@@Ellacost831 Diode Dynamics doesn't identify their lights as being SAE certified or a.k.a. street certified. So appears to be DD offroad.lights against competitors SAE lights.
I was about to skip the video because it was a manufacturer video BUT I'm glad I didn't. No trash talking like most of the other sponsored videos with the "Best product in the market".
I can really respect a business that doesn't say they have the absolute best with just flowery language and flim-flam. Really respectable that Diode Dynamics does objective comparisons between different products and doesn't just say "we're better than the competition" but proves it.
🔥🔥🔥 This is the GOLD standard of product comparison videos. No trash talk just scientific data and price points. A credit to the company and it’s mission. 💯🇺🇸
As another wrote, good engineering and design with your lights DD. I didn’t watch this until tonight and after I just purchased a pair of aftermarket Fogs; fortunately they are your SS3 Pro series. I think I’m going to enjoy that investment now with confidence. 👍🏼
This is what I enjoy seeing from companies! You guys understand that you have rival companies out there, but also that everybody has their own wants and needs when it comes to a light, and this is certainly a good video to inform people that other brands are unique in their own ways! I respect honest and informal videos like these from a company that produces such high quality products. I’m buying a set of SS3 pros soon as amber ditch lights. I can’t wait to see them for myself!
This is how every review should be done! Technical data, facts and show proof rather than all these youtubers with a broom up their behind because they got something free for a brand.
I just installed the SS3 yellow sports on my tundra. I love them. This video helped my research. Really appreciate the straight info sharing without blatantly selling your own product. The info sells it for you.
Awesome that you let your product speak for itself and not speak poorly of your competition. I've really enjoyed several of your videos which led to the purchased some flush mount ssc2's.
Great shootout and vid, Paul. I was both surprised and disappointed that the OEM Toyota fog light (my mom has an '06 Rav4 limited with these exact housings but I went ahead and swapped the halogen bulbs for SV-4's. Output is now comparable to the sun while retaining the same beam pattern) beat out most of the competition. I always believed in Morimoto products because they were made with quality materials and workmanship. But this, the output, the beam pattern, what a total joke!
Great integrity went into this video for sure! I wish the Max version was out at the time this video was made - just to see how insanely better the SS3 Max is than most every competitive offering!
I greatly appreciate that you checked out the competition and applied quantitative/qualitative steps. There is no, "Best" light on the market. That Morimoto would make a great light on a Toyota 86. The KC gravity would be sweet on a custom bumper aimed down slightly when you use a winch, so you don't blind yourself. That baja designs light would be nice in heavy snow. Rigid and your lights are great alternatives to driving beams when your actual driving beams are bright white. We get the occasional foggy morning that's so thick, you get maybe 100 yards visibility.
Youre very professional in your videos. You didnt look down on the other products, and staued neutral when you were describing them. Saying that.... I personally think all these other products suck, and thats why I run your lightbars and ss3 pro fog lights for my F150.
This is an Awesome comparison video! I like seeing comparisons like this to help make informed decisions on products that are out there! I have the SS3 Sport Yellow Fogs in my 2010 Pontiac Vibe (Base 2.4L - Uses the Factory Toyota Lamps) - Awesome output and coverage for the Sport Version - May have to consider upgrading to the Pro's one day! 😃 👍
Awesome video! One suggestion, just for consideration, perhaps upload the same video without the music background. Your educational content is so good, I find the music a bit distracting. Undoubtedly some will disagree and say they love music, hence my suggestion to upload two versions and let people enjoy what they like. Thanks as always for the terrific products and comparison videos.
We appreciate the feedback! We have since this video, we've released new videos with better audio revisions. We'll continue to improve our uploads. Thank you!
Great video, it's so hard to get good information on the beam spread, I used to have a set of PIAA Ion Crystal projector fogs (long since discontinued), and I've struggled to find anything that can match their output other than Xenon projectors (but i hate having to find somewhere to mount ballasts). PIAA's current range are all underpowered and overpriced, so this has really helped in showing me the alternatives.
As a prospective buyer, it's refreshing watching a vendor compare different lights of other manufacturers with an unbiased opinion with full transparency. I think you have sold me on your products! Do you have any review videos of your LED hidden light bar for the Tacoma?
What is the Candela rating and color of the fog (including the Max now if you have it) when swapping in the clear lens with the 4000k emitters from the yellow fogs? This is something I am considering.
With the clear lens, the color will be somewhere around 4000K. As far as the candela goes, we haven't measured this application. However, it shouldn't deviate much from it's original reading before the clear lens.
With the new Morimoto 4Bangers released I think we need a new comparison video. If you do would you please add CaliRaisedLED and Heretic Studios into the mix?
Hey there! Please go ahead and give us a call at 314-205-3033 Monday-Friday 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. CST, or shoot us an email at contact@diodedynamics.com, and our service team would be happy to help you with that!
