Hey guys, Paul here with Diode Dynamics coming to you with another comparison. This time we're
looking at two-inch LED pods we've got the big three on the market here we've got the Rigid SRM,
the Baja Designs S2, and finally the Diode Dynamics SSC2 the newest one in the group.
Now there's a lot of different optic patterns and colors with all of these from the three different
brands we're going to compare the output thanks to measurements from our light tunnel
and goniometer; that's a laboratory test and you can find more information
about it in a video linked below. If you want to see the output just skip to the end of this video
where we go through the output of every single color and optic available here that way you
can really choose the best beam pattern for your setup, but before we do that we're going to take
a look at comparing some of the major features of these lights. Now as you can see they're all
very similar in appearance that two-inch style is basically two LEDs about two by 1 inches
but they are different in the size. The Rigid one tapers to the front a bit and it's not very deep
the Baja one is also similar it's more rectangular more boxy but it's not very deep either. The Diode
Dynamics is actually the largest one out of the group you can really tell if you hold them next
to each other and it is the deepest and you'll see why this runs at the highest power as well, but
this might be important if you're trying to mount it in a specific location, up on a roof rack,
under a bumper you want to make sure that you have enough room so check the dimensional drawings
on each one of the manufacturer's websites before you buy anything. Now you might notice
this fourth Rigid one is much bigger as well that's because this is actually the Oem Toyota
TRD fog light it's in the same series but it also runs at a higher power level so sure enough
the heat sinks much bigger as well. You can find these on ebay or from a Toyota dealer but they are
a little hard to mount for universal applications because they don't have a standard mounting setup;
also you might notice that the wiring is different between the three as well. The Rigid lamp has a
Deutsche DT style connector on a wire lead here. The Baja is also on a wire lead but it's got a
proprietary two-pin connector it does come with a wiring kit and the Diode Dynamics does not have
a wire lead instead a four-pin style Deutsche DT plugs directly into the back. The mounting is all
pretty similar for these except for that oem one, they just have little pegs here for a very small
bracket to mount them up so no real differences there and they're all complete aluminum enclosures
either CNC'd or cast they should be really durable no matter which brand you go with.
So the last thing is really the function in the lenses so when we talk lenses the Rigid you're
really not supposed to service these you don't swap out the lenses they are available in a lot of
different optics though. The Baja Designs you can swap these out; it's called their u-service where
you just remove the four screws and you can change out that outer lens you can change the color
or the beam pattern that way. Diode Dynamics you can remove the four screws on the back and swap
the lens out in the same way when you swap that lens out it's actually the entire optical lens
that's the proprietary TIR which is custom designed for this lamp to really capture and focus
as much light as possible. Now these are available in a lot of different beam patterns and we tested
as many as we could Diode Dynamics has five, Baja Designs has four and Rigid has quite a few more.
Now when it comes to the output all of these have a main white or
amber output pattern Diode Dynamics has an extra backlight as well these don't have a backlight
or any accent light the Diode Dynamics though has that four-pin connector on the back here
and that's because it's got a backlight feature. So you can see when we light it up
this is actually a white light but it's got an amber backlight on it it's a really great look
because it illuminates the entire TIR lens and when we switch it to the main beam power the
backlight will turn off and you'll get the main output. This is available in white, amber, red,
and blue however for the yellow lens it's only available in amber because the lens is yellow.
This is a great way to add a little bit of extra style and an extra function to your
setup especially with that red backlight on a rear bumper setup or something like that.
