Why is it that.....

Mark W

Mark W

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when you start a simple task such as changing out trailer lights it turns into a multi day multi store trip effort?

Anyway, I finally got the LED taillights and while I was at it I put on the LED side marker lights as well (what's $15 more in the grand scheme of things rights?). Nice thing about the LED lights is that they all had a ground wire coming right out of them so I just ran a ground from each light up to the trialer hitch and conected these to the ground on the plug. Plugged the whole thing together and what do you know, it works.

I better not see another trailer light problem for as long as I own this boat/trailer combo. I think I hit 5 stores to find the LED lights and once I got a pair, they weren't really the kind I was looking for. then when you throw in the trip to get the wire (I ran out with one run left) nd then the extra waterproof splice terminations (one of the LED lights didn't work and I only had enough splices to not make any mistakes). I think it was something like 7-8 runs to various stores.

Oh well, done in time for youth day next weekend. Thanks for all the help.

Mark W
 
Mark,

Which splice termination did you use to connect the grounds from each light to the single ground on the plug? Were you able to find it at the auto parts store?
 
I put new LED lights on my boat trailer two years ago, and thought I'd seen the end of my troubles. Far from it, but at least I wasn't replacing bulbs every month. Then, a couple of days ago I noticed that on one of the units, only 5 of the little LEDs lights up. I don't know if they are burning out, or water got into the sealed unit, or what. But it looks like I'll be replacing one side before long.

Anyone else have this problem?

Rick
 
I feel your pain. Spent the past week chipping away at trailer lights. I finally took my friends advice and ran an entire new set external of the trailer that are detachable.
 
LEDs still require a waterproof housing for the electronic circuits that go with them. Finding the ones that are waterproof is the hard part. The LEDs will go out a few at a time if they get wet.

Less current required is the main advantage to the LEDs.

Hitch
 
Best lights to put on a boat trailer are the sealed grommet mount lights that are used in heavy duty trucks.

Try:
www.grote.com

Or
www.trucklite.com

I've had the Grote Supernova 10 diode 4" round lights on my boat trailer for about 5 yrs now, not a single problem.

Jim S
 
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