Feniex Quad Color lights on the 2019 Ram Power Wagon
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- With the events of 2020 not allowing any big public events like marathons etc to run, I never took the time to move the lights that were on my f150 over to my power wagon.
Well in that amount of time, the new Feniex Quad stuff came out and I had to have it. So i began ratholing money away to save up for this upgraded gear and to put it on the truck.
Late 2020, I ordered up a Feniex Quad Visor Bar for the Power Wagon, and a rear 8 position (or 800) Quad bar. Hooking this up to the quad converter is pretty straight forward. Power, Sync wires, and that's it! You just program your settings in the quad converter, power on the modes, and you're in business!
This is the "final product" install video in the power wagon of the front and rear bars, side lighting is not installed yet because I'm waiting to see if they come out with a single quad light that uses the same sync wire setup or not.
If you have any questions post em in the comments, but I'm pretty dang happy with how this came out!
Definitely put a quad on side of tool box so you won’t have to worry about cutting your truck. Putting a quad on tool box would do the job for 360 coverage. Amazing installation by the way!
Yeah I'm waiting to see if they release a product that works with the quad controller vs running independently.
@@JustinKingOffroad ah okay... I️ am hearing that they are going to have Feniex One product coming out really soon.
Everything looks great. I have a back rack on my truck. Firefighters in my state can run blue front and blue/red/yellow rear. I’m a volunteer firefighter. Gives me ideas! Great video!
Very informative video. That’s the cleanest wiring job I’ve seen in a long time. Well done 👍
Reminds me of those SW New Mexico officers in different type/style trucks! Looks good.
I agree, if that interior lightbar didn't tight to the glass, if night time ride, the light will spread out thru the dash and blind yourself out.. but can you make video on night time ride and night time condition..?? Will love to see it, it still a very good lightbar..
Justin, those lights are bad@$$!
I just built and wired the same truck for a Linx system for over landing. He had three zones of lights for camping and five for driving. We did a compressor and have to add two more light zones and two power outlets for tent and bed accessories. It’s really nice to see the similarities in my choices to yours.
power wagon is an EXCELLENT choice for offroading, overlanding, etc...
@@JustinKingOffroad it’s a bit of a show truck for an RTT distributor up here in Vancouver, BC. The truck is a mite big for many of our trails but it sure will be comfy and capable.
I miss Colorado so much! Love the lights I have a whelen trio legacy on my 2017 PW
Get the z-flash module from ultrabrightlightz if you want to flash you're factory lights (wig wags included) just plugs into the obd2 port
I'm actually going to get a top light bar and their rear light bar to work with their system, because of what I do is what I need for safety reasons. I can't wait till I get the funds for it.
One thing I will warn you with the front visor light is visability of objects above your vehicle I.e. traffic lights, low hanging trees as you get close. Otherwise good setup would recommend with your current setup, as a emergency responder myself adding lights to your bumper as you come to intersections be it on or off road. For the lights towards the back going on your headache rack would allow for ease of install, but the 90° bracket mounted under the tool box would give you better light distribution. If you go with the light under or on the toolbox on the sideloop of the headache rack putting a spot work light there will be greatly appreciated when working off axis of your main lights
I actually noticed a bit of lost visibility of stop lights at the small intersections. Gotta lean down if you're first in line lol!!
Im loving this set up. Planning on this for my silverado.
You have the Jeep and the power wagon- which is best in recovery like snowpack trails and general sense of security.
totally situation specific. jeep is lighter and can get into the deeper stuff a bit easier. power wagon WAAAAAAY more comfortable and some times that extra weight is paramount to recovering a vehicle out of a deep snow bank.
Great video! The Ram X grip idea is awesome.
Grab zflasher module for factory light strobes and wicked warnings cab light strobe module and your set...nice setup bud..love my feniex lights
Ok, now since the new product launch of feniex quantum came out, will you be switching over to this, it's a game changer big time.
i saw that new line but honestly the quad line is doing fantastic in my truck. i did have to send in the front bar for a warranty claim. when i would transmit on my VHF radio the light bar would change colors. But after getting it back i haven't seen it do that since. as of now, no plans to upgrade the truck. i may consider outfitting the bronco though down the road.
