If you've decided to run Baja Designs Squadrons on your 2000–2006 Tundra or 2001–2007 Sequoia, you've already made the right call on the light. The harder question is where they go. Most people end up hacking the factory fog bezel, fabricating a bracket out of flat stock, or zip-tying the pods to the bumper and hoping for the best. None of that ages well — and on a 1st Gen, the factory fog location is right there, the perfect size, and almost nobody uses it properly.
This is the guide we wish existed when we built our first one. We make a direct-fit Squadron housing for these trucks, so we've mounted more of these than we can count. Here's how to do it cleanly, what you need, and the mistakes worth avoiding.
Why the factory fog location is the right answer
The 1st Gen Tundra and Sequoia fog opening sits low and wide — exactly where you want auxiliary light for trail and bad-weather driving. Mounting there keeps the lights out of the radiator's airflow, protects them behind the bumper line, and looks factory rather than bolted-on. The problem has always been that the stock bezel is shaped for the round factory fog lamp, not a Squadron's square body. So people cut.
You don't have to. A housing made specifically for the Squadron drops into the factory location and holds the light at the correct angle, no sawing through the bumper or bezel. That's the whole point of our Baja Squadron Fog Light Housing — it's printed in ASA (UV- and heat-stable, unlike cheaper PLA brackets that warp behind a bumper) and built to the Squadron's exact footprint.
What you'll need
- A pair of Baja Designs Squadrons (Sport, Pro, or Racer — confirm the housing fits your model before ordering)
- The direct-fit fog housing (one per side)
- Basic hand tools — a socket set and a trim panel tool
- A wiring kit with a relay, fuse, and switch
- 30–60 minutes per side, no fabrication
The install, step by step
1. Remove the factory fog assembly. Access it from under the bumper — there are a few bolts holding the fender liner edge and the fog lamp. Pull the stock lamp and unplug it.
2. Seat the Squadron in the housing. Mount the light to the housing on the bench first — it's far easier than fighting it in place. Snug, not gorilla-tight; you'll set final aim later.
3. Drop the housing into the factory location. It indexes to the same mounting points the stock fog used. Hand-start the hardware, check that the light clears the bumper skin, then tighten.
4. Run your wiring. Route from the lights to a relay on the battery, with an in-line fuse and a switch inside the cab. If you've done our ashtray-delete switch panel, this is where it earns its keep — a clean factory-location switch instead of something stuck to the dash.
5. Aim and torque. Park 25 feet from a wall, set the beam so the hot spot lands where you want it on both sides, then do a final tighten.
Mistakes to avoid
- Don't cut the bezel “just a little.” Once it's cut you can never go back to stock, and resale on a clean 1st Gen matters.
- Don't skip the relay. Wiring high-output lights straight to a switch cooks the switch and risks the harness.
- Don't run PLA brackets behind a bumper. Engine and road heat will sag them within a season. ASA or ASA-CF only.
- Don't forget local law. Aux lights are off-road/auxiliary use in most states — wire them on their own switch so they're not on with your headlights on the highway.
Why we make it the way we do
We're a small shop in Utah that drives these trucks. Every housing is printed and checked here, built around the actual Squadron body rather than a generic pod, and backed by someone who'll answer the phone if your fitment isn't perfect. That's the difference between a part designed for your truck and a bracket designed for everything.
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