Thanks for considering our SS3s, Joey! Our backlight is a lower-power accent light that illuminates our TIR optic. We have some shots of them on our Instagram page if you would like to check them out!
Yellow lights are a great addition if you find yourself driving in IN climate weather often, however if your vehicle doesn't tend to see a ton of bad weather, we recommend our white fogs!
Hi Gabriel! We do offer them in a fog light kit for the 2020. However, we have not had the opportunity to test fit them on the 2021 yet. You could always try the kit and return it if it does not fit!
We have a ton of different components in our products, sourced from both US and overseas suppliers. Many components have multiple suppliers. The decision comes down to overall capability and cost - some components like LED chips simply are not made in the U.S. at all. We do our best to buy domestically whenever we can (especially with freight costs these days).
Because this video was only about SAE fog light options, we only compared the each companies SAE-approved options! We hope to do more comparison videos like this in the future!
Let's make this simple. Never trust a light manufacturer that makes it difficult to find their beam patterns. Morimoto and Diode Dynamics always include this in their marketing pictures. It's kinda sad that I have to watch a Diode Dynamics video to see what a Baja beam pattern looks like. Not bad, but I think Diode Dynamics does win the shoot out here. What's really sad for Baja is that I would have likely impulse purchased their Squadron lights and been plenty happy with them if I didn't have to come here to get an idea of their performance. Some things I do like about the Baja Design, I wish Diode Dynamics would consider. Swapable lenses with the fasteners accessible from the front. Might still be enough of a design consideration for me that Baja is still in the running. (I want to tuck my lights into an OEM opening that makes accessing the rear of the light too difficult to really consider swapable lenses an option if the fasteners aren't on the front. This is a really cool concept, so you can run driving lights in the summer, and switch over to fog lights in a few minutes when winter starts coming around.) Since the making of this video, Baja has released a second generation of their Squadron SAE fog lights. So I still don't know what they look like, except from a few install videos from people that clearly don't know that you need to adjust lights after install. "Yep that 5ft in front of your car is really bright." or "Looks like you can see the tree tops really well with those...... fog lights." See if you can't dream up a way to make the fasteners accessible from the front and send me a pair for long term testing. ;) Cheers!
Interesting that you compared your brand lights that aren't identified as SAE certified to competitors SAE certified lights. So assuming your DD lights are off road only that's sleazy dishonest advertising. I hope I'm wrong but I didn't catch any mention of being SAE certified for your brand. If I'm incorrect in my observation please set the record straight and compare straight up offroad lights from all brands.
Hey Brad! The options we used in this comparison are our SAE/DOT Fog Optic. They are all SAE compliant for legal on-road use! www.diodedynamics.com/off-road-auxiliary-led/led-pods/ss3/standard-bezel.html
Appreciate the honest comparisons and not talking poorly about the competition.
Thank you, Andrew! We wanted to compare our product to the best out there. All of these are great lighting companies!
Yes
Are all of these lights street legal?
@@Ellacost831 Diode Dynamics doesn't identify their lights as being SAE certified or a.k.a. street certified. So appears to be DD offroad.lights against competitors SAE lights.
@@Ellacost831 They seem to be now, maybe not upon release?
This guy comes across in the best way possible. He knows he doesn't have to blow smoke to sell a demonstrably superior product.
I was about to skip the video because it was a manufacturer video BUT I'm glad I didn't. No trash talking like most of the other sponsored videos with the "Best product in the market".
I can really respect a business that doesn't say they have the absolute best with just flowery language and flim-flam. Really respectable that Diode Dynamics does objective comparisons between different products and doesn't just say "we're better than the competition" but proves it.
🔥🔥🔥 This is the GOLD standard of product comparison videos. No trash talk just scientific data and price points. A credit to the company and it’s mission. 💯🇺🇸
Thank you so much for the kind words!
The SS3 product has some really amazing numbers. Lots of good engineering and design work!
Thank you for those kind words, David!
Honestly one of the few companies that I'll go to their own content to see honest comparison videos against the competition. You guys are awesome!
Thank you so much for those kind words, Christopher. We appreciate your support!
As another wrote, good engineering and design with your lights DD. I didn’t watch this until tonight and after I just purchased a pair of aftermarket Fogs; fortunately they are your SS3 Pro series. I think I’m going to enjoy that investment now with confidence. 👍🏼
Thank you for your support!
This is what I enjoy seeing from companies! You guys understand that you have rival companies out there, but also that everybody has their own wants and needs when it comes to a light, and this is certainly a good video to inform people that other brands are unique in their own ways! I respect honest and informal videos like these from a company that produces such high quality products. I’m buying a set of SS3 pros soon as amber ditch lights. I can’t wait to see them for myself!
