Well, I don't have have moose or kangaroos here either. After seeing those pics, I wouldn't want to have a run in with either. I occasionally drive through moose country on trips. If I saw 15-25 moose on a drive, it would go down in my travel journal as an epic day. If I saw a kangaroo on a drive, I would probably have to pull over and take a rest as I'd likely be seeing things.
To the original poster, thank you for taking the time to document all of this excellent information. I found it useful, and I am very interested in these lights.
To everyone else, I think he did a good job of posting detailed photos. If you still have questions after everything he has posted, then maybe no photograph will be good enough for your specific needs. This is just a suggestion to be helpful, but these lights are inexpensive enough that maybe you could buy your own set to do your own hands on evaluation with. If you go this route, it would be great if you could post your pics and results here for us all to see. Also, if you really value lights with a solid warranty, do not buy these. You will thank me for this advice. You are not going to get good warranty service on China lights. If, as stated, the warranty is worth the extra cost to you, don't waste your time or anyone else's even considering these.
When it comes to my vehicle, I generally only purchase high quality components. I see great value in the benefits provided by top tier products. That is my general philosophy with nearly everything.
My auxiliary lighting is one big exception to this rule. I am completely comfortable with buying lower quality China lights. I have been very satisfied with the ones I currently have. I am certain that China lights are the right solution to my needs.
First, I don't consider the supplemental lighting essential to my needs. I try to do a majority of my driving during daylight hours. Because I'm doing this for the experience of the journey I like to be able to see what I'm driving through. Day time is for driving. Night time is for chilling by the camp fire. My auxiliary lighting is only for those times when night driving is absolutely unavoidable. If for some reason during night driving my auxiliary lighting failed, I would just slow it down and not out drive my vehicle's headlights. I would just treat it as an opportunity to further enjoy the journey. A light failure would not shut down the mission.
Second, China lights, or at least the China lights I have experience with, have been great. I've been using them for going on three years without a single failure. They are like new in both function and appearance. The performance is also outstanding. I know I will never out drive these lights. Do I think that Rigid, KC, Baja Design, etc. lights would perform better? Absolutely I do. But, how much better? I know it's not enough to justify the four to ten times higher cost for the premium brands. I have never wanted more out of my China lights than they could provide.
Third, I have a hard time leaving $4,000 worth of lights sitting on the outside of my vehicle. It's far too easy for a low life with some simple hand tools and a few minutes alone in a parking lot or trailhead to walk off with them. In today's current culture, there are far too many criminal predators out there looking for any opportunity to take what's mine and make it theirs. If someone steals my China lights I'll be mad, but it will be far easier for me to financially recover from it.
I wish that with auxiliary lighting, I could support the premium brands, being the industry innovators and for the most part USA companies. But for me it just doesn't make sense.
I really hope these turn out to be a good lighting option because they seem perfect for my needs. To the original poster I would ask if, over the several months of use, he is still happy with them. Do they seem to be holding up well? One concern I have with these is that if one unit goes bad, it may not be possible to source a replacement.
Thanks again.