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Re: [RC] A trailer improvement for safety - Chris Paus

thanks for the tip Ed. Also, when I repainted my old
trailer, I put lots and lots of reflective tape around
it.

One time the lights went out as I was driving in the
night and that spurred me to add the tape. It sure
works well. Headlights pick it up nicely. I'm going to
put it on my new used trailer too.

chris
--- Ed & Wendy Hauser <ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


After the horse trailer was rear ended near my
place, I started to think
about the rear lights on my trailers.  I was
impressed with the LED lights
that a friend put on his new semi tractor.  I
started to look around and
found a couple of sights on the web that sell LED
lights.  The lights I used
are DOT approved and seem brighter than normal tail
lights.  They appear to
be better for blinking lights because they come on
instantly in comparison
to normal turn signals.  This makes the blinking
light more noticeable to
other drivers.

I also noticed that newer trailers have a second set
of stop/tail lights
high on the back.  That made a lot of sense to me. 
You are doubling the
number of lights, and they will shine over the top
of some vehicles stopped
behind you.

I just added two more lights to each of my trailers
and replaced the OEM
with LED's.

The two websites are:
Vehiclelight.com
    This sight has all of the standard trailer
lights in LED, plus they have
surface mounted units.  I used these to add the
lights because it was easier
to drill a 1/2" hole than to make a big oblong hole.
 They also sell various
brackets to hold lights.

superbrightleds.com
    This sight has all of the standard lights.  In
addition they sell
various bulbs using LEDs.  While they are not as
bright as incandescent
lamps, they use much less power.  I have replaced my
incandescent lamps in
my living quarters to conserve battery power during
long camping trips.

Ed
Ed & Wendy Hauser
2994 Mittower Road
Victor, MT 59875

ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx
406.642.6490




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