Fender side marker replacement (smoked) opinions...

[Ricky Bobby]

When I bought my X 2 years ago I installed these Depo smoked sidemarkers with amber chrome bulbs:



I like the smoked because it blends in with the rubstrips on the doors, keeping a continuous line. These were Depo brand, if anyone cares to know. Long story short I have some moisture accumulating in one of the side markers so I'm guessing just a byproduct of cheaper plastic, etc. I put silicone around the seal when I installed them as well so its not the seal on the fender. So I'm looking for a replacement set.

Now, going on ebay there are a few newer choices, all about 30 bucks each.

1)

These look pretty high quality and definitely an OE look, ships from Germany too!


2)

The popular LED version with 3 amber LED's, does anyone have these and are they truly error free? Do they come with a new rubber seal for the back?

Or option 3) Get another set of smoked Depo markers, use some silicone on the back seal again and hope for another 2 years or more of problem free operation.

Fire away with thoughts and opinions, I'll be ordering one of these sets this week.