Burns331

I have been thinking real hard about a set of Rigids for my truck. They are expensive so i have been holding off.

I see on ebay you can buy a multitude of LED light arrangements, some just like Rigids for a heck of a lot less money. hundreds less.

What is the actual difference in these? If the wattage is the same? Will they be as good? Im assuming build quality is less. But as far as throwing light out there is it the same? Or am i missing something, is Rigid just that over priced.

vozaday

The key is Optics. You get what you pay for.

sigma pi

Rigid is not over priced, they are quality and assembled here (pretty sure about that). Ebay is cheap chinese stuff.

With that said, I would get two cheap chinese LED bars and still come out cheaper than rigid and have more light.

goneMINIcrazy

Exactly. Rigid not only makes a better housing and electronics, their lenses and reflectors are leaps and bounds above the competion. Between the Hybird "Driving" or "SuperSpot" pattern and their excellent, near 180* Diffused lens, they just can't be beat IMO.

Check out this thread for more information and ideas on how to mount your Rigid lights.

goneMINIcrazy

This is maybe not accurate. This goes back to the optics.

Manufacturers will rate the lumens at the source, and it may be true that the Chinese lights put out more lumens. BUT, put a chinese bar and a Rigid bar side by side, step about 200 ft away, you're gonna notice a difference. Bet you Rigid will come out on top.

Burns331

I believe the rigid will come out on top. No doubt there. But At 7x the cost.

kevin7898

hanningled, same light as visionx, for less than half cost. 5yr replacement warranty included. give eric hu a shout on here

goneMINIcrazy

And some believe in paying for it and supporting the business that does it right. I do But obviously not at retail. I got all mine from TAP Auto.

sigma pi

That would be a great comparison!

2x chinese LED bars and measure the light out put at different angles off center.

I still think HIDs are gonig to beat both LED set ups.

Stage3Motorsports

We had a vendor send us a 20 inch LED light bar for us to "Test" we tried it in a couple situations. We have plenty of Rigid lights around here so we compared them. 1 rigid D2 out performed the generic 20 inch LED bar.

Depends what you want, if you want the light bar look, sometimes the eBay way isn't bad, but like they said above "you get what you pay for"