Aurora compared to J.W. Speaker 7" headlights

[JKBall]

Hi all,

Does anyone have any information regarding the difference between the J.W. Speaker headlights and the Aurora headlights?

Visually comparing the 7" headlights, there looks to be little difference, other than branding and a few other minor aesthetic differences. The same configuration, half halo DRL, black, carbon or chrome options etc.

Of course, there is the significant price difference, which is a large contributing factor to why I'm seeking information.

If the J.W. Speaker 7" headlights are Aurora headlights, just with a substantial price increase and rebranding, and assuming both headlight sets perform exactly the same then why not save several hundred dollars and buy the Aurora headlight set. However, if the J.W. Speaker headlights are an entirely different headlight set/unit, built and designed to a much higher standard and outperform the Aurora headlight set then the large price difference is justified.

Has anyone had any hands-on experience with both these headlights and or brands and can provide as unbias information as possible? As opposed to just stating, "mate, buy the cheaper Aurora lights, they work for me and my mates bloody well"... Prattling.


Cheers.

[Banshee]

To start with, you have that around the wrong way. The Auroras may be a copy of the JW Speakers, but not the other way around. That design originated with JWS. So the cost includes all their inital development.

There are, I believe several cheap knockoffs, though the Aurora lights I have seen are good quality and were not cheap. (I have one of their lightbars.)

Having said that, just because they look the same means nothing about the internal optic design, so they may be the same or very different. For that matter, (pure speculation here), the Aurora may be an older JWS design sold by them to Aurora since they are several generations along in theirs.

Having not seen the Aurora in action, I cannot comment on how they compare.

[JKBall]

Good point Banshee, it appears to me that Aurora 7" headlight set are copies (cheap knockoffs) of the J.W. Speaker 7" headlight set.

Another factor which leads me to believe that Aurora's are knockoffs or older model J.W. Speaker headlights is that other than online shops, its difficult to find information about the Aurora lights. I've been informed by an Australian 4wd shop that Aurora doesn't have there own website per say...

[sladey]

Hi there, far as my looking can find the aurora are made by Shenzhen (Chinese mass producers) and branded in house as aurora. You will get what you pay for

This is there website
http://www.szaurora.com/en/


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EDIT- it also kills companies like rigid that pump millions into R&D to have their patents ripped off so if everyone keeps buying this crap you won’t get the innovation we would want.

[Banshee]

I remember the snorkle thread that started about this exactly. Comparing cheap copies with the AEV Gen 1 when it was still fairly new.

[Kiwi Jeeper]

I have JW Speaker lights, very happy with them and would not mess around with knock offs. JW Speaker has spent money on R&D and holds the intellectual property, hence get my support.

[Nanook]

I agree with Kiwi on this. I've looked at buying so many different knock offs and read a lot about how disappointed people were that bought them that I'll be buying the JW Speakers when I put the money aside.