Fog light options - Tradesman

[southern_yank]

After a trip to the smoky mountains earlier this week (and finding out why they are called the smoky mountains), I am going to be installing fog lights on my 20 tradesman.

Now, as most of you know the poverty packages didn't come with them from the factory. We got the block off plates instead. So, what I am trying to figure out, is the parts needed to make this happen.

I do not want factory fog lights. I am leaning towards the Baja Designs SAE units in amber. While the kit is available, it lacks the bezels. Where I am drawing a blank on is what bezel is being used? When looking at these trucks online, all I see are the slim rectangular LED units from factory. the BD kit shows them in a more rounded bezel.

I'm sure I've overlooked this information somewhere on the forum, but would anyone happen to know what the part numbers are needed for the bezels? Or even what truck(s) use that style?

As for the wiring, I am going to use a small relay triggered by the low beams to enable the fogs to stay on constant with the head lights, and to eliminate any need for additional switches and programming. I like things to be a start the truck and go type of affair. It's bad enough i have to turn the EB on after every time I start the truck, don't need another button to push. I know, first world problems for sure.

Any thoughts/advice?

The morning after a foggy drive through hell on 81NB into VA

 

[silverheep]

After a trip to the smoky mountains earlier this week (and finding out why they are called the smoky mountains), I am going to be installing fog lights on my 20 tradesman.

Now, as most of you know the poverty packages didn't come with them from the factory. We got the block off plates instead. So, what I am trying to figure out, is the parts needed to make this happen.

I do not want factory fog lights. I am leaning towards the Baja Designs SAE units in amber. While the kit is available, it lacks the bezels. Where I am drawing a blank on is what bezel is being used? When looking at these trucks online, all I see are the slim rectangular LED units from factory. the BD kit shows them in a more rounded bezel.

I'm sure I've overlooked this information somewhere on the forum, but would anyone happen to know what the part numbers are needed for the bezels? Or even what truck(s) use that style?

As for the wiring, I am going to use a small relay triggered by the low beams to enable the fogs to stay on constant with the head lights, and to eliminate any need for additional switches and programming. I like things to be a start the truck and go type of affair. It's bad enough i have to turn the EB on after every time I start the truck, don't need another button to push. I know, first world problems for sure.

Any thoughts/advice?

The morning after a foggy drive through hell on 81NB into VA
View attachment 62553

I have the following saved in my notes…don’t remember who I stole it from on here though.

The bracket for the round lights is p/n 68449343AA, the bezels for round lights WITH parking sensors I found is 68449343AA​

 

[southern_yank]

I have the following saved in my notes…don’t remember who I stole it from on here though.

The bracket for the round lights is p/n 68449343AA, the bezels for round lights WITH parking sensors I found is 68449343AA​

Thank you! Do you know what trim levels those are typically equipped on? Trying to find the bezel without front parking sensors.

Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk

 

[flan]

Here’s all you will ever need to know (and more) about completing your project:

Fog light for 2019 Tradesman

Hello to all and thanks for having me. I just picked up a 2019 crew cab Tradesman. I tried to get the dealer to add fogs lights but was told that they are not available as an add on ? Same for the factory trailer brake control (not that big of a deal) Even remote start was a no go from my...

hdrams.com

 

[silverheep]

Thank you! Do you know what trim levels those are typically equipped on? Trying to find the bezel without front parking sensors.

Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk

No…since I stole it and forgot to grab a link, I don’t have any other info…but it looks like @flan has you covered!