Thank you for your kind words and support! 👊😎
This is how every review should be done! Technical data, facts and show proof rather than all these youtubers with a broom up their behind because they got something free for a brand.
I just installed the SS3 yellow sports on my tundra. I love them. This video helped my research. Really appreciate the straight info sharing without blatantly selling your own product. The info sells it for you.
Thank you for the awesome feedback and support, Tony. We really appreciate it!
The rigid 360 beam patterns is phenomenal. But for 450 hell no. Can't wait for my ss3 to arrive!
Awesome that you let your product speak for itself and not speak poorly of your competition. I've really enjoyed several of your videos which led to the purchased some flush mount ssc2's.
Thank you so much for the support! Be sure to let us know what you thing.
I really like the Dragnet marketing approach. Just the facts. Thanks.
You're welcome, Jon! Thanks for watching.
I ordered the ss3 sport Fog to install on my 97 4runner offroad bumper. I must say they are amazing. Glad I didn't go the Amazon route
I had already decided on diode dynamics and just wanted to see the difference between the sport and pro but now I am DEFINITELY sold
Great review, thanks a bunch. I want the DD for my LP bumper, just can't decide!
Feel free to reach out with any questions!
Great shootout and vid, Paul. I was both surprised and disappointed that the OEM Toyota fog light (my mom has an '06 Rav4 limited with these exact housings but I went ahead and swapped the halogen bulbs for SV-4's. Output is now comparable to the sun while retaining the same beam pattern) beat out most of the competition. I always believed in Morimoto products because they were made with quality materials and workmanship. But this, the output, the beam pattern, what a total joke!
Great integrity went into this video for sure! I wish the Max version was out at the time this video was made - just to see how insanely better the SS3 Max is than most every competitive offering!
Love my DD SS3 Pro Selective Yellow SAE Fog lights!!
Thanks Greg! We're glad to hear that you're enjoying them so far!
Love my SS3 amber Pro's, they're amazing!
That's great! Thank you for the support!
I greatly appreciate that you checked out the competition and applied quantitative/qualitative steps. There is no, "Best" light on the market. That Morimoto would make a great light on a Toyota 86. The KC gravity would be sweet on a custom bumper aimed down slightly when you use a winch, so you don't blind yourself. That baja designs light would be nice in heavy snow. Rigid and your lights are great alternatives to driving beams when your actual driving beams are bright white. We get the occasional foggy morning that's so thick, you get maybe 100 yards visibility.
Youre very professional in your videos. You didnt look down on the other products, and staued neutral when you were describing them. Saying that.... I personally think all these other products suck, and thats why I run your lightbars and ss3 pro fog lights for my F150.
Thank you for the support in our team and our products!
This is an Awesome comparison video! I like seeing comparisons like this to help make informed decisions on products that are out there! I have the SS3 Sport Yellow Fogs in my 2010 Pontiac Vibe (Base 2.4L - Uses the Factory Toyota Lamps) - Awesome output and coverage for the Sport Version - May have to consider upgrading to the Pro's one day! 😃 👍
Awesome video! One suggestion, just for consideration, perhaps upload the same video without the music background. Your educational content is so good, I find the music a bit distracting. Undoubtedly some will disagree and say they love music, hence my suggestion to upload two versions and let people enjoy what they like. Thanks as always for the terrific products and comparison videos.
We appreciate the feedback! We have since this video, we've released new videos with better audio revisions. We'll continue to improve our uploads. Thank you!
Great video, it's so hard to get good information on the beam spread, I used to have a set of PIAA Ion Crystal projector fogs (long since discontinued), and I've struggled to find anything that can match their output other than Xenon projectors (but i hate having to find somewhere to mount ballasts). PIAA's current range are all underpowered and overpriced, so this has really helped in showing me the alternatives.
We're glad we can help! Thanks for watching!
As a prospective buyer, it's refreshing watching a vendor compare different lights of other manufacturers with an unbiased opinion with full transparency.
I think you have sold me on your products!
Do you have any review videos of your LED hidden light bar for the Tacoma?
I'd like to see the comparable lineup of non-SAE options from the other brands.
Hey Ryan! That's a great idea! We'll share it with our media department.
What is the Candela rating and color of the fog (including the Max now if you have it) when swapping in the clear lens with the 4000k emitters from the yellow fogs? This is something I am considering.
With the clear lens, the color will be somewhere around 4000K. As far as the candela goes, we haven't measured this application. However, it shouldn't deviate much from it's original reading before the clear lens.
I have your diode dynamics fogs SS3 SAE Max and they are awesome. I have ditch lights from Baja Design and they dont touch the brightness of the fogs.
We're glad you like the performance of our lights! Thank you for the support!
I'm still deciding between Baja Designs Squadron Pros and Diode SS3. Will be for my Ariel Rider Grizzly eBike
What beam pattern are you interested in for your eBike?
