Headlights Depo or TYC

Stick with DEPO

I went DEPO and they are still great after over a year.

I got the Depo sport headlights from Amazon. Fits great. I highly doubt the UV coating will last as long as OEM, but definitely a lot cheaper.

I just installed new Depo OE HID Replica headlights and fogs from ECS tuning on my ‘03 Jetta. Much better visibility with the new headlights I’d like to get everything working properly.

I wish my cutoff line is like that for my DEPO’s

I think I got TYC housings from rock auto for about $300. No issues with aiming them and the cut off was much more clear than my faded oem lights. They came with bulbs but the headlights were really dim so I replaced them. At first had some moisture problems but that went away. Think they have capa certification also.

I have the smoked DEPO's. I love them so far. The H1 output isn't great but I plan to upgrade to LED's or HID sometime. I do recommend getting LAMIN-X to protect the lenses from pitting and put an additional bit of clear silicone sealant around the edge of the lens. DEPO's used to have an issue with leaking. I found a suspect spot on mine so I added additional sealant to ensure no leaks. No problem after 1 year.

The Depo aftermarket ones have the reputation for leaking. I would pass.

Depo is terrible, buy old original lights and swap the projectors for new ones - preferably bixenon version. They will work 10x better compared to this depo trash.

Those are Depo headlights, so not OEM. The angel eyes on them are made up of a few individual bulbs in each ring, not sure if they're easy to remove/replace though.