Cheap VS Expensive LED Lights | The Truth About Baja Designs! 

Did you have to reverse the mounting bracket that came with the BD's to get them pointed down enough?

I can do that! It’s pretty wild how much light it puts out. I’ve tried but a camera just doesn’t show it like the human eye does. I had a 30” GG bar for a long time until I finally got talked into the BD Onx6 and WOW is it worth it haha.

Then you need their LP4 or bigger lights! Ha

Yes Daniel, I experienced this coming back to Lafayette, Indiana from Whitestown, Indiana back in Jan 2021. U.S. 52 is lonely at night, and so were most of the side roads. Will never forget these experiences bro. The last two months I have been heavy into research for amber fog and amber light bars for my 2000 jeep. Now I know just how much I need amber lights at night. Have learned from experience. Sometimes the BEST TEACHER IN THE LONG RUN.

😂😂 haven’t heard that one before but now I can’t unsee it.

@@JustDiesels LOL. I'm sorry! It's not a BAD look! 😅😁 Honestly, that truck looks amazing. It just bears a strong resemblance to the electrically-charged mouse! (Please forgive me!!)

These are custom built lights from Retroshop

Lol. And he actually talked me into getting some GG’s.

​@@desert4seat Appreciate that! Our Pods have upgraded internals and optics, light out put is greatly improved over these pods which were made YEEEEARS ago.

Direct plug and play with the harness and zero issues!

@@JustDiesels Thanks so much! Where do u get the harness?

You pretty much have to custom make them. The basic build from Retroshop isn’t too bad price wise.

Everything should bolt right on with the CJC kit for the 2019 trucks! They have a kit specifically designed for the 2019+ tradesman and SLT trucks!

haha Absolutely, that's why Baja Designs offers tamper proof hardware so you need key to remove the lights!

The one thing I can say is BAJA is closer to natural daylight to the eyes versus RIGID is more purple, Also BAJA you can switch the lens pattern instead of having to buy a whole new set of lights!

They’re actually made in Mexico now, which is pretty fitting given the name.

these are wired directly into the factory fog lights and run off the factory switch!

When you get the kit with the extra wiring harness how do you go about that ?

It should, but the light output will be like the china lights in this video ahaha

Takes about two seconds to splice em in at the bumper!

@@JustDiesels So you run these off of the factory harness without a relay or additional harnesses?

They’re a custom build!

Thank you! 🙌

Totally true! It’s so hard to capture that on video too!

here's a link: www.cjcoffroad.com/CJC-Off-Road-Dodge-30-Arc-ONX6-Light-Bar-Brackets-p/cjc-30bktonx6arc-combo.htm

Our Pods have upgraded internals and optics, light out put is greatly improved over these pods which were made YEEEEARS ago. Thanks for your comment hope you can give us a try!

The GG laser lights are like candles compared to the Baja Designs laser lights if you want to do an apples to apples. The real difference is in the optics and electronics. GG is way cheaper, but like always you get what you pay for. I do think that GG is a crazy good value for the price though. I ran their stuff for years until I could swing enough to go BD.

I’m currently running GGLIGHTING Pods and light bar on my SXS. They offer Great products/quality stuff for the price, without putting a dent in the ol’ wallet. But I can agree that compared to Baja Designs the GG’s don’t stack up. They do put up a fight tho, plus lifetime warranty. They’re based out of Anaheim, CA. Somewhat close to me haha .

@@ThatDudeMiguel Appreciate that! Our Pods have upgraded internals and optics, light out put is greatly improved over these pods which were made YEEEEARS ago.

Their warehouse is in Santa Ana. They aren't manufacturing there, just assembling. I've known Gabe and those guys since they were selling light bars out of their garage in HB back in 2011

Yeah for the cost the GG stuff is really solid, especially their G4d light bars. That said, if you can swing it the Baja Designs lights are on a whole new level haha

Appreciate that! Our Pods have upgraded internals and optics, light out put is greatly improved over these pods which were made YEEEEARS ago.

@@gglighting I saw that. I miss your race bars tho!?

@@superdutyzack We still do them in the single row. The double row pulled a ton of power, though they were very bright. But the light ouput and draw we get with DayMakers now is so good that those have replaced the double row race bars. The DayMakers are much more UTV friendly as well.

The GG wasn’t actually mounted anymore since I’d have to take off the brackets etc etc laying on my back in the dark. The on the ground shots honestly give a better view of output anyway!

Yeah i'd like to see the two side by side from the drone. That would be the best way to really see how they stack up.

@@FilmREALMS Appreciate that! Our Pods have upgraded internals and optics, light out put is greatly improved over these pods which were made YEEEEARS ago.

I have zero need for a street legal fog light however. My headlights do all the work on the street that I could ever want, which is why I chose to bolt in a non street legal light with as much light output as I could.

@@JustDiesels interestingly, Diode Dynamics SS3 pros have the same Cree XPL chips, amp draw, and lumens; but use advanced TIR optics instead of simple forward facing cone reflectors. They're actually brighter and have less wasted light than the Baja squadrons. Neat huh?

Oh I have no complaints about their lights! This video just wasn’t about street legal lights. If it was they would have been included. It’s about sticking the most output possible in a fog light hole haha.

Truly annoying when people talk about fog lights but they’re running lights that would be utterly useless in fog like conditions.

@@EuroYardService yep. Try running these in actual fog or heavy snow, you'll get blasted by reflection and make it harder to see.

Appreciate that! Our Pods have upgraded internals and optics, light out put is greatly improved over these pods which were made YEEEEARS ago.

Appreciate that! Our Pods have upgraded internals and optics, light out put is greatly improved over these pods which were made YEEEEARS ago.

Sadly the money is in the cheap stuff. How many people do you know with American made lights? How many have cheap china knock offs from Amazon? We should all do better and support American business if we can! 🇺🇸

It’s functional. Yellow or amber do a much better job cutting through dust, fog, or snow without glaring back at you.

Sadly that’s completely false. Put a quality set of Baja Designs lights against something like Rough Country and you realize the critical role the electronics and optics play in lighting output and quality. I used to think like you and had only the Chinese lights, but man is there a difference haha.

@@JustDiesels I'm not saying auxbeam can compete but I'm also not saying rigid and BD and KC are only light to trust.....get a set of rough county and do a video I bet 100$ you buy a cheap Chinese vs rough county you'll say shit ok now the conversation is rough county rigid bd and kc.....I used to run only rigid and KC because they gave military discount and black rifle coffee members get 20% off rigid but I got a set of rough county on my sidexside and rolled hit shit put it in water the plug is amazing tight fit water proof no condensation on the pods they get decently hot to keep ice off they come with good powder coated brackets harness and switch all included. so now all I run is rough county, and the dot sae fogs are bright great cutoff line for 110$ vs Baja got busted with bad lense that didn't work for dot. And last I check a set was like 300.....sorry but 300 for 2 pods vs 300 for dot pods and a light bar I'll take more over less especially when they hold up the same.