MidwestTacoma
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- 2024 SR5
Hey everyone,
Here again with another lighting post for those who might be interested. While it’s common to add fang lights under the headlights on the 4th gen Tacoma, I personally opted to use that location as a true performance upgrade instead.
The add-on SS3 kit from Baja 686 Industries has become increasingly popular online, and for good reason. It replaces the factory blank plastic vents under the headlights and allows you to install a high-performance LED pod of your choice, turning an unused space into functional lighting.
In the video attached to this thread, I’m running the SS3 Pro with an SAE Fog optic. It’s worth noting that the SS3 SAE Fog has one of the widest and most controlled fog beam patterns on the market, with very high and consistent intensity across the entire pattern.
A common misconception with fog lights is focusing only on peak brightness, but what actually matters is maintaining usable intensity across the full width of the beam instead of having it taper off toward the edges like many other options.
One of the nice things about this kit is how configurable it is. You can absolutely run an off-road optic instead and keep your factory fog lights active, using the SS3s under the headlights for a combo, driving, flood, or spot pattern depending on how you use your truck.
If anyone has questions about beam patterns, output levels, or whether this setup makes sense compared to other options, I’m happy to help.
Here again with another lighting post for those who might be interested. While it’s common to add fang lights under the headlights on the 4th gen Tacoma, I personally opted to use that location as a true performance upgrade instead.
The add-on SS3 kit from Baja 686 Industries has become increasingly popular online, and for good reason. It replaces the factory blank plastic vents under the headlights and allows you to install a high-performance LED pod of your choice, turning an unused space into functional lighting.
In the video attached to this thread, I’m running the SS3 Pro with an SAE Fog optic. It’s worth noting that the SS3 SAE Fog has one of the widest and most controlled fog beam patterns on the market, with very high and consistent intensity across the entire pattern.
A common misconception with fog lights is focusing only on peak brightness, but what actually matters is maintaining usable intensity across the full width of the beam instead of having it taper off toward the edges like many other options.
One of the nice things about this kit is how configurable it is. You can absolutely run an off-road optic instead and keep your factory fog lights active, using the SS3s under the headlights for a combo, driving, flood, or spot pattern depending on how you use your truck.
If anyone has questions about beam patterns, output levels, or whether this setup makes sense compared to other options, I’m happy to help.
