Rigid....hybrid or specter?

Been trying to figure out whether to go with the hybrid spot/flood combo, or the specter hyperspot/driving combo for a rooftop 40" bar. From what I can gather, I really don't need the specter set up unless I plan on doing fast prerunner type stuff, which i don't. Am I off base with this? Anyone out there have experience with both?

 

I currently have the E2 Hyperspot/driving combo in the 20". Also have experience with both spot and flood in the Dually.

I love the brightness and clarity of my E2. But having seen just the e2 driving, I would get that. The spot/flood combo would be smooth light as well. The Hyperspot creates a hotspot in the center of the light pattern, which gets annoying on narrow winding roads, but is invaluable on long straight stretches where the light ends up looking even and well balanced.

 

You mention that you do not "need the specter...you really don't "need " a rigid.
There are some really great 40's out there for $100-150 .
But I "like" my Rigids, which is why I have them.
Buy the style you want, there not that much different

 

Um, a $100 light is not "great" when turned on beside a rigid. It's like saying a Tacoma is fast because a person can't race it, but when comparing it to a hellcat...

I think the Hyperspot is for the high speed stuff, so maybe try the new spot/driving combo. It looks promising. And report back, I may be interested in a new setup

 

Rigid is junk in general, dont kid yourself. Its comparable to all the 1-200$ dual rows and leaks just as fast.

 

Exactly my point, you get what you pay for.
But between the two Rigids, why are even thinking about the specter if it's to much light for you?
Just get the one you want. I try to buy mod's that are more then I need. That way I won't outgrow them.

 

You ever owned rigids?

Also, I would consider rigid as one of the top 3 or 4. The rest being Baja designs and visionx, which both have pros and cons.

 

Yeah I "once" owned Rigids.

 

The point is not the the spectre has too much light, but rather light focused in the wrong area. The Rigids are just that focused that if you buy the wrong beam pattern for your driving style, it will suck.

 

Hmmm, I'm a rigid fan, never got into Baja designs . But my opinion or .02 would be Rigid over Baja just by observing others lights. Yep I'm biased

 

I've only heard this once before.
I'm going to respectfully disagree .

 

Please explain to me then how your dislike of Rigid is because of lack of quality. I have a hard time believing that these are the same lights we are talking about. I have had a set of Duallys on my truck for 2 years....no leaking whatsoever. Performing flawlessly. The E2 on my truck has been banged up by PO for his job as a logger. Still works awesome though

 

Made in China assembled in the U.S. like every other rebranded led we see but Rigids come with an exaggerated lumen output. And a Name.

 

Maybe I worded it wrong? But if it's not the pattern you want why are you even debating it ?

 

I've had bad luck with them. 2 sets of duallys, out of all 4, 2 leaked and one quit working completely. I've since had a set of 18w cali-raised ambers for almost 2yrs now and some squadron sports with zero issues.
Bad luck maybe? But i wasnt impressed.

 

Not me, the PO. And I think he wants to clarify that the output is what he believes it to be. I certainly am not complaining on how much light my E2 puts out. I would change the optics, but only because I consider myself spoiled and OCD about light placement.

How is this evidence of lower quality? I personally owned a $90 20" light bar off of Amazon. POS and waste of money. And bought one with supposed good reviews and good lumen output. It's utter crap compared to the Rigid. If I believed it was even half as good, I would have settled for it. But after experiencing rigid because of the lack of quality on the Amazon light, forget about going back.

 

I guess we could pick anyone of the cheap China built and test them against a rigid and see how that works out.
I have some DV8 cheaps on one of my jeeps and I'm very happy with them. But they are definatly not comparable to the Rigids on a few of my others.

Note: my opinion is based on what I see, believe me I have not scientifically tested anything lol

 

And the lifetime rigid warranty didn't help you? Seems a bit odd

Edit: I install and service furnaces and A/Cs built in the USA. They are awesome units in regards to quality of build parts and longevity. But they still have bad runs and a couple "known" problems that are warranties by the company 100%. That's why we sell the brand. Because if something goes wrong, the company stands behind the product. Hence the extra cost. The same could be said for Toyota. Are you going to never buy Toyota because of the frame rot that plagued these trucks at the turn of the century? And don't get me started on how Toyota bought back tons of trucks. I don't see VW doing that as of present, to list one example

 

They got covered under warranty and I sold them. Can't complain about that. I only owned them for a year.

 

And to be fair I wasnt comparing Rigids to a $20 pod or bar.