Just installed some Baja Designs lights... And they don't work

pableaux

pableaux

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I just tried installing a set of Baja Designs Squadron SAE lights and yep, they don't work. Verified the cabling is correct. Tried flipping the cables to try and match polarity and nothing. Both do not work. Tested the OEM fogs to make sure I didn't bust anything and they still work.

At least they look good though. Smh.

BD doesn't open back up until Monday. Got any ideas of what to do in the mean time?

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I was finally able to get it to work and I guess I'll just leave this up here as a form of embarrassment
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I was rechecking my cabling and everything looked good. Tested with a multimeter and noticed a problem.

I had to push in the Baja harness into the Toyota harness as hard as I could. I mean like to the point to where my thumbs were in a lot of pain. Voila. It worked.

Lesson is, push in the connectors as hard as you can even if you think you've already pushed them as for as they could go. Hopefully someone in the future needing help will see this post.

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Glad you got them working!! Looks good. Post some night photos if you can with how the output is on the road [emoji16] (If you can) Thx!


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Kudos to you for coming back on here and posting what the issue was though. Hopefully it helps someone else down the road.
 
Happy to hear everything worked out in the end! Were always here to help if there's an issue, feel free to reach out via PM or Baja Designs directly. :)

-Paul M.
 
Dang, I just received mine today and I'm having the same issue. Tried Incredible Hulking it to no avail. People on IG are saying it shouldn't have to be man handled too much. I'm not sure what else to try.
 
cav_liz said:
Dang, I just received mine today and I'm having the same issue. Tried Incredible Hulking it to no avail. People on IG are saying it shouldn't have to be man handled too much. I'm not sure what else to try.
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Keep pushing the h11 pigtail into the harness ass hard as you can. Use two thumbs from the bottom and grip from the top. You shouldn't see any brown/rubber. Like you really really gotta push it in. It will hurt lol
 
Great, so much to look forward to in the morning. Although it’ll be so worth it to see those lights shine. I guess the saying holds true: beauty is pain. Haha thanks for the tip.
 
Always a treat when people try to blame a product/company for their own ineptitude. And people wonder why the virus has spread like it has.
 
Tuco Ramirez said:
Always a treat when people try to blame a product/company for their own ineptitude. And people wonder why the virus has spread like it has.
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I see someone updating the thread and owning the issue/taking responsibility. I also see someone w/out anything to contribute but snark. Yep. :nod:
 
Tuco Ramirez said:
Always a treat when people try to blame a product/company for their own ineptitude. And people wonder why the virus has spread like it has.
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Since you brought it up, I'd be really interested in your take why the virus has spread. You seem extremely well versed in every topic. Where did you get your MD, was it WebMD by chance? My guess is you should go back into your bunker and sit on your stockpile of TP.
 
pableaux said:
Keep pushing the h11 pigtail into the harness ass hard as you can. Use two thumbs from the bottom and grip from the top. You shouldn't see any brown/rubber. Like you really really gotta push it in. It will hurt lol
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You absolutely nailed it. I tried at least 8 times and my thumbs were raw from doing so. I bought a multimeter and a test light and ultimately ended up swallowing my pride and taking it to Pep Boys thinking that I must be going crazy. They couldn't believe how tight the fit was but eventually got it pushed in far enough to make them work. I'm super happy with the lights and even more happy with the outstanding customer service at Baja. They were very responsive to help me out. It's kind of weird that two people in the same week had the same issue. :noidea: Hopefully nobody else runs into the issue but, if they do, the answer is right here on this thread.
 
cav_liz said:
You absolutely nailed it. I tried at least 8 times and my thumbs were raw from doing so. I bought a multimeter and a test light and ultimately ended up swallowing my pride and taking it to Pep Boys thinking that I must be going crazy. They couldn't believe how tight the fit was but eventually got it pushed in far enough to make them work. I'm super happy with the lights and even more happy with the outstanding customer service at Baja. They were very responsive to help me out. It's kind of weird that two people in the same week had the same issue. :noidea: Hopefully nobody else runs into the issue but, if they do, the answer is right here on this thread.
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Right?? I honestly think it may have been the batch of pigtails they used for this shipment because one of mine just went out again after I had installed it and confirmed it already working. The connection is very finicky. I'm gonna have to open it back up and see if I can make better contact.

Honestly, I think it's the batch of pigtails. Maybe we can ask Baja Designs to send us a couple new ones to try out.
 
pableaux said:
Right?? I honestly think it may have been the batch of pigtails they used for this shipment because one of mine just went out again after I had installed it and confirmed it already working. The connection is very finicky. I'm gonna have to open it back up and see if I can make better contact.

Honestly, I think it's the batch of pigtails. Maybe we can ask Baja Designs to send us a couple new ones to try out.
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What?! Nooo! That really sucks, man. I think it was this batch of pigtails since none of the YouTube videos or instructions included mention this issue. I even looked through comments and nobody else seems to be experiencing this. Hope you get them working again soon.
 
cav_liz said:
What?! Nooo! That really sucks, man. I think it was this batch of pigtails since none of the YouTube videos or instructions included mention this issue. I even looked through comments and nobody else seems to be experiencing this. Hope you get them working again soon.
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I was able to fix it. I just had to open up the well well liner again and squeeze the harness as hard as I could like before. I'm glad it was on the driver side because the passenger side is a little bit more of a pain. I just hope this isn't a repeating occurrence.

I feel like we might not be the only ones affected. Only time will tell!
 
NW.OH.T4R said:
Since you brought it up, I'd be really interested in your take why the virus has spread. You seem extremely well versed in every topic. Where did you get your MD, was it WebMD by chance? My guess is you should go back into your bunker and sit on your stockpile of TP.
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So sorry I missed the chance to respond in a timely manner, some of us are still working these days.

While I would be happy to enlighten you on why this virus has spread as rapidly as it has, the fact you seem to think that only a medical doctor can do so shows I would be wasting my time. Just to expand your obviously limited knowledge, an epidemiologist, virologist, or even microbiologist (use google for these big words!) could give a just as good if not a better summary of why things have spread so quickly. It’s painfully clear your community college degree did not equip you to make such comments as you did above. Stick to your constant attention craving and tear-filled posts about your 4runner making a clunking sound. Better yet, do the world a favor and drive your clunking shitheap off a cliff.
 
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