The new boat we are buying has one busted rear light. I figured since I am replacing that anyway, why not replace them with LED lights. Can I just use the existing and splice the new lights in or do I need to rewire the trailer?

Thanks

I just attached mine to the old wires. Should work fine.

Piece of cake. Should plug right in. Search the internet. They can be had for pennies on the dollar. I will post a link later.

tennja is correct, no need to rewire

Thanks guys. Looks like it will cost me about $90...does that sound right?

Wow. That's really expensive. Academy has them for $59, so you know you can get them even cheaper online.

You should be able to do it for around $50.00

$50??? All the light. Both rear lights, the light bar under the outdrive and the amber light up front?

Ok not all that stuff but the two rear lights will cost you $50.00 the light bar can be picked up for around $25.00 and each marker lights I have seen for around 5-7 smackers each.
So, yeah, what you said around $90.00

If you're buying online $90.00 sounds about right for all the lights once you add in shipping. $50 or so for just the set of tail/turn lights. If you go so far as to get the kit with all the wires you might just as well replace the wiring too. It will only add about 15 minutes to the total job.

Its sad when we all agree that $90.00 is about right for trailer lights!

I think I need a

Just had to use it, sorry

didn't mean to ... you know

Whats sad is all the spare bulbs I have and have never used for the boat I'm selling...but I think I too will go LED on the next trailer.

....and deepv is wrong.....

When I replace this set, hopefully not soon, I will go to LED. I think they are brighter, and with multiple led's in each you can loose one or two and still have light on that side.

Oh, I need the trailer to be brighter 'cause I are so dumb
Thought I would beat someone to it

I'm going to replace mine with LED also and I'm using the exisitng harness. I've read about "heat shrinking" the splice after soldering. I'm assuming this should be done, right?

I would/will do it that way, the heat shrink helps protect the connection from the environment.

Lowe's carries butt splices, that are coated with the heat shrink and lined with adhesive which makes them watertight. I think they cost me $7 for a 25 pack?

Thanks for the tip

I just decided to replace mine with the LED fixtures as they needed bulb replacement. So far I have LED brake/signal lights and an LED 3 light bar. I've not replaced any of my clearance or marker lights yet.




That's what I did. I even put liquid electrical tape on the ends of the heat shrink. Maybe over kill but I figured if a little water got in there it would never get out.

On second thought you could use firecadets idea

What? I said they'll plug right in which would mean that there is no need to rewire... Are you giving me a hard time.

Try here for good prices. But for me shipping was cheap because they're in CA.

Whoa, I just carroused their site. Prices are WAY up from when I bought mine.

In case anyone else was interested...I found this for half of anyone else had them for: LED Trailer Lights

I tried to buy some headsets last year from Overstock. They sent me a different model than the one I ordered; I sent it back, they sent me a second different one, I sent it back, and finally told them to just forget it.

They were not expensive - maybe $15 each for two, but the one they had in their website was kind of neat, and that is the one I wanted. Seems if they had anything close, that is what they sent.

I'd be interested to know if you get what you ordered. Please keep us posted. Maybe my experience was just a fluke.

Well i sure hope you just had one bad experience...

I picked some up from a local auo parts place, plug and play. Murray's Discount Auto. I did pay a little more, but I knew what I was buying...

Got my lights I ordered already...that was quick. They look good, but will report back one I get them installed in a few weeks.

$90.00? Is that the price of being cool? It's worth it, I love those LED lights, the more the merrier!(Plus it keeps the dumbass behind you from not seeing you!)

Glad it worked out for you.