floydturbo, I don't wish to judge anyone for what they pay for anything but I have wondered if Ridgids were worth the high cost. Do you think they are now that you have one or maybe they last forever reliably.
Gene
I can speak for my experience with my Jeep. About a year ago I had a set of ProComp 3” square LED lamps on my front bumper. They gave adequately more light for what I wanted. However, the downside was absolutely incapacitating electromagnetic interference (static) on the AM radio band (which includes CB, which is indispensable when off-roaming with a group). This was severe enough that I simply was unable to use the ProComp lights when off-roading—which is precisely when I wanted to use them! I even tried to use ferrite chokes immediately next to the lamps to control the static. This helped only a very little bit, but not nearly enough.
Fast forward to this past autumn, when I replaced them with a set of Rigid 3” LED lamps. The difference was dumbfounding. Easily double the light output, and no AM/CB static!
I’ve since discovered that the less expensive lamps cut enough corners that they do not have adequate shielding of the circuit boards to prevent the radio emissions. Also, the reflector technology is enough different that the Rigid lamps capture more of the LED light and put it where you want it (on the roadway).
Yes, the Rigid lamps are double the cost of the ProComps. But, you do get what you pay for, and it’s a lot less expensive to just buy the Rigid lamps the first time rather than buying them AND the others (first).
Rock Doc
2014 Pleasureway Plateau TS in a 2013 Sprinter 3500