Headlight help...

mam4.6 · #1 07-08-2013, 05:56 PM

Hey, guys, I heard a lot of folks update to Depo headlights, am considering doing the same thing. Does anyone have any info on these:
New Depo LED Angel Eye LED Signal Halo Projector Headlights BMW x5 E53 D2S 00 03 | eBay
What quality projectors are they? Also can I bolt my OEM projectors, ballasts, and self-leveling motors onto the Depot housing if I don't want to lose everything. Also what quality LEDs are these? I'd love to see some pics of these installed on an X....

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epdarks · #2 07-08-2013, 06:25 PM

Check out my for sale thread for pics of the Depos.

mam4.6 · #3 07-08-2013, 07:42 PM

Thanks...
Your build list makes me want to go spend some money!
Awesome looking X....

Ricky Bobby · #4 07-08-2013, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mam4.6

Hey, guys, I heard a lot of folks update to Depo headlights, am considering doing the same thing. Does anyone have any info on these:
New Depo LED Angel Eye LED Signal Halo Projector Headlights BMW x5 E53 D2S 00 03 | eBay
What quality projectors are they? Also can I bolt my OEM projectors, ballasts, and self-leveling motors onto the Depot housing if I don't want to lose everything. Also what quality LEDs are these? I'd love to see some pics of these installed on an X....

Are you after light output or looks? The Depo's look good, but for 700 bucks, you can build a far superior lighting setup for less. The Depo uses a smaller projector than what comes on our cars stock, with a 2.5" lens. I haven't seen the output in person but I heard its not bad for its size. However, you could also buy yourself a set of these housings:

01 03 BMW E53 x5 SUV Dual CCFL Halo Projector Black Headlights Lamps Lights Pair | eBay

They accept stock ballasts, bulbs, and self leveling motors and gaskets. Only thing you have to decide is whether you want to reuse your stock low beam projector, which will bolt into those housings, or go with a new, upgraded EvoX-R projector set from The Retrofit Source. They are $150, but come with a chrome bowl, clear lens, and bi-xenon capable. Really sweet projector for the price, and actually is what I am doing to my headlights. The breakdown is as follows so you can see the price difference:

-Ebay headlights 210
-EvoX-R's 150
-CCFL remote wire harness and high beam splitters for activating solenoid 25
-Some extra resealing glue 15

So for 400 bucks you have brand new lights which look like the facelift version (tmv has the same lights on his Silver 3.0), if you want to just swap your stock projector you can probably do the same thing but with our single xenon projector for 250! I personally think the stock projector output is superior to the Depo, but that is speculation.

Only thing you have to be comfortable with is baking open your housings and swapping components, but do a search on the forums and you'll see many instructions on how to do so, its not too hard. If you have a 2003, your stock lights cannot be baked open and most likely will need to be cut open. However, thats only if you reuse the stock projector, if you go with aftermarket EvoX-R's, you just swap the ballasts, motors, gaskets, etc.

Much better than 700 bucks spent in my opinion in order to get an upgraded look and superior lighting! (The LED turn signal versions in my opinion also don't flow with the E53, as the rear turns are halogen)

Good luck!

mrbmwx5 · #5 07-09-2013, 12:15 AM

I can build you a set for $400 with 7000k LEDs angel eyes .

Ricky Bobby · #6 07-09-2013, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by mrbmwx5

I can build you a set for $400 with 7000k LEDs angel eyes .

Tom is that using stock housing or the ebay black housing? I'd like to know the size of the rings if you know them in case I wanted to switch from CCFL rings to LED rings. thanks!

mam4.6 · #7 07-09-2013, 05:35 PM

MRBMWX, could you PM me with more specific hardware details? I'm very interested!!

Ricky Bobby · #8 07-09-2013, 06:47 PM

or he could also post details here if he wants to sell product, its not against forum rules to do so as he is a Premier Member, perhaps more than one person here would be interested in a set?

tmv · #9 07-09-2013, 06:59 PM

Most of his headlights were sold. You might have to send yours in.

mam4.6 · #10 07-09-2013, 09:18 PM

I apologize, i'm new on here. Thanks for all the info, Ricky Bobby. i definitely want a quality setup on my X, this one sounds nice. What size projectors are the EvoX-Rs? Would somebody be willing to build a set for me? I want to keep my OEM's intact, in case of needing to put them back...

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