We were able to find a great spot on top of the Warrior front bumper for the LP6. We also added a set of Baja Designs Squadron Sport Amber with the driving combo pattern that pairs nicely with the new LP6s. The Squadrons took some effort to install since the Warrior bumper did not come with pre-cut holes for fog lights, but the LP6 install was straight forward. Baja Designs provides all the necessary wiring and installation instructions needed for an easy project.
After finding the ideal location between the TOYOTA and the FJC headlights, we had to drill a few holes to bolt down the light brackets and route our wiring harness. The factory harness includes an on-off-on switch to control the lights high and low settings. For many applications, this setup is adequate and a much easier installation. However, if you run a switch system like a Switch-pro, S-Tech or sPOD, you'll want to do a little surgery to utilize your power system. The LP6 harness comes with four wires to control the lights; black, red, white and yellow.
A key reason Baja Designs includes the on-off-on switch, is to prevent both high and low setting being activated at the same time. So this version of installation comes with a warning. Do not turn on both high and low setting at the same time! You run the risk of damaging the LP6s and may not be covered by any warranty. Do this mod at your own risk. When you have the wires separated, wire the black to ground, yellow to your marker/corner lights (to activate the amber lights within the LP6), red wire will activate the low output and the white wire will activate the high output.
Baja Designs originally released their LP9 as a tribute to their legendary 80 La Paz HID lights. Unfortunately, the size and price tag did not fit into everyone's build design and price range. Along comes the smaller LP6 which is a perfect combination for the FJ Cruiser with a similar size round headlight. The LP6 comes in at only 6.5 inches tall in size, with a striking 200 degree spread of usable LED light, 10,300 lumens, and includes their patented Integrated Peripheral Technology (IPT). The IPT projects 1,700 lumens of peripheral LED light. According to Baja Designs, the LP6 Pro's lifetime is just short of 50,000 hours, 49,930 to be exact, which is a pretty extensive lifetime for LED lights. Extending the lifetime is Baja Designs Direct Ducted Cooling (DDC) technology, where indentations in the light housing allow for air to travel through the housing and cool the product.
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The Baja Designs LP6 lights are ideal for trail leading in the wake of nightfall. When you find yourself traveling behind another vehicle, I found myself in amazement with the Baja Designs Squadron Sport Amber LED fog lights. These fog lights shame the factory head lights and yet are gentle enough to travel on busy roads. In Colorado, the wet roads are dangerous without reflective paint on the roadway which Colorado does not have for the most part. The fog lights were able to illuminate what a driver cannot easily see and provide almost fifty percent more spread than factory headlights. The LP6s are also mounted closer to the ground than a light bar on the roof, where it's much more usable light shining where the driver needs it the most.
In recap, the LP6 Pro provides three options when a standard light bar has only one. Running amber setting on the LP6 and/or amber Squadron Sport is appropriate when running with other trucks and you find yourself not trail leading; running a light bar is definitely not suggested when behind a trail leader or other trucks.
We recently traveled into the desolate and sandy areas of Arizona. Traveling behind another vehicle, I used the LP6 amber setting and the Squadron Sport fog lights so that the trail leader and opposing traffic could easily identify me if needed.
I am very satisfied with the switch to the LP6s and wish it was done sooner!
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