I got in the habit of checking trailer lights and brakes for every trip after I found that some yutz had run the brake wires for our 2023 travel trailer directly between the frame and the axle. Apparently I had bottomed out going over big bump on one trip and the u-bolt neatly severed the wires while leaving a little dent in the frame. Getting ready for the next trip, I was scratching my head why I had no green light on my brake controller and no trailer brakes, but the lights worked. Got to spend 20 minutes crawling under the camper doing some battlefield repairs in my driveway to splice them and zip tie them out of harm's way.
Check your trailer wiring
- Thread starter Elkins45
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Trailer manufacturers are the worst about cutting costs.
LEDs should be standard today. Wood decks are often the cheapest lumber available. On smaller trailers taillights should be in the armored boxes.
Another place they'll try to save a buck is the shortest lengths of conspicuity tape available. If tape runs the length like my PJ, the manufacturer probably cares more than most.
If you own a trailer,it doesn't hurt to build a cache of spare parts and tools.
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I had a brand new trailer and the lights went out in a year. **** Scotch locks !
Super common due to ScotchLoks. They just want the lights to work long enough to drive it off the lot, then they don't care.
As a contrary opinion I’ve never had a ScotchLok fail, but I always either wrap them with electrical tape or liquid sealant.