Baja Designs: General Discussion Thread - GEN 2

[Jtnuge]

Ok, bailey. I do have a question regarding the other two lights in the unlimited kit. I see one has 4900 the other 4300 lumens. If I put the spots toward the inside, driving in the middle would I see the difference in the lumens between the two? Also, with these lights are they similar to the white of the factory leds. Thanks.

 

[Nick@Apollo-Optics]

Ok, bailey. I do have a question regarding the other two lights in the unlimited kit. I see one has 4900 the other 4300 lumens. If I put the spots toward the inside, driving in the middle would I see the difference in the lumens between the two? Also, with these lights are they similar to the white of the factory leds. Thanks.

The Squadron Racer Edition is 4,300 lumens. It has a slightly lower lumen output, but the specialized design of the spot optics in the Racer Edition emits light roughly 40% further than a Squadron Pro Spot.

On our truck, we installed the Squadron Racer Edition on the inside, Squadron Pro Driving/Combo in the middle, and the S2 Pro in the corner. Since wildlife is one of your main concerns, you'd also have the ability to rotate the S2 Pros a bit to the sides to get an even wider pattern for your needs.

The Baja Designs output is a warmer color than the OEM factory LED headlights. It's more of a natural light output at about 5000K lumens. That being said, when looking at the front of the vehicle, the lights match each other nicely; especially the light coming from the lights with the Wide Cornering lenses. The diffusion of that beam pattern tends to make the light "look" a bit of a cooler light when looking at it, but the light output remains a natural white light.

 

[Jtnuge]

Thanks Nick.

 

[Baja Designs]

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-Bailey, Baja Designs
www.bajadesigns.com

 

[poyndextr]

Hey Bailey,

Did y'all have a specific ground point in mind when you designed the squadron and S2 upfitter harness? The instruction doesn't specifically call any one point out, but I can't help but wonder with the way the harness is designed...

Where did you ground on y'alls truck? You have a shop truck, right?

 

[Nick@Apollo-Optics]

Hey Bailey,

Did y'all have a specific ground point in mind when you designed the squadron and S2 upfitter harness? The instruction doesn't specifically call any one point out, but I can't help but wonder with the way the harness is designed...

Where did you ground on y'alls truck? You have a shop truck, right?

There is a factory ground location on the passenger's fender flare near the battery/upfitter wiring. That's where we grounded the S8 and Unlimited Kits on our shop truck.

 

[poyndextr]

Yeah, I've seen that one and have been thinking of using it, but will have to extend the upfitter wire or split my harness to do so.

Was just wondering if the intent when coming up with harness (Baja Designs 64-0093) was to extend upfitter wire, split the harness, or perhaps to use a ground point that I'm just not seeing.

If I were to assume the harness was designed so that no upfitter wiring would require extension and I wouldn't have to split the harness, the only place I see that MAY work would be one of the bolts used to attach the stock wire harness to the firewall. Which, I believe, is permanently fixed to the chassis.

What I don't know is if that is an acceptable grounding location. I'm by no means an electrical guru, but thought it'd be best to have as much metal contact as possible. Using this location brings plastic into the mix... I have seen pics where another FRF member used this same location as his ground point, but want to check with the community to make sure I'm not following suit if ill advised.

I circled the location I'm questioning in the attached pic...

 

[Baja Designs]

Yeah, I've seen that one and have been thinking of using it, but will have to extend the upfitter wire or split my harness to do so.

Was just wondering if the intent when coming up with harness (Baja Designs 64-0093) was to extend upfitter wire, split the harness, or perhaps to use a ground point that I'm just not seeing.

If I were to assume the harness was designed so that no upfitter wiring would require extension and I wouldn't have to split the harness, the only place I see that MAY work would be one of the bolts used to attach the stock wire harness to the firewall. Which, I believe, is permanently fixed to the chassis.

What I don't know is if that is an acceptable grounding location. I'm by no means an electrical guru, but thought it'd be best to have as much metal contact as possible. Using this location brings plastic into the mix... I have seen pics where another FRF member used this same location as his ground point, but want to check with the community to make sure I'm not following suit if ill advised.

I circled the location I'm questioning in the attached pic...

That bolt will more than likely be fine for ground. It looks like there are two ground wires from the vehicle harness that are ran to that location. If you want to be certain the ground is good you can always test with a multi-meter.

-Bailey, Baja Designs
www.bajadesigns.com

 

[poyndextr]

That bolt will more than likely be fine for ground. It looks like there are two ground wires from the vehicle harness that are ran to that location. If you want to be certain the ground is good you can always test with a multi-meter.

-Bailey, Baja Designs
www.bajadesigns.com

Thanks for the reply Bailey.

The two wires you already see connected are, in fact, the two wire harnesses sent with the fog pocket kit I ordered. I removed the nut and put them there, but wasn't sure if that would be a good ground point. That's when I stopped and reached out...

I'd love to use that as my ground point with certainty it'll suffice, but don't have a multi-meter or an understanding of how to accurately test for acceptable ground. I suppose I can go buy one and do some research on how to test...

Anyone in the community with a multi-meter that wouldn't mind testing this point as an acceptable ground?

 

[Baja Designs]

Thanks for the reply Bailey.

The two wires you already see connected are, in fact, the two wire harnesses sent with the fog pocket kit I ordered. I removed the nut and put them there, but wasn't sure if that would be a good ground point. That's when I stopped and reached out...

I'd love to use that as my ground point with certainty it'll suffice, but don't have a multi-meter or an understanding of how to accurately test for acceptable ground. I suppose I can go buy one and do some research on how to test...

Anyone in the community with a multi-meter that wouldn't mind testing this point as an acceptable ground?

You can take a multi-meter and do the following:

- Set meter to DC Voltage
- touch negative probe (black) to ground bolt
- touch positive probe (red) to upfitter wire
- turn upfitter switch on
- If the ground is good you should have ~12.6V reading

If you (or a friend) don't have a multi-meter they can be found fairly cheap at Harbor Freight, Wal Mart, or Home Depot.

-Bailey, Baja Designs
www.bajadesigns.com