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Old 03-18-2013, 06:20 PM
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Suck it up, open your housings and swap some good projectors in there along with some angel eyes while you have them open.

There are (IMO) a couple causes for concern with these &/or the Depo units. First off if you're only after esthetics then these may be an 'upgrade', but if you're after some quality lighting....I'd steer clear. You'll find plenty of Bimmer guys who order sets of Depos, then immediately proceed to a projector swap --- what does that say?? Nothing would disappoint more than grabbing new headlights and having to upgrade them off the hop. There are plenty of comparos kicking around on the web of factory Depo outputs vs ones with various projectors swapped in....you may be surprised at what you come across. Secondly is that listing itself.....they're pre-facelift housings---why do they show a facelift X edited with what looks like MS Paint?!

RB, yours are permasealed housings right? Why not snag a set of housings that can be easily opened and swap in what you want? A swap on a prefacelift is simpler as they don't use E55 projectors with the proprietary igniter/bulb mount....not requiring you to swap ballasts like I was forced to --- you can reuse your existing ballasts!
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