Led trailer boards

[forestgough]

Any body recommend led trailer lighting boards,are they the answer to constant trailer problems.

[htb]

What problems have you got, poor earths/poor fitting bulbs/ blowing bulbs

[Tom D]

The one downside is that they don't draw enough current to put the trailer indicator light on on your dash, so you don't know if they are plugged in or not. Having said that they are much brighter and maintenance free. I'd recommend them.

[Hodge]

The one downside is that they don't draw enough current to put the trailer indicator light on on your dash, so you don't know if they are plugged in or not. Having said that they are much brighter and maintenance free. I'd recommend them.

 

 

I have led trailer lights and was wondering why the dash trailer lights wernt working?? Thanks for the heads up. Is there a way to sort that?

 

 

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[treequip]

I have led trailer lights and was wondering why the dash trailer lights wernt working?? Thanks for the heads up. Is there a way to sort that?

 

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A ballast resistor in the trailer circuit would sort that

[treequip]

The one downside is that they don't draw enough current to put the trailer indicator light on on your dash, so you don't know if they are plugged in or not. Having said that they are much brighter and maintenance free. I'd recommend them.

 

That's the one:thumbup1:

[Stubby]

Got one on our chipper . Indicator works in my truck also it beeps when indicating to let you know the hook up is ok . ( indicator does not beep when not towing anything )

[swinny]

Any ebay links for a simpleton like me

[treequip]

I have this type on my ifor

 

Can't fault them

 

Pair of 12v Square Rear LED Trailer Lights *3 YEAR WNTY* Stop/Tail/Indicator | eBay

 

I also fitted some to a mates trailer and he still owes me for the lights...you know who you are......

[Agi-Smash]

I have fitted several of the 'hamburger' euro type lights to trailers and lorries over the years. And as previously stated an led doesnt have any resistance as its a diode and not a filament and again a ballast resitor is the way forward.

However from experience i have found that the big black resistor packs supplied with many of these lights are poor quality and fail within a twelve month, i prefer to use a really basic standard 6 ohm resistor (from rs) which cost pence and simply solder them between the lives and earth of the circuits with led. However it is advisable to mount them to something metal to form a heat sink but have done several mounted to plastic with no troubles.