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Originally Posted by Clockwork
RB, you finally gave up on the DEPO brand too huh? I'm feeling your pain and feel I will just go to VALEO projectors too, just to save me time and patience.
I may as well now that I created a harness for face lift to pre-face lifted fogs for hallogens in the fogs and and also since I have an H3C set of bulbs for an HID set-up too.
now I just have to sell these DEPO brand projector fogs to someone for a rediculously cheap price  |
You know what to be honest, I would have kept with the Depo brand, however I did have one of mine with a defective cutoff. In all my research, I also noticed TYC does make a replacement projector fog, comparable in price to Depo, and TYC has always been good quality in my experience.
As well, the main reason I got rid of the Depos was because of the condensation issues I had with them. you may recall if I mentioned in the threads that I would get "fogging" on the inside of the lenses, not from a bad seal, but breathability/heat issues, just as X5SND did, but he rectified his by installing multiple vents to equalize the pressure. As a test, I purchased a $20 "junkyard" Valeo projector fog housing on ebay, to see if the issue was replicated, as up until that point, not a single soul had mentioned their projectors "fogging up" after the lights were running, and everyone installed with the grommet sealed in the back of the cap.
Low and behold, I plugged the Valeo in with the same H3C bulb, and not a single lick of moisture after running for an hour or so, previously the Depos would fog up after 15 minutes.
I did notice serious quality differences between the Valeo H3 projector and the Depo H3 projector when they were next to each other, the Depo is definitely more "tinny", and has a shield affixed to the lens holder, while the Valeo has a shield built into the projector bowl, and is much more sturdier. For the 90% of us on the boards, the Depos may be the way to go, as long as they don't fog up. However, I needed a new set anyway, and after my "moisture test" was complete and proven, I would have been stupid not to buy a new set of Valeos from the dealer. I paid $200 shipped for a set, and love them. The cutoff is wide, sharp, and minimally colorful from the factory (for what its worth, my stock low beams with new Philips bulbs are more colorful, and they are Fresnel lenses!) However, the clear lens on the valeo fogs makes the cutoff nice and sharp on the fogs, which is what we need!
Good luck Clockwork