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Old 04-06-2019, 02:50 PM #31
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Keep melting switches?? Baja squadron pro podlights

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Really. Mine didn’t and I got the harness that Baja recommended earlier in this post and I’m not sure how to wire it up. This is the first time I dealt with a harness where the wires weren’t blue black and white. After you snip off the rocker switch that came with the harness there are only two wires black and red


Yeah. I bought mine from Xenon Depot when they were running a special. It came with the wire harness I linked except it's not a splitter. Mine also came with a red and black harness that I didn't use plus a switch.

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This may help the OP. Easy to follow and needs to be relayed & fused to protect all side of the circuits...





LED LIGHT BAR INSTALL on a 2014 T4R

Here is the link from my original LED Light Bar install back in 2014 and have had not the first issue.
A list of parts in my write up are included and may be helpful....
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All those with Rago switches and Baja squadron PM me and I can help with your issues. I have installed a few sets now. The light on the switch stays on 24/7 but it works perfectly and no overheating issues.


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If you are NOT using a relay, it's very possible the switch isn't rated high enough for the Pair of lights. This would cause some problems like you're experiencing.

If you ARE using a relay and experiencing this, please post up as many photos of your setup as you can. It's possible something isn't hooked up correctly.

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Here's something to consider.

You may need a 1 Amp diode in the 12v line going to the relay as suggested by AOB. See the second AOB diagram. A diode is safe insurance in any circuit given that the diode has a high enough rating. Use 1A as suggested.

I just installed my AOB switches and plan on diodes in each switch going to the relays even though only 1 switch will be triggered by the high beam like the second picture.

Agree or not @BajaDesigns ???
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Hello,

I am using the harness Baja designs recommended and linked to earlier in this thread it comes with relay specifically for the squadron I want to wires this to Toyota push switch. The switch wires are
Black red1 red2 green
The harness has a rocker switch with only two wires red and black.

Any other harness I used after you snip their rocker switch are blue black and white and I wired the Toyota switch
Black-black
Blue-both red wires
White-green
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Here you go. I did a DIY.

Baja Squadron to Rago Switches DIY
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We're sorry to hear about the issue. How do you have the lights wired? Are they wired using the included Pair Wiring Harness? Or a different setup?

This is the harness I recommend for Squadron or S2 Ditch Lights:
Squadron/S2 Wire Harness-2 lights max 150 watts | Baja Designs

It includes a relay and everything is fused at the battery. This keeps the majority of the load off the switch and offers increased circuit protections.

If you are NOT using a relay, it's very possible the switch isn't rated high enough for the Pair of lights. This would cause some problems like you're experiencing.
If you ARE using a relay and experiencing this, please post up as many photos of your setup as you can. It's possible something isn't hooked up correctly.

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Hey,
Saw your post on a thread and thought you might be able to help.

I’m wiring up ditch lights from Baja with the better harness and hooking that all into a “factory” switch from Rago. Everything is wired up and working but the top half of the lights stays illuminated always and no bottom half.

Currently, I have switch with the green wire attached to the black coming from the harness Baja provide, as well as the first red on the red of the same harness; the black is grounded in the cab.

The 2nd red with add a fuse does enable the bottom to activate with the headlights but the top portion is constant. I tried to connect the 2nd red to a green on a factory switch and that only illuminates the bottom half like the add a fuse.

I have some pictures of my wiring set up if that helps.
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Hey,
Saw your post on a thread and thought you might be able to help.

I’m wiring up ditch lights from Baja with the better harness and hooking that all into a “factory” switch from Rago. Everything is wired up and working but the top half of the lights stays illuminated always and no bottom half.

Currently, I have switch with the green wire attached to the black coming from the harness Baja provide, as well as the first red on the red of the same harness; the black is grounded in the cab.

The 2nd red with add a fuse does enable the bottom to activate with the headlights but the top portion is constant. I tried to connect the 2nd red to a green on a factory switch and that only illuminates the bottom half like the add a fuse.