It's going to take feniex years to figure out red, green, amber white would be handy isn't it?
Not much use for green in Colorado, that's a command post color.
They cant get green to come out.
they are some super nice lights. and a much cleaner setup than my $10 ebay lights. they still do a good job though. after having a vehicle with warning lights i wouldn't own one without them.
Thats a really good looking set up. Il be shifting to the Quads myself next winter. PEVO haveing ability to go Amber (All) to Amber/white (front) Amber/red (rear) to Amber/Blue (all) depending on what state im escorting thru will be so nice. !
feniex just dropped the "feniex one" controller on me lol! now i want it!
Are there wires that you use together that enable you to have red and blue together or red and amber together?
How are you able to call up certain colors and patterns with the switch?
it's all in the quad controller programming. you trigger modes 1, 2, 3, and then use the quad controller to program your colors. once set, every time you bring up that "mode" it'll remember your flash pattern and color selection.
@Justin King so you only have 3 modes and colors you can recall.
Other than that, how do you get other patterns you want
@@08_crown_vic 3 modes but each can run 1-4 colors, and each can run every flash pattern. It's confusing. But look up the instructions for the feniex quad controller. That's were all the magic happens.
@@JustinKingOffroad I know they can.
But what are you able to pull up instantly
@@08_crown_vic well only what you program into it. That's all I can really explain. It's not easy to change on the fly, controller is mounted well out of my reach.
Nice clean install especially the wire management. I like the feniex stuff, good qaulity and id say on par for most the Whelen stuff I've used or see. Ive got the feniex 4200 controller in the truck and the car. My trucks a hair to old for for the visor lights to fit right. I did amber front and rear and side, my state is pretty strict on light laws so I didnt want to mess with the multi color bars. Not worth the risk
Just install a few Surface mounts on the side, if you wanna spend, get some rocker panels.
any updates? I wanna go with a 49 inch but at the same time the quad converter sucks so I would buy one of those visors without the quad converter
That's fantastic! One concern: do you think the siren might get clogged with snow and ice if you have to run through heavy snowfall?
It's a possibility, but a risk no matter what when mounted on front
I have been in the fire dept here in Pa. for 40 years, and have had every light known to man installed on multiple styles of vehicles. I don't know how the Colo. laws are, but I do know that federal laws state that you are not allowed to run visor style lights unless they are only amber. Any other color gets you a ticket for "impersonating a police officer". Here in Pa, the only emergency lights (on a personal vehicle) have to be roof mounted and visible 360 degrees. No interior mounted light bars at all are legal, doesn't matter the color. I had a traffic advisor (amber) mounted in my rear window of my F-250 Super Duty, and found it to be illegal.
that is interesting. i have seen no federal motor vehicle standard that states this. got a source?
@@JustinKingOffroad I have seen the federal regs on volunteer vehicles for our ham club but I can't currently find them now. you can try this website extremetacticaldynamics.com/knowledge-base/state-statutes/colorado
Its not a federal law, its state laws, and its really stupid if that the law for your area. I love interior lighting because of less exposure to inclement weather.
On our fire dept everyone runs visor lights. We are in ohio no one has hassled us
Looks great!! If you want to wig wag your wagon and NOT cut into the wiring maybe look into the Z-Flash. Looks great and easy and Non invasive. I can link you a small video of MY wagon using it with the 6 preset (reprogrammable) patterns. Looks GREAT and would REALLY tie it all together nicely and can me triggered by tying into your Feniex sys.
How have the feniex lights been holding up? Have you compared them to any other brands your fellow responders might have? Is the blue color off from other brands?
They are great. I don't see any difference in color.
Great set up for the light bar!
