Ultimate Fog Light Comparison, Which Is the BEST? | Morimoto, Diode Dynamics, Auxbeam & More!
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Looking for the best fog lights to upgrade your vehicle? We’ve got you covered! In this video, we compare top brands like Diode Dynamics, Morimoto, Auxbeam, and Alpharex to find out which fog light shines the brightest, offers the best beam pattern, and provides the most value for your money. We cover light output and beam patterns, warranty and reliability, and performance comparison. We also discuss the pros and cons of each brand, including ease of installation and overall build quality. Watch till the end for our top recommendations based on brightness, beam pattern, and overall value. Subscribe for more in-depth reviews and headlight comparisons! Visit our website at www.headlightrevolution.com for more product details and to find the perfect upgrade for your vehicle.
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⏰ Timestamps ⏰
00:00 - Introduction
00:26 - Testing Explained
01:03 - Diode Dynamics Elite Series (White)
01:46 - OEM LED Fog Lights
02:10 - Diode Dynamics Elite Series (Yellow)
02:40 - Bicyaco LED Fog Light (White)
03:00 - Morimoto XB Evo+ Fog Lights (White)
03:32 - Morimoto XB Evo+ Fog Lights (Yellow)
04:11 - Recon LED Fog Lights (White)
05:00 - Auxbeam LED Fog Lights (White)
05:46 - Alpharex LED Fog Lights (White)
06:08 - Alpharex LED Fog Lights (Yellow)
06:57 - Stock Halogen vs. LED: Why Upgrade?
08:23 - Diode Dynamics Elite Series: Light Output and Performance
10:49 - Bicyaco Fog Lights: Cheap Amazon Option
12:20 - Morimoto XB Evo: Features and Dual-Color Capability
15:54 - Auxbeam Fog Lights: Brightness and Multifunction Features
18:02 - Recon Fog Lights: Brightness and Issues
19:39 - Alpharex Fog Lights: Dual-Color and Beam Pattern
20:50 - Top Recommendations and Conclusion
🔦 OEM Halogen Fog Light:
- White: 420 Max Lux
🔦 OEM LED Fog Light:
- White: 340 Max Lux (19% Less Bright)
🔦 Diode Dynamics Elite Series:
- White: 740 Max Lux (76% Brighter)
- Yellow: 580 Max Lux (38% Brighter)
🔦 Bicyaco (Amazon Product):
- White: 800 Max Lux (90% Brighter)
🔦 Morimoto XB Evo:
- White: 570 Max Lux (35% Brighter)
- Yellow: 340 Max Lux (19% Less Bright)
🔦 Recon Fog Light:
-White: 840 Max Lux (100% Brighter)
🔦 Auxbeam Fog Light:
- White: 840 Max Lux (100% Brighter)
🔦 Alpharex Pod Light:
- White: 390 Max Lux (7% Less Bright)
- Yellow: 250 Max Lux (40% Less Bright)
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NOTE: Headlight Revolution and Morimoto Lighting are both owned by Wheel Pros but all testing is unbiased and done the same way for all brands.
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It’s hard to not want both the brightness from the diodes and the width of the Morimotos lol
Hard not to agree with!
@@HeadlightRevolutionso what's the verdict then?
Diode dynamics all the way
The Elite fogs are a great option!
I really appreciate that you finally acknowledge the Headlight Revolution association with Morimoto. Great video. Looking for something I can adapt to my R50 Pathfinder and replace the crappy stock fogs.
As much as I'd like to dump the big bucks in a set of yellows, the AuxBeam is what ended up in the bumper. Great light output, but had one fail at random a few months after install, no weather involved. I expected to have to take it apart to get a replacement part under warranty, but they sent me a complete new set. Ended up just snaking one light out of the bumper, it had a convenient termination connector a few inches from the main harness and slipped the new one back in. Great CS even on a cheaper part set and it was back up in 15 minutes.
The diode dynamics would be perfect if they ever make a mount for the honda civics, I need them on my 99
I've been waiting on this one 🙌
Its hard not to go with the XB original. The fact that you almost can't see it for oncoming traffic and it's makes a great package to use all the time
I had the elite series on my Ford Maverick,and they were superb. Then baby #3 is coming,so had to trade it in on a new Odyssey 😅
I like to see what type of mounting brackets they have to see if they can be mounted in any car. I dont have a truck so i dont know if these would even fit.
