About Dark Defense
It all started in 2019 when I was looking for some lights for my Tacoma. After searching and trying several pods off of Amazon, I realized they were all lying about their wattage draw and even raw lumen estiamtes, they were all garbage! I was fed up with it because I didn’t want to be forced to pay a premium for high-priced brands, but still wanted similar performance and quality.
That’s when Dark Defense was formed! We’ve been through a few rought patches, but we are still holding true to our promise to bring the very best performing lights for the most affordable price possible. Our markup us very small compared to many other companies which I won’t mention. We like to keep it this way so you’re always getting the best deal available!
We stand for our values:
- We strive to provide the best customer experience and support.
- If a customer ever has an issue, we will do everything to turn it into a positive experience.
- We will never over-charge for products and will always deliver the best value for your money, guaranteed, or your money back!
Thank you for supporting Dark Defense
— Joshua Boram
Frequently Asked Questions
We charge a flat rate charge of $12 via USPS Priority mail. The shipping time should take 2-3 days, but in cases of greater delay, it may take up to 4 days in transit. Our handling time is usually around 12-24 hours. During January 31 through February 10, 2020 we will not be shipping. Orders taken during these times will ship after this time frame. Thank you for your understanding.
Yes, we offer a 1-year warranty on all DDS4 pod lights as long as you are the existing owner and no abuse to the lights have taken place. We also offer a 30-day satisfaction guarantee! If you ever decide you don’t like your DDS4 pod lights, simply return them for a FULL refund, even if you’ve already used them! Yes, that’s right!
Yes, we offer a slightly more amber tint combo flood+spot lens and will be offering an orange tint lens soon that should put out a more yellow tint for the amber output lights. The amber lens may appear slightly greenish in tent due to the 5000K brightness level emitted through our 2ND GENERATION LED CHIPS. These are the brightest available at this time. If we decide to go with a warmer light, we will sacrifice as much as 40% of the raw lumen output which we are currently staying away from. If you have more questions, please contact us or check out our Facebook page for more real life examples.
We are using a 5000K daylight 2ND GEN real CREE XM-L2 LED’s in our DDS4 pods. This is one of the brightest bins that LED offers for the second generation (2) chip, thus creating a more white light. When using the clear lens, the light appears very clean and white. When using the amber lens with lights turned on in the day or evening near dust, the light emission appears yellow/golden with a slight green hue. During the night the light can appear more green as the white light is being filtered by the amber. We plan on selling a orange lens soon that should give a more un-altered yellow color at night, but at this time please check out the images and videos on our Facebook page for real life examples.
These come with a waterproof connector disconnect, but you will need to purchase a wiring harness that is able to handle a total of 100W / 10A. We recommend an option from Amazon that costs around $10-15 dollars. You may need to extend a lead wire depending on the length needed to span for both pod lights depending on application. You can check out our favorite amazon wiring harness on a budget here: https://amzn.to/2RxQBSv
NO, these are not SAE approved for highway use and are extremely bright – much brighter than SAE approved 3″ light pods. The brightness is enough to potentially blind someone, we do not maintain any liability for the use of our lights on highway use and use may result in a fine, depending on your state, city or country.