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Old 09-27-2012, 04:28 PM
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Ebay has DEPO LED tail lights for $495 after 10% discount. Has anyone ever had issues with DEPO LEDs? $495 seems like a pretty good price compared to $800 Dectane. I was informed that they are pretty much the same.

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Old 09-27-2012, 06:30 PM
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Oh, great question! Looking forward to feedback on this one.
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DEPO = manufacturer
Dectane = distributor
Same lights.
Old 09-27-2012, 08:36 PM
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Well there you go, I never realized that.
Old 09-27-2012, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by jhbrennan
DEPO = manufacturer
Dectane = distributor
Same lights.
I guess that means Dectane is selling the same thing for $300 more.
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Originally Posted by Poshaman
I guess that means Dectane is selling the same thing for $300 more.
Maybe, maybe not. Never can tell what you are getting on ebay. Buyer beware.
Old 09-28-2012, 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by GSIRM3
Maybe, maybe not. Never can tell what you are getting on ebay. Buyer beware.
Well, here is the link.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DEPO-2009-LO...c65a79&vxp=mtr
What do you guys think?
Old 10-16-2012, 02:53 AM
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It never ceases to amaze me how quickly the Chinese have caught onto the whole LED thing! Despite being invented everywhere (Russia, the UK, and the USA) decades ago it seems to wind up in China when it comes to manufacturing!
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So has anyone bought these and what did you think of them?
Old 10-16-2012, 11:38 AM
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The Orange Tuning price is now 469 Euro or $611 before shipping. The Dectane models seem to be getting a little more expensive from the last time I checked.
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I am about to push the button on the Dectane lights. I am getting them from a place called Evolution Motorsports(EVOMS) in Northern California. Dectane rear lights, clear side markers and front LED lights, total cost around $1,100 before shipping and tax.
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Sorry I should Have said: Revolution Motorsports (not evolution).
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Originally Posted by CORSASCHNELL
Sorry I should Have said: Revolution Motorsports (not evolution).
You were right the first time. Evolution Motorsports is correct.
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There's a thread about these in the 997 Turbo forum as well. A bunch of us have installed them recently and no issues to report. I got mine from USP Motorsports (No affiliation).
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This is the one:

http://www.revoms.com/

Revolution Motorsport, there is also an Evolution Motorsport but they do tuning only. The prices are lower than CarlightPro (http://carlightpro.com/911-996/) who claims to be the US/Canada Distributor of these LED lights.

Some claim you need a resistor and diode kit to make them work. I will call them tomorrow and post any info that might be valuable to others. Cheers!


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