led taillight replace

I've been running this one for a few years, probably the best LED of all the ones I've tried: http://www.ledtrailerlights.com/stt_1157.htm

For my 5er I added a LED light bar under the bumper, tucked back just far enought where you couldn't see it standing next to the back of the RV but step back 10' or more and when using the brake or turn indicator it lit up the back underside of the bumper so the driver behind knew what I was doing....The 60" truck light strip works well or the 12" Combo LED strip works well too..

wirenutz wrote:
why not replace the entire light with an LED fixture ?

23mikey wrote:
I replaced the entire fixture on my previous coach, a 2001 Laredo. I did it for the increased daytime & nighttime visibility. Easy plug & play safety upgrade.

This is why!

RoyB wrote:
There is no real good reason changing out the trailer safety lights if you are trying to save DC Power on your trailer batteries. The Trailer safety lights run off of the truck start battery system not the trailer batteries...

These safety lights are DOT approved when the trailer folks built the trailer. The LED replacement bulbs/boards for the 1157 automotive bulbs may not be DOT approved to use for the trailer tail light assemblies. Using replacement LED lights for trailer safety lights may have to use a complete DOT LED Lamp assembly...

Since these lights are powered by the 12VDC truck start battery system you will not gain any useful trailer installed battery DC Power savings wise.

Something to check with DOT/DMV about at any rate...

Just my thoughts here...
Roy Ken

I run my lights on my 5th wheel when it's not hooked to the truck at the campground. It gives a good glow of light 360* around the coach and don't hurt your eyes like a lot of lights people use. By having all LED's they run cooler which cuts down on the bugs, and also it's not pulling near the juice from my converter. I also use the back-up LED lights on the back of the 5th wheel to clean fish at night. I do this by using the coach's power not the truck.

a friend bought a slew of 1157 replacement bulbs and the stop lites where all clustered at the top of the bulb while the tail lites where on the circumferance. and in his case the bulb went in horizontally, from left to right and right to left and the light shone sideways and did no good as a stoplight. Money wasted. I have added some LED tail light to my camper, higher, above the factory ones because when I carry bikes they are covered and the factory lights are then covered also. But, if you don't need it, why spend the money? The factory lights are more than adequate.

aruba, I have same problem, which lights did you buy

DHCamper wrote:
I changed to these Bargman LEDs because a socket was corroded when the trailer was new and the OEM lights seemed small. They get noticed.

I too went with those...very bright!