Led Trailer lights - Page 2

nugent · 04 June 2013, 11:01

This clean to be fare

Almost there we do have some good toys at work

Bigmuz7 · 04 June 2013, 19:30

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Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

I'm guessing that you'll need to put a resistor in series with the indicators to suit most modern cars with CanBus systems, otherwise you'll be travelling down the road looking like a demented disco ball

Confirmed

.. I bought mine for a couple of troublesome plant trailers which vibrate the bulbs to buggery, but I'd like to have them on the boat trailer too, but I tested them on a board and the BMW X5 wont have them at all, infact nothing at all! just a gibbering left flasher, the plant trailers work fine though, the commercial punters still seem ok

Whats the fix for the X5 PD ? Just something I can get from RS as you say ?

tonymac · 04 June 2013, 20:36

Got mine yesterday.

Tried them on the board - and plugged in - no joy

Only two indicator leds on each side light up the other three dont. Looking carefully it seems that there is something over the leds?

Side lights and brake lights dont work at all! I've checked and re-checked the wiring.
Gonna get in touch with company tomorrow.

This is on a Mitzi Shogun.

SPR · 04 June 2013, 20:42

white is the earth if this helps....

S.

paddlers · 04 June 2013, 20:42

There's no mention in the adverts of any special wiring !!! Is it just certain cars as I thought 12 volts was the industry norm ?
I'm now waiting before I buy some so that you guys find out the issue !

Poly · 04 June 2013, 20:44

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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

Those VOSA boys will be throwing some Bee Gees dance shapes when they realise they cant do you for a faulty bulb no more

Are the CE marked? I'm sure a grumpy inspector will find something!

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Originally Posted by paddlers

There's no mention in the adverts of any special wiring !!! Is it just certain cars as I thought 12 volts was the industry norm ?
I'm now waiting before I buy some so that you guys find out the issue !

I'd expect most old school cars will be fine - its just a voltage thing, but fancy modern cars with bulb fail detection circuits and all that malarky might be a bit confused by not having any real current draw.

tonymac · 04 June 2013, 20:46

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Originally Posted by SPR

white is the earth if this helps....

S.

Checked thoroughly! If it was an earth prob the indicator bulbs that do work correctly wouldn't! (There are 5 indicator leds in each set - only two of mine work in each)

SPR · 04 June 2013, 20:52

white & yellow/amber = Indicators

I have a set here, but no tail lights only number plate lights - white is the earth the rest are function i was using small 12 volt battery that may be flat so will check tomorrow with big battery!

S.

Pikey Dave · 04 June 2013, 20:55

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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

Confirmed

.. I bought mine for a couple of troublesome plant trailers which vibrate the bulbs to buggery, but I'd like to have them on the boat trailer too, but I tested them on a board and the BMW X5 wont have them at all, infact nothing at all! just a gibbering left flasher, the plant trailers work fine though, the commercial punters still seem ok

Whats the fix for the X5 PD ? Just something I can get from RS as you say ?

IIRC I used these in parallel with the indicators. You will need a heatsink to fix them to. My light clusters have a reflector between the indicator & brake/sidelight cluster. The reflector section has a void in the rear, I cut a piece of ally to fit in the void & bolted the resistor to it. Works fine so far after a couple of seasons.

Bigmuz7 · 04 June 2013, 21:06

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Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

IIRC I used these in parallel with the indicators. You will need a heatsink to fix them to. My light clusters have a reflector between the indicator & brake/sidelight cluster. The reflector section has a void in the rear, I cut a piece of ally to fit in the void & bolted the resistor to it. Works fine so far after a couple of seasons.

Can do

thanks for that .. sounds a canny solution

does the rest of the system go to normal function when that's put in on just the indictors though ? . Kinda voids the water resitant appeal for boat use

Pikey Dave · 04 June 2013, 21:53

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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

Can do

thanks for that .. sounds a canny solution

does the rest of the system go to normal function when that's put in on just the indictors though ? . Kinda voids the water resitant appeal for boat use

Works fine on the Disco4, I can't comment on the Beemer, good luck

I "potted" the resistor in Silicone to keep the weather out.

bazza · 04 June 2013, 23:42

Just wired mine straight in and they work great on the Kia Sorento.

Pikey Dave · 07 June 2013, 17:45

Looks like I dropped a b0110ck with the link I posted for the resistor, It should be a 6.8 Ohm NOT 6.8 K Ohm as in my link, it should be this one
Sorry for any confusion & thanks to Bern for pointing it out. My bad

Bigmuz7 · 07 June 2013, 20:50

cheers for the update PD ..

kerny · 07 June 2013, 21:10

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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

cheers for the update PD ..

Just waiting for him to update us all on how he lost his skegs on the Oban holiday

Bigmuz7 · 07 June 2013, 22:10

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Originally Posted by kerny

Just waiting for him to update us all on how he lost his skegs on the Oban holiday

Fek

was the local oban prostitute offering low prices again

Chris · 07 June 2013, 22:25

I've had LEDs on trailers for a few years.

Upshot is the cheap ones don't last long and waterproof means different things to different people.

Best so far as these...100BSTIM Stop Tail and Indicator Black Frame 12 or 24 Volt [100BSTIM] - £29.30 : LED Lights, Marker Truck LED Vehicle Lighting Trailers Commercial Lightbars Warning Lights Land Rover

But where the plastic lens joins in the middle I run some epoxy down the join as this is where they leak.

paddlers · 07 June 2013, 22:53

Just got a pair of the £20 set off fleabay ! To be fair they looked quite good when I hooked them up to the battery for a test!
I'm not planning on dunking them so hopefully they'll last a while. Sick of changing bulbs in trailerboards so hopefully these will last a year or two.

Bern Hanreck · 08 June 2013, 15:25

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Originally Posted by tonymac

Got mine yesterday.

Tried them on the board - and plugged in - no joy

Only two indicator leds on each side light up the other three dont. Looking carefully it seems that there is something over the leds?

Side lights and brake lights dont work at all! I've checked and re-checked the wiring.
Gonna get in touch with company tomorrow.

This is on a Mitzi Shogun.

Tony , tried mine today on a 2004 Mitzi Shogun 3.2 DID and they worked absolutely fine ( with no additional resistors )

paddlers · 08 June 2013, 22:24

Did mine today & they worked fine on the Defender & the Merc ML so more than happy ! £20 pair off ebay, the only downside is no fog light & £10 for an led version but as they're fitted to a removable transom saver/ light unit they shouldn't get in the salty stuff.

Tested them before I fitted them on a bare battery & no issues !