SpeedTech Raptor visor light bar
Amber/amber split visor bar installed 18 Oct on SpeedTech's F-150 brackets. Runs today from a 12V plug; on wiring day it moves to J1-2 through its Grand Control Box.
Legal notice
Emergency lighting and siren use is regulated by state law and permits. This page documents a personal build and is not legal guidance.
A forward-facing amber warning bar inside the windshield that comes on in every slide position, with no roof mount (the truck has a panoramic roof). Done means the bar is hardwired to J1-2 through the Grand Control Box, its patterns work from the control head, and the cable is hidden along the headliner and A-pillar.
Constraints
Section titled “Constraints”- No roof mounts. The bar sits inside the windshield on SpeedTech’s vehicle-specific visor brackets.
- Patterns need the Grand Control Box. SpeedTech’s manual says patterns are “only functional when using in conjunction with STL Grand Control Box.”
- Fuse: keep SpeedTech’s own fuse, no larger.
- Airbags: the cable runs along the headliner and A-pillar. Keep it behind the curtain airbag, never across its deployment path, and refit the pillar trim clips the way Ford designed them.
- Steady burn: SpeedTech says not to run steady burn more than an hour.
SpeedTech Raptor Elite Striker-TIR split visor bar
- Full name
- SpeedTech Lights Super Takedown Raptor Elite Striker-TIR Split LED Visor Light Bar (Dual Memory)
- Colors
- Amber/amber (config code B-RTXE8)
- Draw
- Under 2.4A full, 0.8A dimmed
- Patterns
- 34, dual memory
- White
- Only as steady Take Down and Super Take Down
- Brackets
- SpeedTech vehicle-specific visor brackets, Q-RVF15
- Controller
- SpeedTech Grand Control Box
- Support
- SpeedTech Lights, 800-757-2581
Reference photos
Section titled “Reference photos”These are manufacturer and marketing images of the Raptor-X Elite TIR visor bar, not photos of my install. Photos of the bar in my windshield will be added separately.
| Part | SKU | Price | Key specs | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpeedTech Lights Super Takedown Raptor Elite Striker-TIR Split LED Visor Light Bar (Dual Memory), amber/amber | B-RTXE8 | $150.00 | Under 2.4A | TBD | Installed |
| SpeedTech Lights visor brackets for the F-150 | Q-RVF15 | $49.99 | TBD | TBD | Installed |
| SpeedTech Lights Grand Control Box | TBD | $39.99 | Required for patterns | Source | Installed |
| Nilight in-line fuse holder (from the bench kit) | TBD | TBD | Same rating as the fuse in the 12V plug | TBD | Planned |
| 14 AWG red and black wire | TBD | TBD | V1 and V2 | TBD | Planned |
Wire functions (SpeedTech manual)
Section titled “Wire functions (SpeedTech manual)”| Wire | Function |
|---|---|
| Red | +12V |
| Black | Ground |
| White | Flash Mode 1 |
| Brown | Flash Mode 2 (only while Mode 1 is on) |
| Yellow | Pattern |
| Green | Take Down, steady |
| Yellow/black | Super Take Down, steady |
| Blue | Dim |
Today those wires all go into the Grand Control Box, and the box’s own buttons pick the function.
Wiring
Section titled “Wiring”Installed 18 October 2026, with the cable along the headliner and A-pillar. For now it runs from a 12V socket plug with a built-in fuse.
| Wire | Color | Function | Source output | Draw | Fuse | Gauge | Relay pin | Termination | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V1 | Red (Grand Control Box) | +12V to the box | J1-2 (10A, red lead), slide 1/2/3 | Under 2.4A (SpeedTech) | SpeedTech fuse kept, in a Nilight in-line holder, same rating as the plug fuse. Plus CanTrol internal | 14 AWG | — | Crimped and heat-shrunk after cutting off the 12V plug | TBD |
| V2 | Black (Grand Control Box) | Ground | — | Return | — | 14 AWG | — | Ring terminal, star washer | Ford factory ground point or steel frame rail. Never battery negative |
| V3 | SpeedTech harness | Grand Control Box to the visor bar | — | — | — | Supplied | — | Factory plugs, along the headliner and A-pillar | TBD |
Hardwire steps for wiring day: cut off the 12V socket plug, read the fuse rating that was in it, put a Nilight in-line fuse holder with that same rating on the red wire, join red to the J1-2 wire (V1) and black to ground (V2).
No-cut alternative: wire a 12V female socket (about $8, not on the shopping list) to J1-2 and plug the bar’s existing plug into it.
Five-modes decision
Section titled “Five-modes decision”The proposed all-lights five modes plan has an open choice (decision B) for this bar:
- Direct from the CanTrol: the Grand Control Box comes out and the CanTrol drives white, brown, green, yellow/black, blue and yellow on LED Outputs 18 to 23, with J1-2 still the +12V. All five modes work with one press. This only happens if a bench test shows the bar runs useful patterns without the box.
- Keep the Grand Control Box: simpler. The visor stays on the box’s own buttons, outside the one-press modes.
Bench test
Section titled “Bench test”Through the Grand Control Box: dim, steady, pattern (bench test plan, setup for the visor). For the five-modes option: red and white only, then add the rest, and test whether yellow steps patterns with no box.
Troubleshooting
Section titled “Troubleshooting”| Symptom | Likely cause and fix |
|---|---|
| Flashes but patterns won’t change | The Grand Control Box is not in the chain |
| Dead after hardwiring | Fuse in the new holder, J1-2 not programmed for that slide position, or a poor ground |
Open items
Section titled “Open items”- Read the fuse rating inside the 12V plug before cutting it off.
- Decide five-modes option B: direct from the CanTrol, or keep the Grand Control Box.
Sources
Section titled “Sources”- SpeedTech Raptor STD Elite TIR manual
- SpeedTech Grand Control Elite manual, and the Grand Control Box data sheet “68464STL Grand Control”
- F-150 project document, revision 10, sections 8, 9.3 (V1 to V3) and 9.5 group E
Changelog
Section titled “Changelog”Added three reference photos (amber product shot, color-option render, shop demo), captioned as manufacturer images, not my install.
Rollback: Revert the commit that added the visor reference photos.
Page published from the 23 October project files.
Rollback: Revert the commit that rebuilt the F-150 section.