I have some pictures of my wiring set up if that helps.
Having the same issue as well. When I called Baja they didn't provide any helpful tips for me since they don't make the switch. Would be curious if someone knows how to properly wire these up with the upgraded relay harness and OEM style switch.
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Having the same issue as well. When I called Baja they didn't provide any helpful tips for me since they don't make the switch. Would be curious if someone knows how to properly wire these up with the upgraded relay harness and OEM style switch.
interesting, I asked baja about this and they did not reply. I haven't seen anyone actually wire this new style of harness to a CH4x4 or AOB style switch. I did take a look at the thread posted above but I do not want my switch light to be illuminated all the time even when the truck is off. too bad, really like the baja s2 lights but might have to rethink purchasing those. it seems like cali raised has the simplest wiring. sure their lights are not going to be better than baja but the price is good and if it's occasional use then maybe that makes more sense for people like me
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interesting, I asked baja about this and they did not reply. I haven't seen anyone actually wire this new style of harness to a CH4x4 or AOB style switch. I did take a look at the thread posted above but I do not want my switch light to be illuminated all the time even when the truck is off. too bad, really like the baja s2 lights but might have to rethink purchasing those. it seems like cali raised has the simplest wiring. sure their lights are not going to be better than baja but the price is good and if it's occasional use then maybe that makes more sense for people like me
You should be able to run power from the truck dash lighting to light the switch up when the lights come on. You do not have to power the light on the switch with the same power source for the lights themselves. If you know what I mean.
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interesting, I asked baja about this and they did not reply. I haven't seen anyone actually wire this new style of harness to a CH4x4 or AOB style switch. I did take a look at the thread posted above but I do not want my switch light to be illuminated all the time even when the truck is off. too bad, really like the baja s2 lights but might have to rethink purchasing those. it seems like cali raised has the simplest wiring. sure their lights are not going to be better than baja but the price is good and if it's occasional use then maybe that makes more sense for people like me
my switches are only on when the lights are on.....all you do is NOT plug in one of the wires off the CH4x4 switch. i didnt want to tap into the OEM harness anyways so its easier.

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i see now the 3amp fuse recommendation in the schematic posted earlier in this thread that you had referenced lolol.
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You should be able to run power from the truck dash lighting to light the switch up when the lights come on. You do not have to power the light on the switch with the same power source for the lights themselves. If you know what I mean.
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my switches are only on when the lights are on.....all you do is NOT plug in one of the wires off the CH4x4 switch. i didnt want to tap into the OEM harness anyways so its easier.

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i see now the 3amp fuse recommendation in the schematic posted earlier in this thread that you had referenced lolol.
I actually received a reply from Baja last night. apparently their new harnesses have three leads, white, black and blue for a switch (12v, load and ground). they connect up the OEM switches. the harness includes a relay so you can wire the 12v switch power to the harness switch directly without the need for a 3amp fuse. I believe their old harnesses had a different wiring pattern which caused a lot of installation confusion, even with the included relay (their website still has the old harness picture). I suppose you could wire the 12v OEM switch to something that doesn't get constant power if you wanted (like the arb compressors how they tap into IGN)

I'm with you, I don't care for the switch to illuminate when the dash lights go on. I just sealed off that wire for my ARB and will do the same thing with the baja. the text is small and hard to read anyway when it's lit up. my philosophy is to have as little disturbing of factory wiring as possible, even using add a fuse, only when necessary because I tend to break things lmao
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Ok I just wanted to post an update to hopefully help someone in the future. I ordered the baja s2 pro ditch lights and their new harness. I guess their new harnesses with a relay come standard with their light kit, so I ended up getting two harnesses, both the same, both new. I can confirm there's a relay and there are three wires coming off the toggle switch that you can run into the cab and wire easily to a CH4x4 or similar OEM switch

I did need to extend the power wire from the relay to the in line fuse with about 8" of extra wire so I could run it cleanly and have it sit where I wanted it do

the relay mount hole is not an m8 (ugh) so REMOVE it before you drill an m8 size hold unless you want to tap an m6 hole in the fender... it's super flimsy and support it very good when you drill or you will bend it like I did - which is where that second harness and relay mount comes in handy lol

I left the ditch lights on a while and didn't notice the switch getting hot at all
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