Combination LED Trailer Tail Light - Submersible - 6 Function - 11 Diodes - Passenger Side

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• Left Turn Signal is Dim and Left Brake Signal is Bright on a 2010 Heartland Edge M18 Trailer
  I would suspect a poor ground connection as well. It is odd that the brake signal is bright and the turn signal is dim because those signals typically run through the same wire. Any time there is a loss of power or brightness, a ground issue is the likely culprit. It is also important to check for the ground issue first because a new light will have the same problem if there is a poor ground. I did some research on your trailer and found that it probably has an aluminum frame. Finding...
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• Troubleshooting Trailer LED Turn/Stop Lights Not Working with Headlights on
  There are 2 possible reasons why your LED lights aren't working when you turn your headlights on; the first (and more likely) is that you have a bad ground or grounds, and the second is that you have too many LED lights on your trailer. Start off by checking all of the grounds connected to the lighting on your trailer. Make sure they are all securely connected to a clean, bare-metal surface. Also check the pin for the ground on your trailer connector while you're at it. I have attached...
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• Turn Signals on Trailer Work Opposite of Truck With Brake Applied
  What you describe is a classic symptom of a insufficient ground connection. Then there is minimal amperage running through the system, everything works fine but with the brake signal thrown in, more power is running through which is when the problem will rear its head. Make sure that the trailer connector's ground point which is usually on the trailer tongue is secure and not corroded, and is making direct contact to clean metal on the trailer tongue or frame. Check each lamp to make...
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• Both Trailer Turn Signals Flash When Tow Vehicle Headlights are On
  What you describe is a classic symptom of a poor ground connection. Everything works okay until you turn on the vehicle's headlights or running lights, then things get interesting. When the headlights are on, the wiring for the lighting on the trailer is under full load which is when a problem will show itself. The trailer connector ground should be securely attached to the trailer tongue, to clean bare metal. Remove the ground screw or bolt and sand down a dime-sized area around the hole...
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• Installing New 4-Way on Trailer that Uses Non-Standard Colors
  Best option is going to be to take a jumper wire from a positive battery post and jump 12 volts to each of the wires you have on your trailer and note what functions turn on and then wire the new 4-way accordingly as it sounds like your trailer uses non-standard colors which is making things difficult. If one sparks it's the ground circuit. So the white of the new 4-way goes to ground, brown to running lights, yellow to left turn/stop, and green to right turn/stop. I also attached a link...
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• Could Optronics Trailer Light # STL8RB Be on Both Sides of Trailer If Plate Light Wasn't Needed
  There's no reason you couldn't run a Optronics Trailer Lights # STL8RB on both sides of your trailer.
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• Distance from Center of Mounting Stud to Top of Trailer Taillight # STL8RB Base
  From the center of the mounting stud to the top of the back of the light base is 1-13/16 inches on the LED Submersible Trailer Stop, Turn and Tail Light # STL8RB.
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• Recommendation to Add Extra Right Tail Light on Trailer
  To add an extra tail light to your trailer, I recommend using a Trailer Tail Light like the Optronics # STL8RB. This light will give you stop light, turn signal light and tail light functions and will mount to any surface using the included studs. You will simply splice the wires into the existing tail light wiring of your trailer. The white wire will be grounded, the brown wire is for the tail lights and the yellow wire is for the stop and turn lights. I have attached a video review...
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• Troubleshooting Trailer Right Blinker that Flashes All of Trailer Lights
  Sounds like your right turn/stop circuit is shorted out to your running light circuit which is causing all of your trailer lights to flash when you apply the right turn signal. Most likely this is due to exposed wire between these two circuits on the trailer wiring. You'd have to go over the wiring of the trailer looking for that and fix as needed.
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• How to Ground the LED Submersible Light part # STL8RB
  The LED Submersible Light part # STL8RB that you referenced would work perfectly for you. You would match the brown and green color wires of the assembly to the brown and green wires of your trailer and then would run the white wire to a clean metal surface that touches your trailer frame. This is the ground circuit. Your old light assemblies probably grounded through the mounting hardware. If so, you could just put the ring terminal of the white wire on one of the mounting studs of the...
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• Troubleshooting Running Light Circuit of Trailer Blinking with Turn Signal
  Running lights should not be affected by the blinkers or stoplights of the trailer. What you described sounds like a weak trailer wiring ground which you can improve by cleaning up the ground circuit of each of the light assemblies or even running a jumper wire for the ground circuit back to the main harness of the trailer. You also can try cleaning the pins of the trailer wiring connectors as well. I also attache a really helpful link to a trailer wiring troubleshooting article.
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• Troubleshooting Trailer Running Lights Circuit of Vehicle Fuse Blowing with Ground Continuity
  Finding continuity to ground on the running light circuit of your trailer indicates that the circuit has a short to the frame of the trailer most likely and is your problem. What you'll need to do is trace the circuit starting at the assemblies or connector and look for a short between the wire and the frame of the trailer. This is a very common problem and the solution is finding where the exposed wire is that's touching the trailer frame and fixing as needed. I also attached a help...
