05sleeper Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 There's no more saving my lenses on my headlights and have been really considering doing a retro fit with hid kit. Do you guys think the quality of the depos would be ok to bake and take on this task? I've searched and heard depos can haze over time but so does any other plastic style headlight. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leviman Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 You sure they're beyond saving? Are they just yellowed or are they cracked and deformed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05sleeper Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Well 145k miles of Texas heat and 5 restores later I've got some cracking coming up around the edges and the last restore i let our detail guys do it and got some deep scratches :/ finally started getting condensation in the passenger light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayInVA Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I have a Depo headlight and a depo fog light. I'm actually very satisfied (and somewhat impressed) with the quality of the product. HOWEVER, I've heard some less-than-flattering things about Depo headlights that have been used for HID retrofits (or anything involving baking the headlights). I've heard of the lenses forming small hairline, spiderweb-like cracks. This is across different makes and models (Subaru, BMW, Toyota, etc). I'm afraid to even try on my Depo lights. I'd try to find used OEM if I were going to do a retrofit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTris Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 How about these? http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/wa-2005-2007-legacy-gt-retrofit-headlights-236491.html Already retro'd with MH1s, needs $100 on top of your stockers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05sleeper Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 I read about the baking issue but think the same happened to mine a little at 235 degrees. And i would totally trade that guy but one of mine has one broken tab and he stated no broken tabs :/ might just have to hold off till i can find someone selling some straight up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Alvarez Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I baked mine and some of my tabs melted because I turned the heat up a little much and left them in there for a little longer than needed(no brackets were included in the kit so retrofit had to wait). Once I got my brackets for the projectors I had to reopen them, though this time I used a heat gun and no problems came up other than some tabs not lining up correctly due to them melting in the oven the first time I bakes them. If you use a heat gun ($20-35 for a good/decent gun) you should be in the money and don't have to worry about melting/cracking/ breaking anything. As of right now the lights have held up perfectly fine for 6 months. Just make sure that you pick up some extra sealant, poor closer is whats most likely going to let in condensation. If you go through with the build. Some cheap $1 claps from home depot come really handy when sealing the headlights back up properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05sleeper Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 Awesome good to hear! Minus the melted tabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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