Oh man you should see what I've done with my wagon. I do a lot of simple stop for break downs on road. I have the cobra on the back of mine, it said clear visibility at 3 miles on a straight line
Also for the side I have side light on the flat side pieces of the back rack
Hey brother. Can you list part numbers? I just got a 2018 Cummins tradesman g56 and I’d love to add the lights you added.
the rear bar is Q-0820, unfortunately i don't have the front part number off hand, since it changed on me... but the feniex site has vehicle specific info. it'll be the same as mine for sure though since it's an 18.
What mobile are you using?
So do you folks do other things rather that just vehicle recovery’s ? If so what? Love the video...........
i'm running kenwood d710 radios in the truck and jeep. we're a full on state recognized search and rescue team, we've done wide area people searches, blizzard extractions on the plains, etc. all vehicle based. nothing on foot.
@@JustinKingOffroad that’s awesome you guys work great as a team. Love to see more of a team aspect and other things you do as a team. Thanks for what you do. 73
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It’s a clean setup I like it
justin do your power wagon come with the vism option. is so you can wigwag and have a tail light flash by hook-up two. just need to have a relay go to ground
i don't think so. but i do have the tazer ram module which will flash lights.
Just found this video and have a RAM new body style myself, is the plug a cigarette plug or do you have to wire it?
if you're talking about the plug on top of the dash, that is ignition switched 12v accessory plug.
@@JustinKingOffroad right, can you plug the lightbar into that? Or do you have to wire it up yourself?
@@Corsini90 oh I understand. No you need to wire everything in, this stuff requires a quad controller to set patterns and colors.
When wanting to change the light pattern do you turn the switch to the mode and then switch it with the quad converter?
essentially yes. i have the 3 mode switch on the controller, so you turn on mode 1 and set your pattern on the quad controller. then repeat with mode 2 and 3. i have mode 4 setup on a push button for a lower power warning mode great for night use.
Really nice setup!
Can you tell me what kind of weatherstripping you used? It looks clean!!!
it was just some 1/4 inch strip found at home depot. not solid foam, it had a hollow center to allow it to smash in more.
@@JustinKingOffroad awesome!
Did you tie the modes of each quad bar to the same outputs on your controller then use front and rear cut if you want to just run one or the other?
Bingo!!! Yep I did.
Awesome video man, keep up the good work!
Looks great I have a 2020 power wagon. I'm trying to figure out what kind of light setup I wanna go with. Who makes those sidesteps? I like them a lot and am looking for a pair now. Thanks.
White knuckle off-road makes those slider steps. Heavy but saves your panels offroading!
a very simple & effective setup
Looking to get a few quad products. One thing I’m confused with, does the converter need its own power supply? Or do you plug the positive and negative from the light into the converter and need another power supply for the light itself?
Converter does need it's own power supply along with the lights. It's a bit confusing but once wired up makes sense.
When wiring the lights, did you connect the visor bar and rear TA together before running into the quad converter? I’m looking at setting up an identical quad system with the 4200 to yours but in a 2019 Ranger.
the quad sync wires are all wire nutted together that go into the quad, but the power triggers are on different fuses so i can independently service things if needed. the quad stuff works on some kind of communication circuit that just allows them to connect all together. it's pretty neat.
@@JustinKingOffroad Awesome thanks for the reply. I think all I would have to connect would be the visor and TA then, everything else I’m planning with using surface mounts.
@@Maxmov i am waiting to see if they release a quad controller single surface light. hopefully so.
@@JustinKingOffroad That would be super awesome, I'd love to be able to sync with the patterns on the main equipment. Might as well wait for now as well, I still need to learn the full install process as well (wanting to learn/do it all myself)
We're looking at moving to Telluride/Montrose area soon as we're allowed to visit due to covid How difficult is it to get the emergency vehicle permits i plan on Starting a Funeral Escort/Security Company in the area,
For something like that I am not sure. On the EV permit there are only a few options to check which qualify, that is not one if I remember correctly.
@@JustinKingOffroad i thought funeral escorts qualified in Colorado
@@jeremyswan1446 honestly not sure on this one. It would make sense that they did though.
