That's where I got mine from. These were initially tested on my post-facelift 2003 S430 (originally came w/ halogens). Worked well, fit well. They are now on my best friend's pre-facelift 2000 S500, which came stock with HID's. In both cases, they fit well.
So I've done a lot of digging around on the web and I see that most people think aftermarket headlights, including DEPO brand, are junk, and nowhere near as good as stock. Anyone have any thoughts?
As a matter of fact, I do!
Just did an install of them this week. The Depos that I bought use HID projector low-beams with clear lenses, i. e. the "post-facelift" look. These work, as mentioned above, on both pre-facelift and post-facelift W220's. They come with the pre-facelift 4-pin connector (the rounded square-ish one). If you're installing them in a car that came with factory halogens, you simply don't hook up this 4-pin connector. If you're hooking them up to a pre-facelift HID car, then you do.
Note that this particular configuration uses single-beam HID projectors, not the "bi-xenon" ones with the moveable shield. This being a W220 with separate high beams, that didn't bother me.
The package I ordered came with the HID bulbs and the ballasts, as well as all other bulbs. Since I had originally intended to try them on the factory-halogen 2003 S430, Unique Style Racing included whatever electronics to get rid of any flashing or dash problems. This proved to be the case in practice, and I indeed got no error messages or that ridiculous flashing.
They're pretty easy to align with a 13mm socket, both left-right and up-down. No surprises here.
The low-beam projectors appear to be Bosch E46 clones with clear lenses. I did notice a difference in "hot spot" location between left and right low-beams, though. The left low-beam shows the hot-spot just below the shield's cutoff line. While not quite FX-R level, it gives what I consider "good" brightness at night. However, the right low-beam looks like the hot-spot's just a hair above the cutoff line, so it's not quite as bright as I'd like. That said, the performance is certainly acceptable. I took the car for a late night (11:00pm) drive on the Interstate where there aren't any streetlights, to give it a test, and I could see just fine.
The high beams are exactly as you'd expect. They are halogens in traditional reflectors, just like the MB factory ones, and they appear to be aimed correctly.
Foglights, same as the high beams. Halogen, they work, etc.
The amber turn signals are different from MB, in that they are of the single-filament variety. This means that, unlike the factory ones, they don't turn on dim when you turn on the headlights; they stay off. Not sure if that's legal in Germany because of the parking light requirement at night over there, but here in the USA, that's perfectly fine. The turn signals *do* turn on just fine when you hit your turn signal or the hazard lights, as you would expect.
Those little tiny bulbs right next to the high-beams also came on just fine. They're about as bright as the factory ones, which is to say, not very.
I generally don't trust stuff made in Red China, due to too many bad experiences in quality. However, the Taiwanese seem to have their act together. The headlight assemblies do feel solid and seem to function well. Compared to OEM or Genuine Mercedes, the price is pretty good, too. I don't mind paying for quality aftermarket...as long as it *is* quality. Initial impressions are good. We'll see how long the ballast lasts before requiring replacement.
