Trailer Under Lighting
 

Want to add some trailer under lighting this year. What has others used? I know ICDEDPL did it but couldn’t find the thread.. Any suggestions? Was wanting to go with white.
Thanks,
Jr

I think he used the waterproof Ebay strip lights. XKglow makes some nice stuff.

is this legal running down the road ?

It is until the police prove otherwise.. if they are securely mounted, all working and not interfering with following traffic - aren't they just marker lights from the trailer factory?

I just use the 16' strips off ebay or what not . I also get 1/4" wide double sided 3M tape since some of the chinese glue on them sucks balls

Never been pulled over.


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I just went through adding lights under my sons car discussion with him. After talking to a few people in law enforcement, it could be how it is interpreted. The bottom line, all lights installed on a vehicle need to say DOT on them to be 100% legal. My 02

All I know is that trailer is long enough and bright enough to land a Piper Cub on!

that looks sick. I got pulled over in high school for blue neon, but orange/red as you have, I'd think would be fine. I'd do that, but I only haul it 2x a year. If I still had my old boat and trailer, I'd have done that for sure.

I used flexible LED strips from PlashLights on my fishing boat trailer, much higher quality than the cheap eBay strips. They come in red, blue, green, and white, or RGB which requires the Bluetooth controller. I run a second RGB controller for the speaker rings and interior lights, they all sync to my phone so I can control them from the truck or from the house when the boat is at the dock. I glued them on with pure silicone, they have made it from Texas to LOTO a couple times without issue, but I dont run them on the highway


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Thanks guys for taking the time to reply, that definitely gives me some ideas. I wasn’t planning to run at night bout thought it would be cool when getting back on the trailer at night, backing in the driveway at night, or doing a quick wash down at night. Yes, a lot of effort for little reward but, thought it would finish my little scout rig out nicely.
Jr

Do it, then load it up and head out to Sandusky... You can still make LEOPA.

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I'm doing these on mine as uplighting for night and it just looks cool shining up on a white hull.

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I got pulled over at 0430 one morning driving the 650 to work. PoPo said the blue shining Forward was illegal. No ticket, didn't even ask for my ID.
I turned off for 5 miles then turned back on. Fuk M
I have never had an issue towing w the trailer lights on. BUT that doesn't mean it legal or not :daz:

The lights on the trailer change color w a remote.

What winch are you using?

I did the under hull runway lights using simple led 2 diode clearance bulbs, have 10 on each side, hooked into my lights but did add a disconnect just in case I got hassled, but never have

they are fulton f2 winches.

Did the truck up with some lights too.
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Are any of your lights wired into the turn signals? I'd like to have some amber strips come on with the running lights (on all the time) but also blink for the turn signal, but can't seem to figure out an easy way to make that work..

I have some shorter leds on trailer midway that are turn signals

Buying options seam to be endless… Good god, could spend hours for a 20’ bright white segment? Any luck by others finding lengths greater than the norm 16’? Different note, thanks Dan for the input. Hope u get those motors back together…

Anyone using these in saltwater, curious how they hold up.