@@JustinKingOffroad yeah look into it depends on county's though i believe
Excellent job, looks great! 👍
Was looking at these lights from fenix, did they come with a set for the front window? One for each side basically? They price them at $900 but make it sounds like you only get one in the description. About how much did you end up spending for the visor lights and controller?
I think all in I was close to $2000 and I did a DIY install. but that is everything, controller, siren, and all the quad stuff. (some of this I had prior from my f150). the feniex front visor is a 2 piece tied together on a non-removable cable so you get both sides with it.
@@JustinKingOffroad thanks, your set up looks awesome and the wiring setup looks clean and professional. I've learned alot from your video's.
Hey man. When you make videos night time on this vehicle light ?
Justin. Have you considered anything like the Tazer RAM by z automotive? I’m picking up my PW tomorrow!
I have the tazer ram module.
@@JustinKingOffroad You should do a video on it.
Very clean job nice build
How did you make two different preset patterns "red and blue" "amber and white" having a hard time on that. I want to do white and red then white and amber
it's in the 4 mode options on the quads. when you enable mode 1, you can select a color pattern. same for mode 2, 3 and 4. each mode can be totally independent colors , flashing patterns etc.
Omg I need some of these lights 4 colors on one bar😳😳😳
Where did you get and What did you get for the weatherstripping?
It was 1/4 inch at home Depot. The rubber hollow core.
Gotta get the speedy turtle..!!!!
i've got the tazer ram module which can flash the stock lights too.
I have a? On programming what buttons u want on the feniex controller software, I noticed on the light bar icon it shows td/a and another that says flash mode, what exactly does it do, and how many outputs can I attach to a button.
i'm not sure about the light bar icon, but you can trigger as many outputs as you want with a button. it's all in the programming. on my f150, i had a button bring up all the rear items at the same time, and that was 3 different 12v+ ports. example now on this truck, to get a center out on the light bar/TA, you have to energize the left and right arrow functions at the same time. I trigger this with a single button.
Can you provide the link to that suction cup mount, I just got a 2021 GMC Sierra 3500 Denali and that is going to be the best way for me to have my controller.
it's a ram x-grip for one of the largest cell phones i could get (when i bought this holder). grabs that controller perfectly! look here: www.rammount.com/shop-all/ram-x-grip/phone-mounts
This is exactly to a T the setup I need where can I get it?
Do you expect to install grill lights?
Not on this truck
The arrow pattern should be able to be changed to how you want to do it...
Great job!!!
Did u do the radio yourself? How’d that go and what antennas did you go with?
it's a kenwood d710g ham radio. those are pretty easy to install. the antenna was just a shorter profile comet i believe to fit in my garage without bending and clanging on the garage door the whole way in lol!
@@JustinKingOffroad awesome, thanks for the reply 🤙🏼. Beautiful truck i must say
It's a beast!!!
Can you send me a file of ur 4200, I'm trying to figure out how to program this quad 800, I'm just needing something to go off on.
you simply use the 4200 to turn on and off 12v power. you do all the programming in the quad controller OUTSIDE of the 4200. simply apply power to one of the quad controller inputs and set your color/flash pattern with the selection buttons.
What antenna bracket did you use?
Strobes and more sell awesome products as well. That's who I order from for the the town of Fraser! Looks good!
my jeep JK and f150 were outfitted with all their stuff! it is very good!
What brand fused disconnect did you use for the battery and the smart voltage isolator?
that's a bussman 50 amp circuit breaker and a VSR double battery isolator.
@@JustinKingOffroad thank you I appreciate it
Nice. What is the price of the rear 800 quad light bar?
It's spendy. About $600
@@JustinKingOffroad Ok. Thanks
Could you please tell me how you done the suction cup and what kind
Its just a ram mount designed for a tablet. Nothing overly fancy!
What brand is the suction cup mount for the controller?
that is a name brand "ram mount" not to be confused with ram trucks lol. it's a cell phone holder.
What is that exact interior bar i really want that exact same one
It's just the ram 2500 specific feniex industries quad color bar.
What mount did you use for the controller?
