Trailer lights???

[Roon]

What are you using, got 2 years out of my harbor freight lights, went to depot and got "submersible" lights BS one dump and they are toast.

Where and what lights work?

[hammer4reel]

4 minutes ago, Roon said:

What are you using, got 2 years out of my harbor freight lights, went to depot and got "submersible" lights BS one dump and they are toast.

Where and what lights work?

You sure it’s the lights , and not the splice attaching them ?

or a poor ground from your ball ?

trailer lights usually last quite awhile 

[MGHunter66]

Two things, either unplug your lights before dunking( helps) or get roller guides with light mounts. Since I put them on my trailer they’ve never had to go under launching in or out

Edited June 14 by MGHunter66

[electric10162]

5 minutes ago, Roon said:

What are you using, got 2 years out of my harbor freight lights, went to depot and got "submersible" lights BS one dump and they are toast.

Where and what lights work?

I use etrailer.com for all of my trailer parts.

[Bonefreak]

The struggle is real. If someone could invent trailer lights that last more than a few dumps they would be a millionaire!!

[Bad64chevelle]

We’ve gone over to LED lights , and made sure all connections are in shrink tube . Fresh water only but it’s been holding up no issue for 3-4 years now . 

[hunterbob1]

A couple peanut butter jars good night tonight for (Bugs)lightning bugs

Edited June 14 by hunterbob1

[Greg]

What MGHunter said, once elevated the life span goes way up and it was the last time I changed them.

[Roon]

1 hour ago, hammer4reel said:

You sure it’s the lights , and not the splice attaching them ?

or a poor ground from your ball ?

trailer lights usually last quite awhile 

Connections are put together with solder and then shrink tubed lights are glitching kind of work kind of don't work I pulled the cover there was a little bit of  water behind the lens they are LEDs I'm going to cut and redo the connections and see if they work if not return them to the Depot and buy harbor freight again LOL. And then get them up so they don't dump into the water when the boat gets dumped

[bucky]

I have been using LEDS for the past two years with no issues...at least not yet

[CJ3a]

Don’t use the connector that cuts the insulation to join wires.   I use either weatherpack or Deutsch connectors. 

 

[Bucndoe]

LED's

Heat shrink tube

Liquid tape over the shrink tube

Unplug before launching or loading

[rgw]

I went with these and haven’t looked back, I keep a spare in the truck this way if one goes I can just pop it out and pop the new one in, plug and play 

Edited June 14 by rgw

[Bonefreak]

I put some long strips of reflective tape on the back of my basstracker for when they eventually shit the bed. 
 

if a cop pulls u over for trailer lights and gives you a ticket he obviously never owned a boat trailer!!

Edited June 15 by Bonefreak

[ratherbhunting]

2 hours ago, rgw said:

I went with these and haven’t looked back, I keep a spare in the truck this way if one goes I can just pop it out and pop the new one in, plug and play 

You need to put sealed lights on like rgw recommended, when they go bad after years of use you just pop a new one on.