Exactly. The idea that these OEM ones last forever is laughable.

Look pretty good

nothing lasts forever {thumbup}

They look pretty good

For reals. I bought some Depo headlights for one of my Volvos (glass) since they were ~$300 a set as opposed to $800 each, then I bought Volvo corner lights since they were plastic and I figured more leak prone. 5 months later the Volvo corners would fog up, the Depo lights were fine for years including when I sold the car.

Point of reference regarding Mitsubishi lighting.... we no longer even warranty lamps for sealing issues unless there is enough water in them for guppies. Fogging is so common on OE lighting they no longer consider it a failure until it is so bad that you have a swimming pool in there.... at which point there is likely impact damage anyway.

Buy what makes you happy.... both "can" leak, and neither is really more or less reliable than the other, not to any degree that can be accurately verified. The production volume differences as well as the multiple OE vendors from year to year make any comparison foolish.

Don't have a cow man.

I would rather have these depo's than stock 8 tails haha

If you don't like them, don't buy them. :)

^what he said. I just came across these after giving up a while back when we had a thread to have these put into productiong. I'm surprised to see them producing these....did the emails that we sent depo start this?

So people are fixing the red reverse light before they go on right? Leaks aside, people seem to be missing the point of safety...

well they look red, but no one has bought a set of these and proven if they are red or not yet

+1

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+1 on the headlight's aspect. OEM are so expensive

While I had JDM Evo VII tails on my VIII, I'm not afraid of Depo. There is a huge thread in the Evo X audio and electrical section about Evo X Depo headlights. While they are not on par with OEM SSS projectors and they don't have leveling motors, you can retrofit in Hella Evo X-R projectors that are bixenon direct drop-in fitment, and the light output will blow OEM away. So you're looking at half the cost with some extra work. I found workmanship to be excellent, and the parts that sucked, I removed.

YMMV, and I know the VII taillight color might be wrong in a couple spots, but don't count out Depo for a good replacement, because it makes sense sometimes. :)

They have highly upped their quality, IMO:
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More info on the X headlights here:
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...eadlights.html

Just got mine in a few min ago. I did a quick test fit and reverse light test on my lunch break. The reverse light is actually not as red or pink as I thought it would be, the picture doesn't capture it very well, but it is more white than I thought it would be. the over all construction is good, I was just worried about the reverse light, but after seeing it in person I am happy with my choice. I apologize for the dirty the car and the crappy phone pictures.

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