Magnetic tow lights
How many of you use these on your toad towing 4 down? I just bought a new car and there isn't much room to wire the extra bulb into the rear tail lens. I don't want to do the diode wire as it splices ...
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dbates wrote:
Even though most states don't require toad lights when pulling on a dolly I use the magnetic lights if I have to drive after dusk. I run the wire under the toad hood, in through the front door and out the rear or back door. I also wired in a license plate light. The 2nd picture is a homemade double connection for the wiring harness.
I don't know that this is an accurate statement of the law, but I do think the law isn't well enforced. I did some research on this out of curiosity and although I couldn't find a single law that specifically covers lights on a vehicle on a dolly, I think interpreting the letter of the law would likely require them, probably in every state. Basically equipment laws will state that you need taillights at the "rear" of your vehicle or combination of vehicles. Then states will have laws about how far things can stick over behind the rear of the vehicle. The way I read these laws, the lights that are on a standard tow dolly are not at the "rear" of the vehicle and therefore don't comply with the law. Now I know people are going to jump on and say they've been towing for years with no problem, I'm just saying this is what the actual law says.