Its a ram suction mount.
I’m doing this same thing to my 18 Ram 3500 and I was wondering what size fuse do I need to put when I hook up my 4200 controller to my power distribution block to power the 4200 controller.
i believe the 4200s have a 30 amp fuse on them, however... i'd say look at your total load of all the devices you have interfaced through the 4200, and then size up 5 amps higher than that. you might only have 10 amps of load on that thing, so a 15 amp would do it.
@@JustinKingOffroad what gauge wire did you use for power and ground wires for the 4200 controller
Does anyone know how to get the end corner going while having directional arrow active as well.
nice setup!
Looks great 👍
Nice install ,but I miss your fancy community event wraps ,it is a gorgeous Ram though .
Great video thank you!
Be careful with where you went into the cab vent with your wiring. It leaves open for CO poisoning.
not really, that's just a pressure vent hole so when you shut the doors you don't blow the windows out. when you're driving around with any form of ventilation going (ac/heat) that pressure escapes through those rear ports too. CO poisoning could happen when parked anyway as it would suck in from the cowl vent, but not while moving.
Do I need 4200 sirens to used for the quads
no siren required. but you can trigger the quad lights with just a normal switch too if you wanted to wire up the quad controller that way.
OK thanks
Super 👍😉😀
If you dont have legal right to use modes just dont use them.
Why do you need to disable
Being in possession of the light with the mode capable is actually illegal in most states.
Our controller isn’t going well
If I were you, I would get the blue lights off there and keep them off, even if you get a permit. All they will do is make you look like law enforcement, and I don't see how that can help you. For example if I'm driving on a narrow road and I see a rescue vehicle coming up behind me, I'll speed up and stay ahead of it, until I come to a good place to pull over. But if you come up behind me flashing blue lights, I'm going to immediately slow down to 5 under the speed limit and drive at that speed, until I can pull over., and that could take a couple of extra minutes. Because I'm not dumb. For all I know you are pulling me over , and I'm not going to give you any more reason to. Also I think the traffic advisory lights look perfect. Those traffic advisory lights that fade out and change patterns confuse the hell out of me. Sometimes I can't tell what they are telling me to do. These light look nice and give a clear meaning.
That's a great point actually! I'll be unhooking the emergent "mode 3" I programmed here soon anyway. I'll program that as red/white one of these days and see what it looks like before I unhook it.
You're not allowed to use Blue Lights. Only Police, Medical and Municipal Snow Plows are allowed to use Blue Lights in Colorado.
Fire Dept can get away with it, because no one hassles the Fire Dept's...
last time i had the EV we specified whatever we wanted on the form. there is nothing in the state statues that restricts blue in colorado to only LEO/plows.
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Could you give me a list of all you used in addition to the lights? Like the breaker the power distribution blocks and such? I can give you my email. Thank you!
Are we going to have a dozen “responders” to every incident like back in the 90’s ... I miss being rerouted away from stuff before I’m on top of it!
On my way home from Berthoud...I had four LSD vehicles coming toward me and yet it was a grey unmarked Ram LE and a plain cloths officer with a vehicle on the side of the road
...Having been one of the folks the infamous officer impersonator from back in the day tried to pull over you would be following me for a very long time with my hazards on and me verifying your legitimacy!!!
make no mistake lol, there will be no pulling over of anyone in this truck!! NOT A COP.
Good to use a mini ipad
I'm sorry that you bought a fiat dodge. Better trade that bad boy in while it's still running trust me
hahaha they're all piles of crap in their own unique way though.
A little too ghetto for me, why do you need colored lights for offroad two tracks nobody will see them, seems like a big waste of money.
It's not for that.
I run a yellow light bar in my Jeep's rear window that has multiple patterns and you would be surprised at how many positive comments I get when off-roading with a group. Believe or not, it does help people behind me see my vehicle clearly in really dusty conditions. I've been on some trails where you couldn't see 5 feet in front of you and the only thing keeping me from rear ending the rig in front of me was bright yellow flashing lights. They work great in heavy fog too.