Alternative to Pre-Facelift Depo lights on Ebay for 600 bucks?

[Ricky Bobby]

OK I have a big update here:

If you are looking to retrofit the Depo headlights with another projector, or want a cheaper option than the "pre-installed" $650-700 option on ebay, I have the sizes of the replacement rings for the Depo headlight, the low beam rings are 120mm (circle) and high beam rings are 146mm (semi-circle)

They can be found as a kit if you search for an LED angel eye kit for 08-10 non-projector Mitsubishi Lancer lights:

LED SMD Angel Eyes Kit Super White for Mitsubishi Lancer

If you are replacing the Depo rings in the E53 in the existing location as they are mounted on the reflector bowl/shroud (chrome piece), those are the sizes and type you need, the low beam can be a full circle but for clearance inside the housing issues its recommended the high beam be semi-circle.


AS WELL, member Fernando (powers1) has a spare set of the Depo headlights opened, and sent me some nice pictures showing what can be done with the Depos much more afforadably. The 131mm and 160mm angel eye kits CAN BE FITTED to the Depo E53 headlights, as long as you mount them to the black shroud piece as the openings are that size.

Waiting on his pictures, but basically I'm hoping that we may have saved some members a few hundred bucks in the future.

What this means is you can buy the Depo D2S or H7 "Halogen Angel eye ring" headlights for around $350, then fit a set of readily available $55 LED angel eye rings to the headlights after opening them. All the LED ring sets I see for sale have relay, remote on wire harnesses included as well. A savings of approx $250-300.


You also could readily retrofit a better projector in there, the OEM FX35 projector (not FX-R) is a direct bolt on as long as you drill 2 new mounting holes, the Depo projector is based on the old Audi D2S Valeo projector.

FX-R 3.0 can be mounted, but is more custom. EvoX-R is not recommended in these as the lens is 3" and the Depos utilize a 2.5" lens projector, fitting an EvoX-R will sacrifice some of the width of the projector.


Hope this post is beneficial and I await any questions, as well as Fernando's pictures to show us the inner workings of the Depo headlights!