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Post by gofish on Sept 8, 2012 19:33:39 GMT -4
I bought some Optronics "submersible" trailer lights from Auto Zone. If you put them under water they fill right up to the top, I'm going to take them back.
Any suggestions for trailer lights that are truly waterproof ??
gofish
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Post by barrebobber on Sept 10, 2012 7:11:50 GMT -4
the kind that you keep out of the water are pretty waterproof. ;D
Check Bond auto parts, I have used their lights for years now and have never gave me a problem.
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Post by gofish on Sept 10, 2012 19:14:35 GMT -4
Thanks, I'll talk to them. Right now I have 'submersible' which fill with water and blow fuses.
gofish
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Post by barrebobber on Sept 11, 2012 6:50:48 GMT -4
I hear ya, My trailer has posts for the light coming off the side. It works great to keep them out of the water and it's a good guide when you're putting the boat back on the trailer.
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Post by Champlain Islander on Sept 11, 2012 7:49:49 GMT -4
I make sure to unplug before I hit the water and they usually last a while like that without blowing fuses or burning out bulbs. I haven't had any luck with water proof lights.
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Post by niloc on Sept 11, 2012 13:00:48 GMT -4
I make sure to unplug before I hit the water and they usually last a while like that without blowing fuses or burning out bulbs. I haven't had any luck with water proof lights. That's exactly what we ended up having to do with my cousin's trailer. He tried a few different lights and non of them were water tight and they always leaked. So we ended up drilling some drain holes in the bottom so that the water can drain out after. And we just unplug the lights before we launch the boat, and then before we get back on the road when we leave. |
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Post by gofish on Sept 12, 2012 19:22:19 GMT -4
What started out as a burned tail light has now turned in to a complete re-wire of the trailer. I started with a burned tail-light. When a finally got to looking at the burned tail-light, i found that the socket was all wet and rusty...which means water was getting in and causing the problems. About the same time I noticed that the left tail-light on the Jeep was out, replaced the bulb but it was still out. Tracked down the tail-light fuse and it was blown. The water in the trailer lights probably blew the fuse. I bought some WATERPROOF LED taillights to replace the leaky ones. WHen I started to wire in the new lights, I did some checking with a meter and found one of the wires shorted to ground. I pulled the wires out of the frame and found that they had been chewed by mice, there were bare spots everywhere. I just finished pulling a new harness through the frame. Damn mice !!
gofish
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Post by barrebobber on Sept 13, 2012 6:56:14 GMT -4
Trailer lights are such a pain in the a**
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