Thread: Is it normal for Depo's to fog up? Also, one xenon not coming on at times?

Search the lighting section for a fix to the fogging up issue.. it involves loosening them up a bit if I remember correctly.

It should fire up every time though, one of the ballasts may be going bad if it's not lighting up every time. I had the same issue with my passenger side not always lighting up, sent it back, got a new ballast, and everything has been fine since then.

Why on earth would you ditch ZKWs for Depos????

Originally Posted by BROKINBIMMER

Why on earth would you ditch ZKWs for Depos????

Good question!!

My depos fogged up when I first got them. I drove around with the low beam bulb cover pulled off for a few days and the moisture disappeared. I also grabbed some dissent packets out of some shoe boxes at target and threw them inside the lights... moisture free ever since!

The ZKW's were put in by the PO, I wanted to set these up differently and go with the 55w so I went with the Depo's. I've had the depo's before (the first generation I guess? It was when they first came out almost 4 years ago) and I never had any fogging issues, is this a gen4 issue?

Putting disiccant packs in headlights, wtf? Driving without the backs on? Wtf?

I was going to use dessicant packets on my depo's on my e36, but instead I took a 4x4 inch piece of cloth and filled it with rice, pulled all of the corners in and rubberbanded it.


It just seemed that rice would be much more appropriate at the time.

Originally Posted by Pswirley

I was going to use dessicant packets on my depo's on my e36, but instead I took a 4x4 inch piece of cloth and filled it with rice, pulled all of the corners in and rubberbanded it.


It just seemed that rice would be much more appropriate at the time.

Effin Pswirls....................


Ricer


Okay who am I kidding....I'm a ricer too

back on topic, one of my 55 ddm slim started doing that same thing after 3 weeks that I got them, it did it for 3 days that the driver side would not light up from time to time and when I was about to call DDM, the issue dissapear, its been 3 weeks now trouble free... as far as I know since its in my wife's car

Dirty headlight relay contacts maybe.

Jim

BTW I got a call from UPS today, im suppose to get my HIDs TOMORROW!! along with some more goodies and hopefully I get my coils b4 xmas

Originally Posted by Ali

The ZKW's were put in by the PO, I wanted to set these up differently and go with the 55w so I went with the Depo's. I've had the depo's before (the first generation I guess? It was when they first came out almost 4 years ago) and I never had any fogging issues, is this a gen4 issue?

Putting disiccant packs in headlights, wtf? Driving without the backs on? Wtf?

I think it happens more often when the headlights have been opened up and resealed for angel eye install!

I just left my low beam covers off over night in the garage and then temporarily threw the dissent packets in for a few days. I think as the sun heats up the silicone and everything settles they seal up better cuz my lights have been moisture free for quite some time, despite driving in the rain or blasting them with the hose (just to make sure the moisture wouldn't come back).

i just installed my apexcones and the passenger projector is all fogged up. so best way to is to open those metal tabs, drop a dessicant packet in it for a couple days? how do you prevent it from happening again?

Leave the packs in there... put them in the back where the high beams are.

how do i open up the high beams (sorry, noob to lighting, don't want to break anything)

Originally Posted by Big Empty

how do i open up the high beams (sorry, noob to lighting, don't want to break anything)

You don't have to mess with any of the metal tabs. On the very back of the lights (the part that is in the engine compartment), there are two black covers. The one towards the outside of the car is the low beam cover, and the one towards the center of the car is the high beam cover. Pick one of them and open it up. Then throw a couple dissent packets inside. VOILA! No more moisture!!

I think it happens more often when the headlights have been opened up and resealed for angel eye install!

I don't have moisture problems, but my right side low beam cover shows light around the seal no matter what I do.

I also have both problems. But lately after fiddling with the seals on the headlights, I haven't been getting any fog.

The situation with the drivers side HID not always coming on is incredibly annoying though.

Originally Posted by doogee

I also have both problems. But lately after fiddling with the seals on the headlights, I haven't been getting any fog.

The situation with the drivers side HID not always coming on is incredibly annoying though.

Sounds like a bad ballast. Switch your ballasts and see if the problem follows to the other side.

I had the same issue, sometimes it would come on, sometimes it wouldn't. Switched passenger side to drivers, and the drivers side started having the same issue.. so, it was obviously the ballast.

It should be warrantied regardless of whether you bought it from habbie or DDM.

I'm still waiting on a call back from them, I know they're busy so I'm trying to be patient

The driver's side not turning on is becoming more prevalent as well as irritating

Haha oddly enough I have the same headlights and I experience the same problem. Although the fogging up has gone away the ballast problem has not. Its extremely annoying and keeps happening. Let me know what they tell you.

I have moisture problems everytime it rains. Correct me if im wrong but a dissent packet is paper? Wont that have tendancy to burn?

to those of US that are having the problem with the HID on the driver side not lighting up, do what was suggested here, switch them to the other side and see if the problems follow the ballast, if it does then call DDM and get it replaced, if the problem doesn't follow the ballast and keep happening in the same side, then check your connections and everything else!

this is what I'm going to do since it happened again yesterday and today, on an interesting note, yesterday and today was raining like hell coming down so I think that has something to do with this problem.

Originally Posted by 98DakarM3

You don't have to mess with any of the metal tabs. On the very back of the lights (the part that is in the engine compartment), there are two black covers. The one towards the outside of the car is the low beam cover, and the one towards the center of the car is the high beam cover. Pick one of them and open it up. Then throw a couple dissent packets inside. VOILA! No more moisture!!

and i can leave them in there permanently? no fire hazard?

ddm 55w slim ballasts and the driver side is also not starting up from time to time, checked the connections and all is fine. It's really annoying when you have to flick your headlights on and off a few times before both come on...is there an easy fix to this?

Originally Posted by Big Empty

and i can leave them in there permanently? no fire hazard?

as long as you don't do anything stupid like try to shove them inside the projector you should be fine!

just undo the high/low beam cover and slip the packet in right there and you're good to go!