 

[firemansdiesel]

This is what I installed with SAE amber option…

Baja Designs Tradesman 5th Gen 2019+ Ram 2500/3500 Fog Light Kit

The Baja Designs Fog Pocket kit is the perfect mix of high-quality on and off-road performance for your 2500/3500 Tradesman trim level trucks! If you have a Big Horn truck, buy this kit. If you own a Laramie or higher trim package truck that has front parking sensors, you want to buy this kit...

www.cjcoffroad.com

I purchased the Trigger 4 to utilize as my switch…

TRIGGER 4 PLUS Wireless Accessory Control System

Ships for Free in the contiguous US only

triggercontroller.com

 

[southern_yank]

This is what I installed with SAE amber option…

Baja Designs Tradesman 5th Gen 2019+ Ram 2500/3500 Fog Light Kit

The Baja Designs Fog Pocket kit is the perfect mix of high-quality on and off-road performance for your 2500/3500 Tradesman trim level trucks! If you have a Big Horn truck, buy this kit. If you own a Laramie or higher trim package truck that has front parking sensors, you want to buy this kit...

www.cjcoffroad.com

I purchased the Trigger 4 to utilize as my switch…

TRIGGER 4 PLUS Wireless Accessory Control System

Ships for Free in the contiguous US only

triggercontroller.com

Well, that takes care of literally every aspect of what I'm doing. Thank you @firemansdiesel

 

[AH64ID]

I would not wire the fogs directly to the low beams, but rather put a switch inline with parking light power.

There are times you’ll only want the fogs on, and times you’ll only want the low beams on. This is especially true if you get amber lights.

 

[Finn5033]

This is what I installed with SAE amber option…

Baja Designs Tradesman 5th Gen 2019+ Ram 2500/3500 Fog Light Kit

The Baja Designs Fog Pocket kit is the perfect mix of high-quality on and off-road performance for your 2500/3500 Tradesman trim level trucks! If you have a Big Horn truck, buy this kit. If you own a Laramie or higher trim package truck that has front parking sensors, you want to buy this kit...

www.cjcoffroad.com

I purchased the Trigger 4 to utilize as my switch…

TRIGGER 4 PLUS Wireless Accessory Control System

Ships for Free in the contiguous US only

triggercontroller.com

That’s is the kit I bought as well. I have the auxiliary switches so I went with that wiring option. Haven’t gotten around to installing it yet but it definitely seemed like the way to go. Having everything included in one package.

 

[Rockcrawlindude]

You need the bezels and the mounting brackets, as stated above.


I have my Baja designs sae fog lights wired to be on with the parking lights and have no regrets there. They come on with auto headlights.

I bought the bezels cheap online. Also pictured is the mounting bracket but it has the Baja designs bracket attached to it in this pic. Neither came with hardware but I found some easily

 

[Firebird]

I did Baja Designs and wired them to my upfitter switches

 

[southern_yank]

You need the bezels and the mounting brackets, as stated above.


I have my Baja designs sae fog lights wired to be on with the parking lights and have no regrets there. They come on with auto headlights.

I bought the bezels cheap online. Also pictured is the mounting bracket but it has the Baja designs bracket attached to it in this pic. Neither came with hardware but I found some easily

View attachment 62564View attachment 62565

Does the Baja kit come with that plastic mount as well? Guess I didn't realize there was adittional parts outside of the bezel and light

Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk

 

[Rockcrawlindude]

Does the Baja kit come with that plastic mount as well? Guess I didn't realize there was adittional parts outside of the bezel and light

Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk

you probably need that part. I did. [edit: your kit may come with these, see reply below] There was nothing behind the factory blank bezel to mount the lights to.

It’s possible the kits are more complete now. When I did this it was 2020 and the models were newish

 

[Firebird]

My Baja kit was complete. All brackets, bezels and wiring were in it

 

[Rockcrawlindude]

My Baja kit was complete. All brackets, bezels and wiring were in it

Did you have fog lights from the factory?

 

[Firebird]

Did you have fog lights from the factory?

No, my Tradesman came without them

 

[Rockcrawlindude]

No, my Tradesman came without them

Ok perhaps somebody is selling a more compete kit than what I got which was to replace factory fog lights with Baja so it just had the aluminum brackets that bolt to the factory fog light pockets