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05-24-2019, 10:58 AM
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Brake lights
Hi,
I saw a picture online of a Hi Lo with a second set of Brake lights mounted under the the marker lights on the back of the trailer. I would like to be able to store more stuff on the bumper but it blocks my brake lights. Has anyone added another set of brake lights to their trailer? I was wondering how you could reinforce the end cap to mount them and not damage the end cap.
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lincow
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05-24-2019, 02:33 PM
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lincow, Good to hear from you. I went to amazon and bought two LED brake light bars, about $14 ea if I remember correctly. Wired them right into the VERY short brake wires below them. My existing brake lites were changed to RED LEDs. Trust me, they see those lights
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05-24-2019, 06:05 PM
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Those look good. Did you support them? My mechanic was afraid the vibration would cause the end cap to crack. Smart idea.
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05-24-2019, 06:36 PM
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lincow, Here's my secret, there is no secret. I simply drilled three nice round holes. One for the wires and two for the screws. In the screw holes I used plastic mounts, like those used for drywall. Wired them up and ran a bead of ADHESIVE caulk around the perimeter of the lite, screwed in place, damp clothed all excess caulk. when dry, I ran a bead of Lexel white.
If I can, I'll send a pic of the lights at nite, but it'll be parking lites only. It will be dark here in the mountains soon.
Tree
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05-24-2019, 06:56 PM
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lincow, here's the brake lites now at 7:50 pm, still daylight, but you get the idea. They are bright. That's not a broken lens on the lower, I'm guessing the reflection of the flash. For the price and peace of mind, it was worth it. I later purchased two of these in white for my storage compartments, side and rear.
Tree
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05-24-2019, 11:41 PM
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Nice looks good and works well.
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lincow
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05-26-2019, 12:17 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Illinois
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Brake Lights
I used the same light bar as Treeclimber and placed it as a high center mount 3rd brake light. One can never draw too much attention when your brake lights come on.
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05-27-2019, 09:35 AM
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Location: TX near Bay City
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as always like them TREE ideas...thx
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05-27-2019, 07:00 PM
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Great mod, Tree! Thanks for posting.
- Jack
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