They make different types and brackets for different vehicles! These F2 styles will be specific to Ford.
@@HeadlightRevolution Thanks that helps.
What yellow fog lights would you recommend for a 2025 Subaru Outback Wilderness?
Diode or Morimoto, since they have options readily available for the Outback!
On your website you're missing a filter when searching, I can only find infinite amounts of the same lights with wiring kits for different vehicles, not a single filter that allows me to browse the different available lights - as in a consideration of what might be a good fit for a motorcycle.
Are you looking for headlight upgrades or fog light upgrades? We'd be happy to help you find what is going to work best!
Headlights: www.headlightrevolution.com/headlights/assemblies/sealed-beam-headlights
Fog Lights: www.headlightrevolution.com/fog-lights
Or send us your year/make/model to sales@headlightrevolution.com
@Headlight Revolution This reminds me of a question I had for a LONG time... Is there anything that can be done to OEM fog lights to actually make them functional in fog, or are they just decorative? I have a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee with somewhat oval-shaped OEM foglights, but none of these round or rectangle universal lights fit as if they belonged there...
Yes! If you can't find any aftermarket replacements, have you considered bulb upgrades or something like the yellow Lamin-X films? Reach out, happy to help - sales@headlightrevolution.com
For a lexus is250, would you reccomend the morimoto xb led evo+ or the diode dynamics for mostly normal back roads driving? I have the stock hid headlights, so they don't perform very well out to the sides of ditches and the stock fog lights are useless, lol, so I'm not sure if i should go diode dynamics or morimoto.
If you want a fog light that is capable of white and yellow, then yes Morimoto is the best option! Both fog lights are great - the Diode Fog Lights are extremely bright and you can see that in the shoot out. However, the Morimoto fog lights do cast more light in width 👀
@HeadlightRevolution thanks for the reply! I think I'm gonna go with the morimotos to see how I like the amber in addition to the white. And if I like them, I might get a pair of 4 bangers later on if I feel like I need more light.
What about J.W Speaker fogs??
Not as many universal fitments, but we have included JW in a lot of our other testing videos!
yellow is better for actual fog BTW
It’d be a hard pick between the morimoto evo + and the dd elites.
For me it neither because neither are made for third gen tundra !
Maybe soon they're have compatible brackets, we feel your pain 💔
@@HeadlightRevolution also need some big banger ditch light brackets for the tundra!
Can you compare the alpharex nova series and morimoto XB led on the 2016-2023 Toyota tacoma?
Great suggestion!
I have stock housing with the gtr ultra 2.0. I’m curious to see what’s the output and the width of these if u guys can check it out?
What year/make/model? 👀
@@HeadlightRevolution 17’ Ford f150
Can you not get the morimotos with just yellow for 150
The XB versions have some available in yellow, the XB Evo+ version will be white and yellow only.
You never heard about panda
Or g-tech headlights they are the best in libyan market
Good to know, we can add them to our list to test next!
Is your company owned by Morimoto or are you just drop shipping Morimoto products? I see your website looks copy of Morimoto.
Headlight Revolution and Morimoto Lighting are both owned by Wheel Pros but all testing is unbiased and done the same way for all brands.
bright foglights are a bit stupid. flat and wide, aimed down a 2% slope (foglight height from street level in cm divided by two equals the lights range in m ... eg: foglight is 35 cm high = light should reach 17,5m) and light that close to the car should not be super bright and distract the eyes. the brightness of a low beams foreground is way enough for foglights.
Also: for a useful foglight the color temperature of a standard halogen bulb at around 3200K is very good for the use in actual fog.
I am glad someone actually respect aim of the lamp. So many user misunderstand fog function and aim. 2% slope is 1.146°D For lamp designed for SAE reg goes by G-max. SAE J583 F define aim at 0.75D F3 define aim at 1.0D XB Evo fog is designed to SAE J583 F3, default cutoff is set at 1D (1.75%)Fog beam function is to add relative illumination strength to far outer lower angle zone, which defined by 33L/R 4.5D point. For when low beam road edge decay is severe by bad weather. Having fog beam center to be above 5000Cd is not much of benefit, as it overlay intensity contrast at low beam foreground zone, makes road edge detection relative strength weaker. But it is beneficial to have far 30° out lower than 4D angle is what exactly fog need and it has strategically allocated intensity distribution. So many aftermarket fog lamp is designed poorly, too many only care about e-max or on the wall numerical horizontal beam spread. It's all about distribution balance. I designed Evo Fog, and deeply put priority consideration to distribution balance. Check IsoCandela plot for intensity allocation refinement.
