GEN 2 Baja Designs S2 back up lights install

[MDJAK]

So BJ has posted many times in this thread yet remain silent whenever anyone says they had no success with the tail light wires. Same experience I just had. It’s time they change the instructions to the trailer harness.

Tomorrow I will attempt to redo it this way. Also, after pulling the tail light out it’s very difficult if not impossible to get it perfectly lined up again. A real mess.

 

[Speeddeacon]

BJ who?

No reason to pull out the tail light when you connect to the trailer harness.


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[MDJAK]

BJ who?

No reason to pull out the tail light when you connect to the trailer harness.


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BJ as in Baja Design.

Used your method and worked flawlessly. Ty

 

[Speeddeacon]

Fantastic!


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[Maxxed Out]

Installed my red lense covers on my S2 lights. What should have been a 3 minute job took a couple hours including a trip to the hardware store

My bezel screws were super tight and I stripped two trying to loosen. Thought I had the wrong size Allen wrench after the first one, couldn’t believe how easy these things strip.

Tried an easy out no luck. Drilled off the head and used a pair of vise grips to get them out.

Resisted the urge to over tighten the new ones...

 

[smurfslayer]

My bezel screws were super tight and I stripped two trying to loosen. Thought I had the wrong size Allen wrench after the first one, couldn’t believe how easy these things strip.

Tried an easy out no luck. Drilled off the head and used a pair of vise grips to get them out.

Resisted the urge to over tighten the new ones...

I went through the same ordeal with an RMR red dot on a rifle. I found a new optic I wanted there more, and found a new home for the RMR. This is about the time I remembered that I really torqued those screws and I used red thread locker. Apparently, I did not need both. First time I used the easy outs since I bought them probably a decade ago - so they did their job, I went 10 years without stripping a bolt head. Miraculously, I did no damage to the sight. screw head gone, but once it was gone i was easily able to remove the body of the screw.

Maybe some anti-seize would help here, since they’re pretty exposed to the elements.

 

[raptor36]

@Maxxed Out

Just curious, did you over tighten these bolts or did they from BD like that? [emoji4]


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[Maxxed Out]

@Maxxed Out

Just curious, did you over tighten these bolts or did they from BD like that? [emoji4]


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Good idea @smurfslayer I think I will go back and add some never seize.


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[FordPerf Addict]

View attachment 121803 View attachment 121804 Installed my red lense covers on my S2 lights. What should have been a 3 minute job took a couple hours including a trip to the hardware store

My bezel screws were super tight and I stripped two trying to loosen. Thought I had the wrong size Allen wrench after the first one, couldn’t believe how easy these things strip.

Tried an easy out no luck. Drilled off the head and used a pair of vise grips to get them out.

Resisted the urge to over tighten the new ones...

They will warranty those if the bolts snapped off when unscrewing and they are brand new


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[Maxxed Out]

They will warranty those if the bolts snapped off when unscrewing and they are brand new


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The entire light? Not sure I need a new one but I’ll ask


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