The LED SAE J583 Fog Pod & Fog Light Review

Fun seeing this thread and my truck in official social media advertising. Image below was the single 360 test from this thread.

 

Good work doesn't go unnoticed

 

I saw that too They called them all amber though.

 

Hopefully they gave you credit. You put alot of work into this thread.

 

Exactly what you said @crashnburn80 , it's a pretty cool feeling to be displayed in the advertisement.

2 new products tested and displayed in the same week from 2 different companies. This is a pretty cool week.

Diode Dynamics was great about giving me credit on their FB page and Instagram over the weekend.

 

Got the ss3s mounted.... I like how its so stealth right below the squad pros...

 

still got any left?

 

There's plenty of great info here that is obviously much less biased than anything we can offer here at Diode - but I tried to make an SAE fog comparison video to answer questions for our customers. I tried to focus on the raw data as much as possible. One video for white, and one for yellow. Let me know any feedback!

- Paul


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5QAUkDtZEo


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqAnYPS6obM

 

Question for diode....just installed some fogs on my wifes tahoe and i get the sticking out part but theres so much gap through the whole opening...i know that baja has a plate that goes behind the opening but the squadron and ss3s are different dimension...ar you guys making any other plates for gm round opening in the future?

 

Yes, there is a clip-on cover in the works to fill that gap. Shoot an email to our team, and they can get you a set when they are ready, I believe in early July.

 

Thanks Paul! Any reason why the videos are not searchable on youtube (link only)?

 

Nice videos! The data looks very comparable to my measurements and data posted in this thread.

 

The video is unlisted, meaning it is only viewable view direct link. Typically you post youtube videos but don't list them to test before switching it live, where it is then searchable and appears in your channels. Likely an oversight.

 

Apologies if this is answered elsewhere in thread but how do the SS3 Pro fogs hold up to cold? One of the appealing things about the Rigids is how hot they run as I mostly use fogs for winter snow storms. Any icing problems with the DDs?

 

The DD Pros are the highest operating temp fog in this thread, much hotter than the Rigid’s. See post #3076.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...og-light-review.554813/page-154#post-23183643

 

Awesome, thank you! Just dug up this post as well which answered my question: The LED SAE J583 Fog Pod & Fog Light Review

As usual you're a fount of wisdom, thanks for all the work you do making it easy for those of us without background to make the right pick.

 

Thanks to this thread for showing me the right direction. A lot of useful info and finally installed these. Got me decided on the DD SS3 sport for fog lights, so I jumped in and went with them for the rest of the lights as well.

Sport selective yellow Fog
Sport white driving
42inch white driving
30inch amber driving (pending install due to fitment issues w my bumper)

Really happy overall, no need to mention how good these pods light up the road and just wanted to pitch in with my humble review opinion.

 

A benefit of using a Diode Dynamics bar on the roof (vs some others) is the highly focused TIR optics will avoid stray light from reflecting off the hood causing hood glare, which is harmful for night vision.

 

I was hesitant at first because I didn’t see many reviews, but still went for it in part due to the high remarks of the SS3s here.

I chose the driving pattern because of what you mention. The output is outstanding and the glare is minimal compared to my previous lightbar (nilight, combo).

I won’t hijack this thread with unrelated stuff anymore so maybe I’ll post a video in another thread.

Thanks again for all the data collection and analysis.