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Old 05-24-2022, 08:02 PM   #2
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You can get an LED light kit from Walmart or online.

Pay attention to the shape of the tail lights.

Some trailers have rectangular metal frames where the lights go.

Square lights may not fit well in them so get ones that fit best.

The kit will have a long color coded main wire group and all the lights will need to be splice into it.

The connectors provided are not very good as they allow water to get into the insulation.

Using heat shrink butt connectors instead will extend the life of the wires.

Get the right size which I believe to be colored red.

All grounds need to be really clean bare metal to last.

Get some coarse grit sand paper to use for that.

Use self tapping screws and washers to secure grounds.

You can extend the life of all the LED lights by mushing a generous amount of RTV sealant into the area where the wires go into the light case.

Follow the directions and maybe watch a Youtube video and you will find this task to be fairly easy.

Good luck!

TOOLS/SUPPLIES NEEDED:

Wire cutters
Wire strippers/crimpers
Small wrenches
Maybe a drill with a 5/16" nut driver bit
8 or so 5/16"-3/4" self tapping hex head screws
8 or so 5/16" stainless steel washers
Coarse grit sandpaper
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