Great review
It would be interesting to know the wattage of these selections too
Thank you! Most of these brands list their wattage on their listing. You can find ours on the SPECIFICATIONS tab on each SS3 listing!
With the new Morimoto 4Bangers released I think we need a new comparison video. If you do would you please add CaliRaisedLED and Heretic Studios into the mix?
Yes, we do plan on creating more comparison videos. Stay tuned!
Do you offer something yellow or amber for 2017 ram rebel fogs?
Hey there!
Please go ahead and give us a call at 314-205-3033 Monday-Friday 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. CST, or shoot us an email at contact@diodedynamics.com, and our service team would be happy to help you with that!
Can you compare the SS3 Pro driving lights to the competitors?
Hi there! We hope to more comparison videos like this in the future!
Great comparison!
Which diode dynamics of the two is best for street use?
We recommend our Pro Yellow SS3 Fog Lights! I'll leave a link for you!
www.diodedynamics.com/stage-series-3-sae-dot-white-pro-led-pod-pair.html
Still deciding between the SS3 sports vs the 4banger NCS wise yellow. On your website, it says amber backlight, what is that?
Thanks for considering our SS3s, Joey! Our backlight is a lower-power accent light that illuminates our TIR optic. We have some shots of them on our Instagram page if you would like to check them out!
Is it better to get yellow as a multi-purpose light if I'm only going to have one set of additional lights?
Yellow lights are a great addition if you find yourself driving in IN climate weather often, however if your vehicle doesn't tend to see a ton of bad weather, we recommend our white fogs!
@@diodedynamics Thanks for the reply!
Just got my 2021 4Runner and I’m looking to get your fog lights. Would they be compatible?
Hi Gabriel! We do offer them in a fog light kit for the 2020. However, we have not had the opportunity to test fit them on the 2021 yet. You could always try the kit and return it if it does not fit!
Excellent Video
Thanks!
Are the SS3 Pro Made in USA? thanks
We have a ton of different components in our products, sourced from both US and overseas suppliers. Many components have multiple suppliers. The decision comes down to overall capability and cost - some components like LED chips simply are not made in the U.S. at all. We do our best to buy domestically whenever we can (especially with freight costs these days).
I wish I could find some quality yellow pods that are rectangular instead of round or square
Hey there! Be sure to check out our rectangular Stage Series SSC2 pods!
www.diodedynamics.com/led-off-road-lights/led-pods/ssc2.html
are they the rigid pro and baja designs pro?
Because this video was only about SAE fog light options, we only compared the each companies SAE-approved options! We hope to do more comparison videos like this in the future!
Let's make this simple.
Never trust a light manufacturer that makes it difficult to find their beam patterns. Morimoto and Diode Dynamics always include this in their marketing pictures.
It's kinda sad that I have to watch a Diode Dynamics video to see what a Baja beam pattern looks like. Not bad, but I think Diode Dynamics does win the shoot out here.
What's really sad for Baja is that I would have likely impulse purchased their Squadron lights and been plenty happy with them if I didn't have to come here to get an idea of their performance.
Some things I do like about the Baja Design, I wish Diode Dynamics would consider. Swapable lenses with the fasteners accessible from the front. Might still be enough of a design consideration for me that Baja is still in the running. (I want to tuck my lights into an OEM opening that makes accessing the rear of the light too difficult to really consider swapable lenses an option if the fasteners aren't on the front. This is a really cool concept, so you can run driving lights in the summer, and switch over to fog lights in a few minutes when winter starts coming around.)
Since the making of this video, Baja has released a second generation of their Squadron SAE fog lights.
So I still don't know what they look like, except from a few install videos from people that clearly don't know that you need to adjust lights after install. "Yep that 5ft in front of your car is really bright." or "Looks like you can see the tree tops really well with those...... fog lights."
See if you can't dream up a way to make the fasteners accessible from the front and send me a pair for long term testing. ;) Cheers!
WHICH ONR FITS IN RUBICON STEAL BUMPER ?
Just select the Steel Bumper option at the link below!
www.diodedynamics.com/ss3-led-fog-light-kit-for-2018-2021-jeep-jl-wrangler.html
Yellow and Amber are not the same colours.
Interesting that you compared your brand lights that aren't identified as SAE certified to competitors SAE certified lights. So assuming your DD lights are off road only that's sleazy dishonest advertising. I hope I'm wrong but I didn't catch any mention of being SAE certified for your brand. If I'm incorrect in my observation please set the record straight and compare straight up offroad lights from all brands.
Hey Brad! The options we used in this comparison are our SAE/DOT Fog Optic. They are all SAE compliant for legal on-road use!
www.diodedynamics.com/off-road-auxiliary-led/led-pods/ss3/standard-bezel.html