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The LED SAE J583 Fog Pod & Fog Light Review

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by crashnburn80, Jun 20, 2018.

  1. Mar 27, 2020 at 5:42 PM
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    E-ROC

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    Thanks for the heads up and an awesome thread! Just ordered yellow Pro’s and clear lenses. Backordered, but worth the wait.
     
  2. Mar 27, 2020 at 7:32 PM
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    Do you suggest the Sport SS3 or the PRO SS3 white led?
     
  3. Mar 27, 2020 at 7:48 PM
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    You can see the entire review in post #2725 here to look at the data for yourself: Diode Dynamics SS3

    For fog and poor weather use, I would recommend selective yellow over white. If still wanting to go with 6000k white, the Pros have a taller pattern and higher intensity output and run hotter to resist freezing, but the Sports have sharper cut offs. If you run your fogs all the time, the Sports are a better option to reduce glare and are more street friendly to other motorists. If you run them only when really needed or in cold snowy climates, the Pros are higher output and will better resist freezing over.
     
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  4. Mar 28, 2020 at 8:57 AM
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    Pulled the trigger on the SS3 Sports in White. They were 169 and free shipping on Amazon. And they are only a week out . I run my fogs a lot and think the Sports were a better choice because of it.
     
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  5. Mar 30, 2020 at 3:59 AM
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    Can you post link just for the lenses? I already have the yellow pros but looking for the clear lense replacement. Maybe I’m blind but can’t find where to just order them:notsure: on their website.
     
  6. Mar 30, 2020 at 5:26 AM
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  7. Mar 30, 2020 at 6:13 PM
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    Looks like I won’t have to wait after all. They’ll be here Wednesday!:thumbsup:
     
  8. Apr 3, 2020 at 1:15 AM
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    Installed the Diode Dynamics SAE Clear Fogs yesterday. Much brighter than my Morimotos. Night road test confirms it. Love emIMG_20200402_181252.jpg
     
  9. Apr 4, 2020 at 6:27 PM
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    I just received the yellow ss3 sport today for my 2nd Gen. Has anyone here used any special security bolts to secure their aftermarket fogs? I like to think the best of people, but the thought has crossed my mind of someone grabbing these off my truck.
     
  10. Apr 4, 2020 at 7:14 PM
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    If they are installed in the OEM location I wouldn’t worry about it personally. The stock mount screws are not very user friendly to access. If you have them installed in the open on top of a plate bumper it may be something to consider.
     
  11. Apr 4, 2020 at 7:41 PM
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    @crashnburn80 Thanks for the insight! I'm excited to install these tomorrow. I did the harness/bulb upgrade that you posted about way back when...such a huge difference!
     
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  12. Apr 5, 2020 at 6:11 AM
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    I’m a broke bitch in a recession so what’s the recommendation?
     
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    Diode Dynamics tested very well for reasonable money. That’s the direction I went with their Sports.
     
  14. Apr 5, 2020 at 6:27 AM
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    Check the Classifieds for a used set?
     
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    +1 for the DD Sports....15% off right now. I lucked out and got free local shipping so I paid $170.
     
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    The Diode Dynamics sports are $170 with the 15% off sale and outstanding performers. The most budget friendly option is the OEM Toyota LED fogs for about $118 covered in post #727: Toyota LED fogs
     
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    SS3s arrived today. Swapping to clear lenses for the 4000k fogs. :bananadance:

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    SS3 Pro’s mounted to replace the KC Slimlites. No night pics but the initial impression of them on inside the garage was impressive. Now I need to find some time at night to aim them better.

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    So I'm currently running the regular BD Squadron Sports WC as fogs. Obviously the glare is pretty prevalent so they have to be switched off with oncoming traffic and I've found they're pretty useless in fog or snow, as one would expect. However, I do like how much they light up the surroundings on a dark and empty road.
    Seeing the new SAE BD fogs and how they have that black bracket on the lens, got me thinking...what if I were to order the SAE lens and install them on my current non-SAE fogs?
    I'm not too worried about the on-paper SAE compliance, so much so as just having a more practical fog light. Is that essentially what the SAE compliant squadrons are or do they also have a reduced output?
    Also, it looks like BD put out a "fix" to their orginal SAE design, did it actually improve the glare issue at all?
     
  20. Apr 9, 2020 at 11:58 AM
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    The SAE squadrons also have reduced output over the Squadron sports. The 'fix' optic is poor and actually significantly harms overall output, not just the excessive spill above the cut off. But it does reduce the spill, yes. I hope to post my pre/post fix comparison later today and you'll be better able to see what I mean. I know some others have done what you proposed and put the Baja SAE fix optic on the non-SAE squadrons and been very disappointed in the results.

    The DD SS3 Pros by comparison are 3x the output of the Baja pre-fix SAEs while having less spill above the horizon than the 'fix' optic. Baja specs state raw output is 27% higher on the Squadron Sport vs SAE. As a rough translation that should mean the DD SS3 Pros are approximately 2.35x higher intensity than the Squadron Sports while also having a compliant SAE pattern.
     

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