Headlights Osram or Depo
After 4 years of use, have you got any good or bad feedback about the OSRAM Headlights.
Search up DEPO BMW F30 headlights on google. They're made to replace the shitty halogens and they look and perform exactly as the OEM Pre-LCI style headlights.
I swapped the stock halogens on my 2020 GTI for Osrams. I purchased them straight from a German parts site and they were shipped right to my door here in the US. I love the way the Osrams look
First time removing bodywork, and it was a little finicky, but it all came together (minus one tab). I had a set of trim removal tools that was super helpful. Otherwise just a couple Torx bits, no lift. Took 3h all in.
I'm normally a certified hater when it comes to non-OEM lighting, but the Depos are really nice.
I got a pair of DEPO OEM-style lights which look and fit the same and have the leveling motors. I notice that some light shines out the side of the assembly. I can see the HID capsule, located between a parabolic mirror and the projector lens, by looking through the side of the headlight at a specific angle. The light leakage through the same path illuminates a vertical strip of bushes and trees off each of the car. The beam pattern seems a bit different with these, more of a step-up versus what I thought was a straight horizontal cut-off previously. Otherwise the fit and finish seem fine on the DEPO lamps.
I have DEPO headlights. They look pretty much OE, but I won't necessarily recommend them. The fitting of the bulbs is cheap and not so reliable. Plus, if high beam goes out, you need to get the bumper out.
Depos are made to be plug and play with PFL models. The halos look like crap, my advice is to replace them with cotton rings for better aesthetics.
Cosmetically they are nice, but functionally they suck.
Whatever you do, don't buy DEPO headlights I've bought a few pairs for various cars and they never fit correctly, I finally learnt my lesson with those things.
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