So after careful research and lots of due diligence because these are not cheap, I ended up going with the Baja Designs "Sportsmen" Fog Pocket Kit which includes (2) Squadron Sports in Spot, (2) Squadron Sports in Driving Combo, and (2) S2 Sports in Wide Cornering. So 3 pod lights on each side, being 6 total. Does anyone currently have this setup on their truck? If so please provide your feedback, and if I'm the first then I will be sure to post pics and give a quick comment after install. Thanks
Just ordered yesterday, realistically wont have them on my truck for another two weeks and then I will post pics/review. The point of my thread was to see if anyone already currently has this setup on their truck and can provide feedback. Thanks
I do. I don't have any pics with me right now, but I'll put some up in the morning. I'm pulling them back out to make new brackets for them. The S2 sits back from the edge of the bumper opening about 3/8" at the close point, the middle light is about 7/8" back, and the third light toward the middle of the truck is about 1 3/16" back from the edge. If you're making a bracket like this for production, you should at least make sure the reveals are correct IMO. Maybe I'm just too picky, but I can't live with the mounts the way they are, so my buddy is making some from my template that will afford the correct reveals and I'll send them out to powder coat so they are well protected and look factory. The overall design is pretty slick as it uses existing factory holes and are easy to mount. The lights are really kick ass for the little itty bitty things they are. Wiring is straight forward- I put the S2's on # 6 which is a 5 amp switch. That's fine, as the light draw 2.2 amps each. The squadrons are wired all together and draw 3.3 amps each for a total of 13.2 amps so they are on switch #1 which is rated at 15 amps. I modified the harness' a bit to keep the wiring as clean as I could going into the engine bay. I will post some pics tomorrow, sorry I don't have any now, but I wasn't gonna say anything till I was complete, I just happened to see this thread. I am sending a note to Baha Designs as we speak so I'm not talking out of class. Overall, a nice but rather pricey setup, I hope they last a good long time.
That's really good feedback, thanks for sharing, you brought up some interesting points about the reveal angles/etc. I look forward to seeing how it all turns out for you. From a cost perspective, they are pricey, but because its an "all inclusive" kit with brackets, wiring harness, and everything together in one plug-n-play package, they actually weren't much more expensive than buying cheaper lights and purchasing everything separate. That's just what I came up with in my research. My other option I was considering was the Rigid Radiance lights which appear cheap at first glance, they are only $133/pair and if you want 3 on each side then 3 pairs run you $400, still seems fairly cheap and reasonable, then you add brackets, wiring harnesses and you get pretty close to the price of the Baja designs which I was led to believe were far superior quality to Rigid, but that's just the opinion I drew from my research, I haven't previously had experience with either. I will post something after install is complete.
Finally got these installed, I guess there was a slight back order at Baja Designs for these (I purchased them from my local off road shop that specializes in Raptors) but am definitely happy with how they turned out. Just got them put on yesterday so I don't have a lot of time spent with them yet. However, I will say the lights themselves are very high quality and put out more light than most of their competitors and offer this kit in a one stop shop, meaning brackets, wiring harnesses, all hardware was included in this one package. And with 3 lights on each side vs. 2 lights on each side like Gen 1 Raptors, that makes a big difference as well. To me, these 6 lights at night seem to put out as much light as an led light bar on other trucks I've seen. Anyways, I'm definitely satisfied with the purchase and maybe i'll do some sort of a follow on review after they've been in the dirt/night for a more challenging test.
