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Re: leds for trailer lights highly recomended.

Postby Martiangod » Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:15 am

One downfall though is in winter towing, LEDs don't generate enuff heat to melt snow from lens, people have to be aware of this so they need to stop and clean lights off once in awhile.
But I agree with you on the benifits of LED, they just need to get the prices down
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Re: leds for trailer lights highly recomended.

Postby eamarquardt » Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:01 am

Martiangod wrote:One downfall though is in winter towing, LEDs don't generate enuff heat to melt snow from lens, people have to be aware of this so they need to stop and clean lights off once in awhile.
But I agree with you on the benifits of LED, they just need to get the prices down


Snow? What you talkin about Willis?

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Re: leds for trailer lights highly recomended.

Postby bdosborn » Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:39 pm

I've got LED lights on the Boxcar for running, turn/stop and backup lights. LEDs are the best:



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Re: leds for trailer lights highly recomended.

Postby Wolffarmer » Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:49 am

Martiangod wrote:One downfall though is in winter towing, LEDs don't generate enuff heat to melt snow from lens, people have to be aware of this so they need to stop and clean lights off once in awhile.
But I agree with you on the benifits of LED, they just need to get the prices down


Great tip. I had not thought about that. I changed my trailer to LEDs 2 years back. I was worried the small gage cheap wire in my TV was just not going to hold up.

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Re: leds for trailer lights highly recomended.

Postby Wolffarmer » Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:56 am

Hey bruce, I just watched your video. Those are cool. Where did you get that set up? If you built it yourself then I am to lazy to do it myself.

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Postby bdosborn » Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:03 am

Everything came from eBay and it was pretty easy to install. The third brake light is for pickups.

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