Baja Designs Squadron R SAE LED Spot Light - Amber - Pair
The Baja Designs next-generation Squadron® SAE is the ultimate road-legal auxiliary fog light on the market today. Engineered with state-of-the-art aspheric projector optics and advanced LED technology, this model delivers a 56% performance increase in luminous flux compared to the previous generation SAE model.
High Lumen Output: The all-new Squadron® SAE produces 2,420 lumens per light, reaching up to 15,800 candela at just 29 watts.
Aspheric Projector Optics: The innovative optics design delivers a highly controlled light pattern with a sharp cutoff, perfect for illuminating Zone 1.
SAE J583 Compliance: Meets current SAE J583 fog lamp requirements, ensuring full compliance with on-road regulations. This makes the Squadron® SAE ideal for driving through dust, fog, and inclement weather.
Key Features
Next-Generation Performance: 56% increase in luminous flux over the previous model, with 2,420 lumens and 15,800 candela output.
Advanced Optics: Aspheric projector optics combined with advanced LED technology for a controlled, sharp cutoff light pattern.
Energy Efficient: High output at just 29 watts, making it both powerful and efficient.
Road-Legal: Fully compliant with SAE J583 fog lamp requirements for on-road use.
Reliable and Durable
Lifetime Warranty: Backed by Baja Designs' limited lifetime warranty and 30-day satisfaction guarantee, offering ultimate purchase protection.
Robust Construction: Built to withstand harsh conditions, ensuring durability and long-lasting performance.
Upgrade your vehicle with the next-generation Baja Designs Squadron® SAE. Experience unparalleled illumination, advanced optics, and road-legal compliance in a robust, high-performance fog light.
These rock slider steps have an interesting design and look good, unfortunately the build quality is less than expected. First, the access holes for the bolts are tight - whether they are too small or the coating makes them too small, I don’t know. I do know that it made the installation challenging. Once the bolts are seated and the nuts are tightened, the socket is wedged between the bolt head and the side of the access hole so tightly that you cannot remove the socket. I had to loosen the nut, pull the bolt partway back so I could remove the socket and then advance the bolt, wedge it in place with a flat screwdriver and tighten the nut from the other side. Especially challenging since the other side doesn’t allow room for a ratchet or closed wrench so you have to do it with the open side of a wrench. 5 out of 6 of the access holes were like this. The other worked like a charm and was super easy.
Secondly, the screws for the replaceable protector piece are easily jammed and broken. I read the instructions to take extra care to seat them properly but that doesn’t help when you cannot even remove some of them without them locking up and breaking off if you apply too much force. No matter how I seated them, I had 2 on one side and 5-7 of them on the other side that would get halfway in and lock up. I gave up and bought TEK screws and used them instead.
Thirdly, the welds were not uniform and looked amateurish. Fortunately they’re mostly hidden.
We’ll see how they perform once I get them out on the trails and rocks.
