Running lights when parked.
Where do I find the description for wiring the running lights to work when parked at the campsite at night. I know it has been shown before but I am having no luck finding it.
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- I have LEDs in my front cap and use them all of the time. I'm normally dropping off or picking up the trailer from the storage lot in the dark. The lights do a good job of lighting the tongue and surrounding areas. Mine are pretty useful, but I've seen a lot of trailers coming out with some pretty useless lighting up there.
- I'd think those front cap lights may come in handy some night. I can see from a marketing standpoint that they may add a more modern cosmetic "flare" to the appearance.
An owner might be better served by having just LED spot lights to illuminate the tongue area but what do I know. I'm the guy that replaced his porch light bulb with a down-firing LED panel because I find it less glaring than filling the fixture lense with light. Retired JSO wrote:
Our Work and Play has 2 rows of LED lights on he nose. I can't see why the manufacture would do this. I never turn them on.
You might discover you like those lights on the front cap one day when you arrive at campground late and need some light in the front to setup (or need to leave in the middle of the night due to emergency).Retired JSO wrote:
Our Work and Play has 2 rows of LED lights on he nose. I can't see why the manufacture would do this. I never turn them on.
If you never turn them on then they must be shorted to power because they are on in the pic!:?D.E.Bishop wrote:
spoon059 wrote:
All jokes aside, the red lights of the trailer shouldn't really disrupt other campers. Red is better for night vision then the clowns that leave every freaking white light on the outside of their camper turned on all night.
My old camper had LED running lights. At night time when I was walking the dogs before bed I would leave my running lights on to make it easier to find my camper. I wouldn't leave them on all night though.
Like anything else, as long as the OP has a little common courtesy it shouldn't be a problem.
Okay spoon, any more of this logical talk and they will hall you off for re-education.
Yes, this is not the place to be thinking rational. This is a place to argue that ones way of thinking is the best!- Our Work and Play has 2 rows of LED lights on he nose. I can't see why the manufacture would do this. I never turn them on.
spoon059 wrote:
All jokes aside, the red lights of the trailer shouldn't really disrupt other campers. Red is better for night vision then the clowns that leave every freaking white light on the outside of their camper turned on all night.
My old camper had LED running lights. At night time when I was walking the dogs before bed I would leave my running lights on to make it easier to find my camper. I wouldn't leave them on all night though.
Like anything else, as long as the OP has a little common courtesy it shouldn't be a problem.
Okay spoon, any more of this logical talk and they will hall you off for re-education.scotty46 wrote:
Where do I find the description for wiring the running lights to work when parked at the campsite at night. I know it has been shown before but I am having no luck finding it.
A fuse inserted between Pin 3 and Pin 4 on your trailer's Bargman connector will do it. However, for greater convenience I built my own Trailer Lights Dongle (3 pics) that allows me to also flash the running lights, which I always do for maximum visibility when backing the trailer from the street to our driveway. :B- Kina stupid and I'm a Redneck. some people have no consideration for others.
- We use the running lights of the tt instead of the awning light, which is obnoxiously bright!!! Only use that for short periods of time IF we need the light.
Plan on doing a dimmer mod for the awning lights.
