Rick: I can't say as to a Comparison to a Rigid. I haven't got a Rigid. As to Installation no it is not Plug and play. The Kit comes with a Relay and the Accessory switch on the dash has two position one(Up) is for a front plug, the Down position is for the rear plug. I used the wires going to the plug (tucked up above the Right front wheel for the "trigger for the relay. it was about a 3hr job owing to me moving slow because of recent back surgery. The plug is a female (2 conductor) plug. I would have liked to bought the opposing male but no one at Autozone, NAPA, O'Reilley's had any clue as to the type of plug. The Hisun Customer Support was equally unconcerned.