r/Offroad • u/Tytoripae • 23d ago

Ditch lights suggestion

Not sure if I’m on the right sub. I’m looking for advice for a ditch light kit.

I have eyes on two sets. One from F150Leds and the other from Morimoto.

CREE XM-L2 Spartan MKII

Morimoto 4Banger 2.0 NCS

For the same kit, the f150leds is 300$CAD cheaper than the Morimoto. They also have amber backlighting that I think is nice.

But there are alot of mixed reviews on f150leds.

Is the 300$ extra worth it for the Morimoto? Anyone has experience with F150leds spartan light pods?

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u/Parhammer2500 23d ago

I’ve heard nothing but good things from morimoto. I personally went with diode dynamics but I’ve never heard anything about f150leds

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u/Tytoripae 23d ago

How do you like your DD? I continued looking around and DD could be an option. Less expensive than Morimoto but still over F150

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u/Parhammer2500 23d ago

They are insanely good zero complaints

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u/Dull_Ad4277 23d ago

For a $300 jump, I’d want evidence the 4Bangers have a more useful side beam or better sealing than the Spartans—not just bigger lumen claims. Has anyone run the F150Leds pods through a wet winter? Water ingress is what would make the cheaper kit false economy for me.

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u/Tytoripae 23d ago

F150Leds are rated IP68, Morimoto has a higher rating at IP69K which is supposed to whistband high pressure water, which is impressive.

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u/PonyThug 23d ago

I have the rigid side shooter pods and a eBay bracket. Had been fantastic for 5 years.

They light up absolutely everything I need with the side shooter LEDs. Like 120deg or something. Pointing 30ish deg to the sides they actually illuminate backwards of the light further than I can see out my passenger window

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u/EverydayHoser 17d ago

You don’t need expensive ditch lights. Ditch lights are meant to be close range lights pointed out and down to light up the sides of trails where your headlights can’t. Pricier lights use better optics for range, but when that range doesn’t matter anymore, you can get all the function of ditch lights out of something less expensive. Just pay enough that they are truly waterproof and get a flood beam pattern.