Wiring and Installation of the Peterson Red Rectangular, Two Bulb, Trailer Clearance Light

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this is a one-wire fixture. is this wire the hot with ground thru the mounting screws? Or does the 2nd wire clip onto the other end of the internal bar?

asked by: Pat

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Expert Reply:

The light, part # 425800, mounts on standard 3 inch centers. The light contains a single lead wire for power and is grounded through the mounting hardware.

expert reply by: Robert G

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Answer 1

Yes, you just have to remove the old lights, match the wires and mount the new ones. Please note, that it is usually not a good idea to mix LEDs and incandescent lights, so if you have have side markers or other lights on the trailer, make sure you…

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Answer 2

For the black molded fender bracket that works with the Optronics Thinline LED Trailer Light #MCL65ARB you will need the part #A67BB, which is indeed sold separately. This bracket includes the lead wire for power. If you are just needing the standard…

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Answer 3

In order to attach the Black Molded Fender Bracket part #A67BB I recommend using the Self-Tapping Phillips Head Screw part #1131832 because the head will sit closer to the base and will allow for the Optronics Thinline LED Trailer Fender Light part…

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Answer 4

The Thinline LED Trailer Clearance or Side Marker Light part #MCL67AB is a surface mount light that has two mounting holes which you will see once the lens is removed. In order to mount this you can use pretty much any self tapping-screw like the…

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Answer 5

Trailer lights that only have one wire ground through the mounting bracket instead of through a second wire. So to wire what you have now to a single wire you'd run the power wire to it and then run the ground wire to the mounting hardware and…

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Answer 6

This light should work fine on your trailer. The fixture receives its ground connection via its mounting hardware.

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Answer 7

What you can do is run a length of wire to the mounting hardware of the light on one end and on the other to the metal frame of your trailer and you'll have it grounded. For ring terminals you'd want the part #44-5310A.

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Answer 8

Grounding the white wire is an important part of any electrical wiring. Without a proper ground the circuit is not complete. If the circuit is not complete then no current is moving through the system. Without any current there is nothing powering…

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Answer 9

If where you plan to mount the clearance lights is metal that touches the trailer frame then a 1 wire clearance light would work just fine. The difference between the 1 wire and 2 wire lights is that the 1 wire lights ground through their mounting…

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Answer 10

A 4-Way trailer connector has the basic lighting functions only; running lights, left turn signal and brake lights, right turn signal and brake lights, and ground. A 7-Way has these functions and a 12 volt circuit, a circuit for electric trailer…

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Answer 11

The difference between the Class II and Class III hitches has to do with their Gross Trailer Weight (GTW), their Tongue Weight (TW), and their Hitch Receiver Size. Class II trailer hitch receivers have a 1-1/4 inch receiver and can be rated up to…

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Answer 12

You have it right so far, the 4-way connector is just as you have stated. Remember that Yellow has a L in it so that is the left side brake/turn signal and green has a R in it so that is the right side brake/turn signal. The colors for wiring a 7-way…

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