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• Can Trailer Tail Lights be Grounded to the Towing Vehicle Instead of the Trailer Frame
  When installing the LED Submersible Trailer Stop, Turn and Tail Light, # STL8RB, you will want to ground it to the trailer. Having a ground that is attached to the tow vehicle would be so long it could make the ground ineffective. Also, you would have to disconnect it every time you disconnected the trailer. The movement of the trailer could also pull the ground loose if it were attached to the tow vehicle. If corrosion is a problem, you will need to find the best place you can near the...
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• Will Water Get Into LED Trailer Tail Light # STL8RB and Short Out the Light
  The LED trailer light # STL8RB is submersible meaning that water can get in but the lights are sealed so the water will not short them out. If you were to seal up all the holes in the back of the light then no water could get in at all and it would not be an issue. Since the lights are sealed on the inside water would not be an issue either way.
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• Can Combination LED Trailer Tail Light # STL8RB be Installed on Either Side of Trailer
  You would be totally fine to use the Combination LED Trailer Tail Light # STL8RB on both the driver and passenger side of your trailer. You'd just need to flip it over like you mentioned and you'd be fine. It will function the same installed on either side. The only reason there's a driver and passenger side is that the driver side typically has a license plate light on the bottom of it.
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• Can RV with LED Taillights Tow Trailer with Incandescent Bulbs
  Yes, your RV that has LED taillights will work fine towing a trailer that has incandescent bulbs. The trailer wiring setup of your RV was designed to be able to handle the higher amperage load of incandescent bulbs as it would not draw power from the taillight circuits. Instead it uses the taillight circuits for signal wires and then draws power directly from the battery.
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• Can Optronics Tail Light STL8RB be Used for Brake and Running Lights on a Quad
  Technically, yes, you could use trail tail light # STL8RB as a brake light and running light on a quad. The white wire is ground, brown is for the running lights, and green will be for the brake light.
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• Will the LED Submersible Trailer Stop, Turn and Tail Light # STL8RB work on a EZ Load Boat Trailer
  It sounds like the two wires on your trailer wiring are for the stop/turn and tail light functions and the ground is through the mounting hardware of the light assemblies. The # STL9RB and the # STL8RB should still work well for you. You will just need to ground the white wire so that everything will function. Check out the review video for this video I attached and the FAQ article on trailer wiring.
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• Troubleshooting Trailer Light Assembly that Doesn't Get Brighter with Blinker/Stop Light
  Sounds like the brighter stoplight/turn signal function of your taillight isn't working. This is typically caused by the running light circuit of the trailer wiring being ran to the stop/turn circuit of the light wiring. Make sure the stop/turn circuit is ran to the green wire (if you have the STL8RB) and not the brown wire which would be the running light circuit. Also verify that the stop/turn circuit is making it back to the assembly and that a short isn't taking preventing the circuit...
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• Trailer Clearance Lights Blinking with Turn Signal
  It sounds like you might be getting some bleed-over from the turn signals occurring in the trailer connector. Take a look at the trailer connector, and check the plug for corrosion in the sockets. If you see any green or white corrosion in the sockets, then there is a good chance it has spread to the interior of the connector, to where the wires attach to the plug terminals. Once this corrosion starts building up, it can actually contact adjacent terminals and cause signal bleed-over. You...
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• With Turn Signal and Brake Lights On All Trailer Lights Flash when Connected to 2007 GMC Yukon
  It sounds like there may be a ground problem or a possible overload. Ground problems and overloads normally show up when there is more draw on a system such as when you have the running lights on and then use another function like a turn signal or brake light. Make sure that the vehicle side and trailer side connectors are clean and free of corrosion inside and out. The main connector grounds should be attached to clean and corrosion free bare metal surfaces. The light grounds should...
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• Trailer Lights Flicker After Installing New LED Lights and Rewiring a Car Hauler Trailer
  You have definitely taken all of the correct steps so far. Since you are still experiencing problems after the rewire and installing new lights, I would suspect a ground problem. Especially since you were careful not to pinch or damage any of the new wires. Rust and corrosion can often show up at ground locations where the wires make contact with the metal. If you used any of the original ground screw holes, I recommend moving them to a clean bare surface on the trailer frame and scrape...
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• Troubleshooting Led Light Turn Signal Flashing Both Sides Only When Headlights Are On
  With your trailer lights, the headlights changing the function of the other lights most likely means you have a ground issue on your trailer. You will want to make sure not only the trailer light # STL8RB has a bare metal to metal ground at the ring terminal on the white wire without any corrosion or debris (even paint can be an issue), but you will also want to make sure your main trailer ground is bare metal to metal with no corrosion as well. Next check the ground on your trailer wiring...
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• AL-KO ESC No Light Troubleshooting
  Hey Peter! We don't carry this product but when I looked it up online I was able to find the manual and if the light isn't showing green or red that means the ESC isn't getting power so you need to follow these steps: No power to the ESC: Check that the 12 pin connector is plugged in to the tow vehicle. - Reconnect the 12 pin connector. Check that ESC connector is plugged into the ESC under the caravan. - Reconnect the ESC connector. No power supplied from tow vehicle. - Check...
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