**Hotshot Offroad Diode Dynamics Winter Sale 12/21-1/5 (Plus other Holiday Deals)

So... You missed out on the Black Friday Sale... But you still realize that it gets dark early, and it would be nice to see? We have a solution for that!​

Toyota Kits can be found Here - Toyota Kits
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DD Pods - HERE
DD Light Bars - HERE

Beginning NOW through midnight on 1/05/22, enjoy 15% off ALL Diode Dynamics products at Hotshot Offroad! Just use the discount code "Diode15" at checkout!

We have a good amount of product in stock, and a huge stocking order expected to show up 12/23! NOTE: There is continued strong demand for DD products (and for good reason ), and as a result they are a little behind in fulfilling all orders (B2B and B2C). If we anticipate a shipping delay on your order of 5+ business days from when you order WE WILL REACH OUT to you.

We have SS3 ditch light and fog light replacement kits available and at the ready. Don't forget we have the entire line card so if you are looking for interior bulb replacements or anything else not listed please let us know.

If you don't know about Diode Dynamics... You probably should. Awesome optics, and an amazing product line in general.
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Why buy from Hotshot?

• Free Shipping
• No Sales Tax (you can thank me later for living in MT)
• Actively on Tundras - We'll be here for support moving ahead

*Diode Dynamics Supply Chain Notifications -
SS3s - Most non-Backlit SS3s will ship out on 12/23 or 12/24. Other orders will ship out with minimal delay after the holiday. Backlit SS3s are still a pre-order and planned to ship out late-Jan 2022.
C2s - We have a large stocking order of combo pattern (most popular) and variety of other pattern/power SSC2 lights arriving this week. We will have many units to ship out, but any orders not on hand please expect a 6ish week delay on production/delivery from DD to you.
C1s - We have many C1s on hand, and more on the way. Any other orders that need to be dropped from DD should ship within 2 weeks. Even SAE/Fog power level are shipping now!
C5s - These are pre-order units planned to ship late Jan 2022.
Light Bars - Many light bars are on hand, but there are currently delays on stocking orders of 30" bars. Please expect a 3-4 week delay on any fulfillment of 30" Stage Series light bars.

 

Also! Throughout the remainder of the year we will be having 1-2 Day sales on popular products! Please keep an eye on our HOLIDAY DEALS page as updates come!

 

Solid first day! Thanks everyone!

I'll plan to post up some other deals tomorrow!

 

Pallet should be showing up tomorrow with a full restock!

Thanks for the orders so far everyone!

 

Thank you Jon I appreciate ya!

That thing is beautiful... I definitely need to get rid of my chrome bumper!

Saw it land! You're tracking for a very nice upgrade to your truck!

 

OP Pic updated. Hello @TRDFerguson

 

Hardly! Taught myself Lightroom this morning!

Can't say I didn't try though!

 

White ones? Sweet thank you sir!

So I'll try to address these both at once. I know that the standard thought process is that lights mounted in the "ditch light" position are supposed to light the ditches, right? I disagree most of the time. Well if you take a peek at other things that I write I'll rarely refer to them as ditch lights, but rather "A-Pillar Lights" - Here's why:

1. How people use their vehicle. Let's be honest, 90% of most people's driving is on the comfort of paved roads or relatively maintained dirt. A ditch light is only effective IMO if you have the lights canted out at least 45deg to actually project towards the ditches. The downside to that is that if you are doing anything but very slow travel that often won't help you at speed. By the time your ditch light has illuminated bambi you'll already be on top of it in an already unavoidable situation. That said, a light mounted high and illuminating to the sides can be very effective in guiding your path if you're moving slowly.
2. Hood Splash and errant losses - A flood pattern light mounted anywhere above the hoodline (A-Pillar or roof mount) is going to pour a considerable amount of light onto the hood and up into the sky where it's unusable. Not only do you not gain any additional light immediately in front of the vehicle where "flood" light is most effective you have also added a bunch of additional light to your foreground limiting your eyes' ability to adjust to obstacles downrange.

Your Response - "OKAY SMART GUY WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THEN"
My basic guidance is this. The higher on a vehicle a light is mounted the closer to a spot pattern it should generally be (refer to specific use case above for others).

If you have no additional lighting aside from OEM headlights - I usually recommend the combo pattern. I know that it contradicts what I said about flood pattern above the hoodline, BUT having just OEM headlights with these pods what you might find is that the driving or spot patterns by themselves might come off as a bit of a stark lighting contrast and you will feel like you need a little bit of mid-field or edge lighting to avoid a tunnel-vision effect. I prefer it, but I know many people don't like it. Also, on DD's combo lights the flood portion of the optic is actually a little bit of a tighter pattern than a full flood. One might call it "wide".

If you have light bars or something else low to handle the near/mid-field - I recommend driving pattern if going with Diode Dynamics; spot if you're going with Baja Designs or Rigid (not Hyperspot). The TIR optics in DD equipment focus the light much more than an open reflector design so there is very little light outside of the main pattern. The driving beam is still very tight and is a great driving light. The spot beam will be like 2 hole-punches in the night. Much too tight unless you have a bigger array of other lights.


@TRDFerguson Since you have the light bar I would recommend the driving beam. Aim them just to the edges of where the driving portion of the light bar falls off. They'll overlap with one another, but only slightly. You'll also benefit from the approach angle to the road since they're mounted higher.

@FrenchToasty without knowing the rest of your situation I would probably go combo.

 

I had it in my head those were C2s when I wrote my response so that driving pattern talk is off the table. Spot would be the best thing if you wanted to point them out ahead, but with their small profile the body of the light output itself will just be small... Albeit powerful!

Since the SS3 Pros have a little softer cutoff up top I would be more apt to recommend the driving pattern then. But you already know what the combo pattern looks like so you can see for yourself how much "flood" you want up there!

 

You've got one hell of the setup there Lee!

 

If you go all crazy and decide to get rid of your LR I'd love to take a crack at it! Probably offer you less than dealer trade though with the way of the world right now!

I have a ton planned for my MGM so I'm really not shopping, but there's a local one with a fresh coat of ceramic that I see all of the time and...