Grounding Side Marker Lights with 1 Wire
Question:
I replaced my marker lights from 2 wire to 1 wire lights and i ran the white wire to the ground side of the light and bkack to black but none of them work .
asked by: Pat
Expert Reply:
If your side marker lights use 1 wire like the Thinline LED Trailer Clearance or Side Marker Light # MCL67AB then you actually won't route a ground wire to them as they will ground through the mounting hardware. If you are finding a way to attached your white ground wire to these lights that only have 1 wire then that could very well be your problem.
Just make sure that the 1 wire is connected to your running light circuit and that they are connected to a clean, bare-metal surface for the mounting hardware to ground properly.
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Thinline LED Trailer Clearance or Side Marker Light w/ Bracket - Submersible - 3 Diodes - Amber Lens
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- Clearance Lights
- Rear Clearance
- Side Marker
- Rectangle
- Surface Mount
- Submersible Lights
- LED Light
- 4L x 1W Inch
- Amber
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