No Heretic Studio? Shame.
Sorry! I'll be sure to include them in the next shootout!
@@DrivenReality Solid lineup in the video! I did comment an initial reaction rather than watch like an absolute turd. But this is a really great and comprehensive watch. I do have to say the build quality of my Heretic Studio light bar behind my TRD grille (3rd Gen Tundra) is something amazing. Amazing light. They’re worth a look for sure!
@@LombardoJoe Heretic does not carry fog light. They have lamp that goes in fog lamp location labeled as fog or fog kit, but light output is not actual fog light. They are off-road general forward/area lighting.
@@yoshiishida6577Fog light enough for me, but I see your point.
Yoshi's point is spot-on 💪🏻 We've included Heretic in our pod light shoot outs, but these brands in the video are definitely the top dogs when it comes to fog lights.
6000k led are terrible.
Baja Designs has 5000K LEDs but maybe not for the F-150 Plug and Play.
6000k LEDs are thing of the past, horrible lighting/color and we all know it, we need lower Kelvin LEDs.
XB Evo fog white color is categorized at 5500K for simplified term, but color never shall be discussed with kelvin rating. I explain bit later. This color is similar range to only fog lamp from Baja possibly OK as fog, next Gen SAE model, and its output color is also about 5500K white. BD next Gen SAE fog is so narrow plain stretched rectangular beam tho, and also its basic F function fog. Not even same class product. About color of white, generally higher kelvin is bad, but much more depth to it. It's important to learn white color kelvin rating is just range indication of nearby color group, what it matters are CCT coordination particularly red contents balance. For XB Evo, selected white emitter color BIN median CCT is X 3.332 Y 3.359 converted as 5500K by CIE1931 method. Fully in white boundary defined by SAE J578. What you may thinking is some of poor quality aftermarket lamp dose not contain within white boundary. This is not that case. There is 6000K white fully balanced superior performance over 5000K white that is terribly out of CCT balance, color temp itself won't tell the entire picture. Within SAE J578 white boundary definition, there is no scientific significance between 5000K and 5500K visual performance difference other than subjective personal feeling preference difference between 5000K or 5500K. If to prefer selective yellow output, Evo+ can switch color to pure selective yellow that also is fully in defined selective yellow range. BajaDesign yellow is pretty badly out of selective yellow boundary range. It's just yellow-ish output but really not correctly beneficial yellow. Lighting color is not simply definable by kelvin. In summery, XB Evo fog lamp white and yellow emitters are strictly selected to maximum visual comfort performance and fully compliant to correct color definition. This is F3 class fog. Not basic F
@@yoshiishida6577 LOL wow,
I in no way was promoting their product I only suspected they had a 5000k fog lamps and off-road lights. To the rest of your comment, 6000K leds are horrible cheap Chinese junk and have flooded the market for far too long. I don't care what any chart/you says the naked eye does not perceive 6000K as pure white, it is blue and we all know it.
To whatever else you rambled on, we need 5000K LEDs 4500K LEDs they do not exist relatively aftermarket. I've been down the road that many of us had and spent hundreds of dollars on garbage LEDs that are terrible color and have horrible lighting output or effects. HIDs are still Superior as far as light output and Kelvin options. LED still need to evolve or at least better kalvin options.
@@keithbartlett7679 I don't think you understand automotive white color requirement definition, what I said was evaluate output color performance based on CCT coordination, not by kelvin CCT of XB Evo white output is highly effective and high visual comfort white range. Very much different from typically called 6000K white you mentioned.
Preach and teach 🫱🏻🫲🏻
Recon made me laugh. It is literally shining the spotlight on how useless it is!
Your website sucks for my 21 Toyota highlander.
We're sorry! What are you looking for? We'd love to help find an upgrade for you! sales@headlightrevolution.com or 218-755-5200
@@HeadlightRevolution xb Evo+ fog lights