4thgenx42

Well my friend bought some foglights off of EBAY FOR $65.00. On certain JDM websites they sell for about $350-$400. What is the difference?

mikeycivic

you bought fake ****

4thgenx42

Nope I didnt buy fake ****, my boy. I know its fake. The question is how can you tell its fake? Is there something that some have that others dont?

mikeycivic

well look on th glass and see if they say DEPO? DEPO = NO GOOD

I just returned my 99-00 depo lights I got from password JDM and bought OEM's for the same price.

95ProjectEJ1

iTrader: (5)

Real JDM fogs have Stanley somewhere on the lens i believe. DEPO is another brand (aftermarket replica), but im not sure how to tell on those.

4thgenx42

Well as far as I was concerned. Real JDM foglights say RAYBRIG or Stanley on the glass. DEPO is a good quality aftermarket replica. But the ones that my friend bought are even cheaper than those DEPO ones. Also Honda Access.

ukcoupe

i bought those password JDM ones, and my mates got the OEM stanley ones, cant tell unless u read the ingraving, otherwise they identicle.

sharik

I had depo ones they did'nt fit too well, i sold them and bought some OEM SI ones and tinted them yellow

JDM-EJ1

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mikeycivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well look on th glass and see if they say DEPO? DEPO = NO GOOD

I just returned my 99-00 depo lights I got from password JDM and bought OEM's for the same price.</TD></TR></TABLE>

There's nothing wrong with Depo lights at all, they're just not OEM. They preform the same way for a fraction of the price.

amej8

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM-EJ1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">There's nothing wrong with Depo lights at all, they're just not OEM. They preform the same way for a fraction of the price.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yup. The only difference is wiring and that you can turn them on without headlights. But some people have complained about the actual light assembly being poorly sealed. Others haven't.

But you should've gone with OEM. Can't beat OEM quality.

Oh and the only real difference between authentic JDM and eBayDM is just quality really. Oh and there's the "look-at-me-I-cost-$300-more-but-JDM-is-stuck-to-my-product-name".

JDM-EJ1

I got mine for about $90, I haven't used them at all because I don't drive my car.

Libertariat

http://www.handaaccessories.com

Fog lights from a honda dealer distributor.

$130

JDM-EJ1

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ek forever guy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">http://www.handaaccessories.com

Fog lights from a honda dealer distributor.

$130</TD></TR></TABLE>

Good find.

*EDIT*

Doesn't look like they have anything for the EG available.

amej8

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ek forever guy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">http://www.handaaccessories.com

Fog lights from a honda dealer distributor.

$130</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's exactly where I got my OEM fogs from. $137 shipped to my door and they work like a charm. On top of that, I bought genuine Osram H1 SilverStar's and they're bright as f00k .

pdiggitydogg

HandaAcc. great if you have a 99-00...otherwise youre SOL and need to either buy used or aftermarket.

I dont know why people bitch about esuse/depo kits...mine work just fine. I had ONE leak issue but hell factory sets leak too. Resealed and no issues since.

amej8

I seem to recall a post over on ClubCivic where someone actually knew of a place that sold ESUSE fogs for 96-98 that were good quality.

But yeah you're right. It's just luck really too when it comes to buying DEPO vs. ESUSE. Everyone complains about a different thing.

NOFX

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pdiggitydogg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">HandaAcc. great if you have a 99-00...otherwise youre SOL and need to either buy used or aftermarket.

I dont know why people bitch about esuse/depo kits...mine work just fine. I had ONE leak issue but hell factory sets leak too. Resealed and no issues since.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Because peopel have problems. I've had both Esuse and DEPO. We've had a totla of three sets of lights here for our two 96-98 Civics. The one DEPO set was ****. It leaked, had repeated bad grounds, and finally a screw snapped off in the housing. The other two sets are Esuse and have never had a problem.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by amej8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I seem to recall a post over on ClubCivic where someone actually knew of a place that sold ESUSE fogs for 96-98 that were good quality.

But yeah you're right. It's just luck really too when it comes to buying DEPO vs. ESUSE. Everyone complains about a different thing.</TD></TR></TABLE>
That would have been me. I hear they're out of stock though and no one's been able to get them for awhile.

Another plus to the Esuse lights is I know the stock interior harness connects to them, so if you want, you can order the stock harness and stock switch. It will work with the car and you'll have the OEM switch instead (the aftermarket ones don't look the same).

hmtcrxsir

just use the EK foglight bracket and retrofit them with the IS300 foglights. my 2 cents

NOFX

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hmtcrxsir &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just use the EK foglight bracket and retrofit them with the IS300 foglights. my 2 cents</TD></TR></TABLE>
They don't look like they'd fit...

http://www.lextasy.com/is300_j...1.htm
http://www.3n1motorsports.com/...3.jpg
http://www.3n1motorsports.com/...4.jpg
http://www.clublexus.com/forum...05644

pdiggitydogg

They fit...a user used to sell the retrofits...

People are going to have problems with ANYTHING though. Like I said, even oem has its problems

4thgenx42

How did you tint them yellow? Where did you get the tint from?

Libertariat

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 4thgenx42 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">How did you tint them yellow? Where did you get the tint from?</TD></TR></TABLE>

You can use craft stained glass paint or luminics makes some yellow stick on lenses.

amej8

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NOFX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
That would have been me. I hear they're out of stock though and no one's been able to get them for awhile.

Another plus to the Esuse lights is I know the stock interior harness connects to them, so if you want, you can order the stock harness and stock switch. It will work with the car and you'll have the OEM switch instead (the aftermarket ones don't look the same).</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ah yes . lol

NOFX

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pdiggitydogg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">They fit...a user used to sell the retrofits...

People are going to have problems with ANYTHING though. Like I said, even oem has its problems</TD></TR></TABLE>
Correction, you CAN have problems with anything. I have had ZERO problems with my Esuse lights. The other set of Esuse lights we have had have ZERO problems.

As I said before, I have heard of lots of problems with the DEPO lights and no problems with Esuse lights. So the odds are stacked against DEPO. I've heard of some having no problems with DEPO... but it seems it's more likley to not have problems if you go with Esuse.

NOFX

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hmtcrxsir &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just use the EK foglight bracket and retrofit them with the IS300 foglights. my 2 cents</TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pdiggitydogg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">They fit...a user used to sell the retrofits...</TD></TR></TABLE>
For the '96-'98 or '99-'00 like this thread is talking about? Pics?