It's just a great extra feature that really gives you a lot for the price. Now let's take
a look at how those main beam patterns compare. First up is the Rigid SRM with the spot pattern
being about 20 by 20 degrees it shines with 30,300 candela that's quite a bit of intensity
at 120 each it's a pretty good value as well. Next up is the Baja in the sport power level the
spotlight on this is also about 20 by 20 degrees but a little bit lower intensity at 24,000 candela
it runs at 11 watts of power and it's 110 dollars each. Going up to the pro power level the spot is
actually almost the same it's a little bit bigger at 22 degrees but the intensity is 23,000 candela
and this is because when we first started it up it ran at about 22 watts but after only a
couple minutes the power level dropped to only 13 watts when we measure LEDs it's really important
to get the stable operating temperature to get a realistic expectation of the output after the
thing gets as hot as it's going to be. The Baja S2 pro gets so hot that the power level really
decreases after a couple minutes which means there's not a huge difference between the sport
and the pro power level next taking a look at the Diode Dynamics SSC2 first the sport power level
spot is a really tight eight-degree pattern thanks to those tir optics and also really high intensity
91,000 candela with just 8 watts of power and at only 70 dollars with the backlight feature
that's a great value stepping up to the pro level we have a slightly bigger pattern at 12 degrees
but the intensity increases to 97,000 candela as well. The difference here is that it runs at
26 watts of power with stable operation that's a much higher power than anything else on the table
it's a really powerful lamp for this size. Now we're going to keep going through the white
output just so you can see a comparison the yellow output is about the same it's just about 10% lower
for all these lamps, so we'll show that data at the end but we're going to keep going through the
white output power for now. That brings us to the SAE fog pattern now the only ones offered
in the fog are that Rigid lamp which is actually a Toyota OEM product that's the one with that bigger
heatsink and it does run with a higher power level as a result it's got pretty nice output with
64-degree wide pattern that's 10 degrees tall and 9,300 candela that's a really great performing fog
light especially for this size but it does come as a cost these are 450 to 500 dollars online.
The Diode Dynamics is also available in a fog pattern in both sport and pro power levels
the sport is 72 degrees wide by 8 degrees tall and 5,000 candelas the pro is 80 degrees wide by 10
degrees tall again just a little bit bigger with 8,500 candelas next up we've got the driving beam
pattern now this is a little bit of a confusing term because there is an SAE or DOT driving light
which is meant as an extra high beam. This is a regulated pattern which has to meet certain output
but some manufacturers also refer to driving as just a general pattern first the Rigid SRM
driving has a 40 by 20-degree beam pattern at 8,000 candelas this is great for just
some extra light the Baja S2 sport in the wide has a 55 degree wide by 15-degree tall pattern
definitely wider but still great for general driving use and is at 5,300 candelas. The S2 Pro
comes in with the same beam pattern at a slightly higher output of 5,900 candelas. Next, we have
the Diode Dynamics driving lights which are SAE compliant patterns. First, the sport is a 16 by
10-degree pattern at 37,500 candelas again this is much more focused and much higher intensity
and that's because it's intended to be used as an actual driving light. The same thing goes for the
SSC22 pro at 18 by 15 degrees and 59,000 candelas. Next, we've got our flood patterns these are great
for lighting up a campsite especially since these are so easy to mount up on a roof rack or the side
of a trailer first up we've got the Rigid SRM flood which is a 40 by 35 degree spread really
nice full spread at 2,300 candelas next up we've got the Baja S2 in the flood pattern in both sport
and pro power levels these are going to spread light in a 60 by 60-degree pattern and they'll
both be about the same amount of output at 1,070 candelas finally we've got the ssc2
in the sport flood we've got a 90 by 80-degree pattern just a huge spread of light but it's
only 375 candelas really intended to fill a huge space with only a little bit of light the pro
does step it up to 100 by 90-degree spread and 700 candela about double the light from the sport.
Now the last beam pattern to look at is the combo pattern Rigid doesn't offer any combo patterns but
Baja offers it with their wide cornering and spot and Diode Dynamics offers it with a flood as well
as a wide driving this results in pretty useful beam patterns depending on what you want to do.
The Baja S2 sport in the combo pattern is 50 degrees wide by 18 degrees tall
and 14,500 candelas stepping up to the pro we have a 55 by 20-degree pattern and 14,200 candela so
again slightly larger but after that stabilization period about the same output the Diode Dynamics
sport combo comes in at 20 degrees wide by 12 tall, much tighter pattern and 16,000 candelas
with the pro-level output we've got 40 degrees wide by 20 tall and 27,000 candelas.
Again that's the white data for the yellow output not all these lights are available in yellow or
amber but what we have will show you as well and all the information is available on our website
at Diodedynamics.com. As you can see even though these are pretty similar in size at first glance
there are some major differences when it comes to the size and form factor the power level
and the beam pattern output of each one of these again a major difference is the
backlight feature which provides that extra accent on the Diode Dynamics lights as well. You can find
the Diode Dynamics product online at Diodedynamics.com or at a dealer near
you. The Rigid and Baja options are available from major online retailers as well as directly through
those websites. If you have questions please leave them below we'd love to hear them and
help answer your questions to try to find the best option that meets your needs, thanks for watching.
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