Lighting Requirements for Trailer that is over 80 inches in Width

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Does a over 80inch boat trailer have to have additional side lights if the back lights are over 80 stop turn side lights? I want to use led lights and run 16 ga stranded wire with ground to each light which lights would u recommend

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I attached a picture that shows what type of lighting requirements are needed for a trailer over 80 inches in width as well as a link down below that covers this as well.

expert reply by: Jameson C

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Answer 1

There are different taillight requirements for trailers that are over 80 inches in width vs. ones that aren't over 80 inches in width. If you check out the link I attached you will see all of these differenced highlighted. The over 80 inch…

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The trailer light kit, #TL36RK, only comes with 2 marker/clearance lights in addition to the wiring and tail lights. Trailer light kit #TL16RK comes with 2 additional reflectors, not lights, that you could place as needed. I was looking through the…

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We don't actually manufacture our wiring harnesses, but we do have some options available for you. You can use the Wesbar Wiring Harness #002220 to replace the wiring on your 6 x 10 aluminum trailer. To complete the installation you will only…

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The 2 black wires for the side marker lights that come with the Optronics Trailer Light Kit #TL16RK are used to power the lights. The clearance lights are actually designed to ground using the mounting hardware. If you check out the attached picture…

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Answer 10

Most trailer wiring that runs to trailer lights is 16 gauge. I would rather people use 14 or 12 unless the lights are LED which draw considerably less. But for most people 16 gauge works just fine for basic trailer lighting. If you are planning on…

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Answer 11

It's a wire color difference but not a function difference on the pins of the 7-way. The difference comes from the fact that the two different styles are representative of two different areas that uses trailers. Traditional is usually seen on…

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Answer 12

First, the DOT date code on a tire is 4 numbers. The first 2 are the week and the last 2 are the year. So for example if it was 2314 that means that tire was made in the 23rd week of 2014. There isn't a difference between a tire sitting on the…

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