Toad lights - wire length - Problem solved
I have a 2006 HHR toad. I Previously used magnetic lights but purchased a Hopkins adapter to use the HHR lights. Adapter came with about 20 ft of wire with 4 prong plug. I had run wiring front to ba...
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Our first coach was an old 24-ft Class C with double lamp rear lights. I also added mirror-mounted turn signals. All incandescent. I spliced towing wiring into the toads' harnesses, no diodes. Good idea, no, but these were all older vehicles with no body control electronics. When I put the lights on in the coach, the whole toad lit up, front and rear. Same with turn signals and brake. Always bright.
Now we have a 31-ft Class C, again double rear lights. I wanted to use temporary incandescent lights on the toads. Could NOT get any light back there! Wire gauges must be too small. I'd had trouble with bulbs as well as sockets in the RV lights, so I replaced them with hardwired LED lights. Bargman brand, same screw holes and all. That brightened the lights on the coach so I got these LED Maxxima lights for the toad.
Now, all the lights work and they're bright.
So... Heavier wire might be an option, wiring in a relay device is another. For me, replacing incandescent with LED was the least invasive fix and it worked out well.
Now we have a 31-ft Class C, again double rear lights. I wanted to use temporary incandescent lights on the toads. Could NOT get any light back there! Wire gauges must be too small. I'd had trouble with bulbs as well as sockets in the RV lights, so I replaced them with hardwired LED lights. Bargman brand, same screw holes and all. That brightened the lights on the coach so I got these LED Maxxima lights for the toad.
Now, all the lights work and they're bright.So... Heavier wire might be an option, wiring in a relay device is another. For me, replacing incandescent with LED was the least invasive fix and it worked out well.
