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I've put LED's on my boat trailer, landscaping trailer, and tow dolly. When trying to light those trailers lights, I found they were not bright because of power consumpion. Then I changed to LED's, what a difference it made...
... I buy mine at Harbor Freight $39.00... 20% with coupon from my newpaper..
I have these and really like them. I got WalMart cheapies for the marker lights. You may need the snap-in the fender type.
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http://www.amazon.com/Grote-65570-5-Submersible-Profile-Trailer/dp/B001V5DYEC
I did it a number of years ago with mine (also a ShoreLand'r). It's pretty straight forward. The set that I got had self-grounding housings. It could be because my trailer is a '99, galvanized and oxidized (although I did clean the contact points), but I had a heck of time getting everything to work. Part of the problem was the housings (of the marker lights, not the tail lights) - as you tightened the attaching screw it would cause a gap in the self-grounding feature. It was over the course of a year or so that I figured this out. When I first installed them, they worked fine - after a while they started working off and on. What I had to do was to take each one apart and solder a lead to the grounding plate inside. I then attached a ring terminal to that lead and used Tek screws to attach it to the frame. It's been good for about 2 years, now.
I will keep that in mind Dennis. My issue is the the actual bulb holders on my trailer are starting to rust, so I am getting annoyed.
I'll give the dielectric grease a try, but the plan is to eventually upgrade to LED. I get tired of replacing bulbs as they seem to crack alot.
you likely already know this and may be practicing it but if you unplug the lights from the tow vehicle as soon as you arrive at the ramp and start getting the boat ready for launching this will give the bulbs a chance to cool down before they are submerged in water and lessen the chance the bulbs will burst.....i know most tail light assemblies are supposed to be 'submersible' and not allow water to contact a hot bulb during launching a boat but the seals in the assemblies can and do dry out over time so that they are no longer water tight.....
cliff