Depo Clear Bumper Lights w/pics - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

eddie926 · 08-30-2007, 02:05 PM

UPS brought my Depo clear bumper lights yesterday. Love 'em.

Before...

After...

Really had to wrestle to get the drivers side factory light out and the new one in. The wiring harness didn't have enough slack in it to get the light out far enough to disconnect the receptacle. Probably should have taken the splash guard out from underneath the bumper and went in through there, but instead I pulled the battery and was able to snake my arm in just far enough to get one finger on the receptacle.

Passenger side was a piece of cake. Plenty of slack in the harness. 2 minutes to swap it.

The Depos don't seem quite as heavy duty as the factory housings. They fit very well, though just a hair less snug then the factories. But 1000% better looking than the amber lenses IMO.

That's what I love about this forum. I didn't even know I needed them until I saw some Camrys on here that had them LOL.

Not a great shot. Too many reflections and haven't detailed lately. But I've got tints coming next Tuesday and am doing the S2000 antenna upgrade in the next week or two so I'll post up some better pics after that.

kpszar · 08-30-2007, 02:18 PM

Clear Lenses

bigbird · 08-30-2007, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by eddie926

Really had to wrestle to get the drivers side factory light out and the new one in. The wiring harness didn't have enough slack in it to get the light out far enough to disconnect the receptacle. Probably should have taken the splash guard out from underneath the bumper and went in through there, but instead I pulled the battery and was able to snake my arm in just far enough to get one finger on the receptacle.

yeah mine were the same way, i scratched the shit out of my hand and weist getting in on. looks great though.

Venom_5 · 08-30-2007, 02:47 PM

i need to get a whole arsenal of lights ... i need new headlights, clear corners, clear lenses and red/clear tails

maybe this winter

AJRK · 08-30-2007, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by bigbird

yeah mine were the same way, i scratched the shit out of my hand and weist getting in on. looks great though.

I just instaled mine this past week (see pics in other thread) and had the same problem. I was able to do it without pulling the battery though.

Car looks good!

Venom_5 · 08-30-2007, 03:15 PM

btw, whats with your grille? why is it like bright red?

eddie926 · 08-30-2007, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Venom_5

i need to get a whole arsenal of lights ... i need new headlights, clear corners, clear lenses and red/clear tails

maybe this winter

I was going to do clear bumpers and corners at the same time, but decided to just start with the bumpers and see how it looked.

I'd like to have the whole Depo suite (headlights, corners and bumpers), but can't do the headlights without doing the 3.5 to 3.0 grill conversion. Now that I have the bumper lights in, they actually match up really nicely with the factory headlights and corners. You can still see the amber bulbs through the clear bumper lenses and that plays very nicely with the amber lenses on the corners (IMO).

So, I may just save those dollars for something else. At the very least, I'm gonna live with it like this for awhile before I decide. I'm going to give the factory lights a good PlastX treatment so they're as clean as they can be. I'm just really happy with how much better it looks for so little $$. I hated the amber bumper lenses on my red paint>

eddie926 · 08-30-2007, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Venom_5

btw, whats with your grille? why is it like bright red?

It's the picture. That's what I said. Bad pic. Sun was very bright and the bumper is reflecting everything behind me. After I get my tints and s2000 antenna upgrade, I'll take some better pics.

Tuner571 · 08-30-2007, 04:32 PM

Looks great man, nice and clean.

bigbird · 08-30-2007, 04:43 PM

i think the grille looks great, color match looks good

eddie926 · 08-30-2007, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by bigbird

i think the grille looks great, color match looks good

Thanks, but......

That's the factory grill with the badge removed. I debadged because I wanted to get rid of the "gold package" emblems. I got a new chrome "cowboy" badge for the trunk at the dealer, but they couldn't get one for the grill. One parts guy I talked to said you have to order the whole grill to get the badge for that year.

So, I'm on the lookout for a pristine chrome grill emblem or, I'm considering doing the mesh grill from eBay like eyeball96 did. In the meantime, it looks pretty good as is until you get close enough to see the holes where the badge mounted.

Venom_5 · 08-30-2007, 05:49 PM

lol, bigbird is a noob ... its the OEM Factory grille, homeboi!

***eyeball96*** · 08-30-2007, 06:32 PM

Looks good! I had the same problem with my drivers side signal. So i just removed the headlight! There was plenty of room to reach the bulb then! I wonder why that sides harness is so freakin short??..U'll love the S2000 antenna!!

eddie926 · 08-30-2007, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by eyeball96

Looks good! I had the same problem with my drivers side signal. So i just removed the headlight! There was plenty of room to reach the bulb then! I wonder why that sides harness is so freakin short??..U'll love the S2000 antenna!!

Yeah, looking forward to the looks and non-power aspect of the S2000. I'm really tired of the antenna going up every time I put a CD in the new head unit.

It was either the S2000 or put in a switch. S2000 wins

RedPhoenix · 08-31-2007, 06:38 AM

lol you know you can install it without taking out anything. when you pull the light out.. grab the harness... and put it on the new one. i have big hands and i could do it

other than that.. the little things (clear stuff) makes a difference!