.
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Comparison between OEM on top and Depo bracket mounted.
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Depo top and OEM bottom. Subtle differences but make the adjustment process a little tricky and fitting the LED assembly tough and I wasn't in for Dremel work. The OEM brackets are much stiffer anyways.
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I wrote about this in my build thread. The adjustment screws shown below are different thread styles. The Depo one would not thread correctly into the OEM bracket, hence the difficulty in proper adjustment beyond what the 2 pins that hold the entire headlight in place really offer.
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Nice to know, Thanks for the helpful info.