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Wrighty_1988

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Registered: 30th Jun 06
Location: South Yorkshire
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10th Dec 06 at 20:18

I want to get this sorted out very soon. I bought some depo headlights for my car and to be honest they are poo at night even with xenon lights. Now i have lowered the car 60mm and oh my god the light ends about 5 foot infront of my car !!!

How has everyone else sorted this problem as im sure most people have it. Thankies.

powey

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Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Gwent, South Wales
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10th Dec 06 at 20:51

Does the lights have adjusters on them perhaps you could lift the beam a little higher?

Teknologikal

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Registered: 11th May 06
Location: Cardiff
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10th Dec 06 at 21:13

This is the second time I've heard about this complaint in a week....and I've just bought them with a view to getting xenon bulbs

Be interested to see moer posts from other Depo owners.....

vaux-tech

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Registered: 28th May 06
Location: Preston, Lancs. Drives: Astra SRI turbo.
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10th Dec 06 at 21:19

bought some a couple of weeks ago, ordered some xenon bulbs off ebay, have my results when they arrive?

Dave A

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10th Dec 06 at 21:20

my depos were great. gave off plenty of light.

Teknologikal

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10th Dec 06 at 21:22

I'm wondering if the 5ft in front of the car thing is down to the alignment of the beams.....if mine are the same I'll take them to be sorted just to be sure.

powey

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10th Dec 06 at 21:22

theres always rally bulbs if lightings that poor?

Teknologikal

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10th Dec 06 at 21:24

If they're e-marked then they can't be that bad I'm thinking.....otherwise they'd be failing MOTs left, right and centre.

Good suggestion powey.

Wrighty_1988

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10th Dec 06 at 23:17

They are not very good, i have the adjuster set on the highest one. Are those bulbs you can buy at motorworld those 60% brither bulbs better than xenon ?, that would cure the brightness but still it wont shine far enough. I reckon i might have to take the bulb out and mess about with the fitting inside to make it shine higher.

tom_simes

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Registered: 12th Jan 05
Location: Undy, Newport Drives: Skoda Octavia vRS estate
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11th Dec 06 at 03:40

I have Depo's and have no problem. They are about the same as standard headlights when they are on dipped beam, but they are very bright when they are on full beam, which is when you need them most!

Teknologikal

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11th Dec 06 at 07:25

Apparently, getting higher wattage bulbs such as rally ones (Philips H7 80w for example) is actually illegal (65 watts max) for road use.

So you're likely to not only cause an accident by flaring someone but you're likely to get nicked for them too.

willhouse

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Registered: 11th Jul 06
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11th Dec 06 at 11:46

quote:
Originally posted by Teknologikal
Apparently, getting higher wattage bulbs such as rally ones (Philips H7 80w for example) is actually illegal (65 watts max) for road use.

So you're likely to not only cause an accident by flaring someone but you're likely to get nicked for them too.

be careful with your wiring too- you may end up melting something with higher wattage bulbs.

crazycorsa19

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Registered: 24th Jun 06
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11th Dec 06 at 14:26

i worked out a plan!! it took a few hours but it should work!!
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dont buy depo headlights

Teknologikal

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Registered: 11th May 06
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11th Dec 06 at 15:13

Very clever crazy, it took a few hours to think of that?

I've bought them, my car is in the booth waiting for them to be fitted and I needed a new offside light...they're going on there

[Edited on 11-12-2006 by Teknologikal]

crazycorsa19

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Registered: 24th Jun 06
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11th Dec 06 at 15:34

yep i was being completly serious mate

think im going to use the angel eye projector lights. the really dark smoked ones

Wrighty_1988

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Registered: 30th Jun 06
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11th Dec 06 at 23:15

Thinking about putting my old lights back in and just dusting them over with matt black. The depos are too poor lighting.

powey

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11th Dec 06 at 23:26

wrighty make sure to use proper tint spray otherwise it will look spotty

Wrighty_1988

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11th Dec 06 at 23:46

just went out and fooked about with the lights, turns out there is a manual height adjuster in the form of a spining toggle next to where the electric bit for the motor plugs in. Wound that upto full and i can see a far distance now