L.E.D trailer lights
Submitted: Friday, Mar 26, 2004 at 15:49
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Member - Gajm (VIC)
Has anyone had any problems with L.E.D type tail lights on their off road camper trailers, I have just had several discussions with the people making my camper trailer, and i wanted L.E.D tail lights fitted, but they said they have heard a few rumors about the L.E.D tail lights not handling off road conditions
well enough for them to risk putting them onto my camper trailer, and have already put standard lights on. i thought the L.E.D's were virtualy bullet proof, which i why i was ready to pay the extra money, but now its too late as they have welded a surround around the tail light that they'd have to grind off to fit the L.E.D's....and I'm not real keen on that idea when ordering a brand new camper.
So its not a whinge about the company, I'm not losing any money because of the lights, I would have of course preffered the newer style L.E.D's I only want to know if people have had L.E.D lights on their trailers a while, and been off road and had any problems.....I thought trucks now used them, including road trains,which as you all know drive thru some fairly rough conditions.
Reply By: Ian Bee - Friday, Mar 26, 2004 at 16:34
Friday, Mar 26, 2004 at 16:34
I would have assumed that the LED's ( which look waaaay cooler ) would have lasted much longer than a filament type set up. New range Rover has LED's......... makes you wonder.........
With all the gadjetry we have had over the last 25 years or so, I don't ever recall having to replace an LED in anything.
Don't worry about having to gring off the surround, they are just making sound all complicated, I know, I own a Sheet Metal
Shop. Fit your own after you've collected the trailer.
Cheers
Ian BEE
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Follow Up By: Member - Gajm (VIC) - Friday, Mar 26, 2004 at 16:38
Friday, Mar 26, 2004 at 16:38
i agree....i did wonder if someone had fitted the wrong lights by mistake. As for grinding it off, i know its not that big a job, but Its brand new, and the last thing i wanted to do was take to it with the grinder....i alread plan to have the wife and kids sitting on it when going thru bushy tracks pushing the branches away from it
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Follow Up By: GaryInOz (Vic) - Friday, Mar 26, 2004 at 19:14
Friday, Mar 26, 2004 at 19:14
LED will last the life of the vehicle. They use them now on semitrailers that cover hundreds of thousands of km per year. They were a development of the Apollo space missions, so if they can't make them reliable by now, you might as
well go back to candles.....
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Follow Up By: Ralph2 - Friday, Mar 26, 2004 at 20:30
Friday, Mar 26, 2004 at 20:30
Hi All, I've had LEDS go out to lunch on a rear wing on a car, but my mates with semis love em on there trailers. Your enjoy the Track Shak I've had one for years been all over the place neaver had a problem.
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Reply By: Member - StevenL - Friday, Mar 26, 2004 at 18:59
Friday, Mar 26, 2004 at 18:59
Why do you think the trucking industry is adopting these things?
Much of the running is nightwork so the globes get heavy usage. Trucks have LOTS of lights so checking and replacing them is a real PITA. LEDs apparantly have better visibility, last heaps longer and draw much less power.
If you drive in
Adelaide you will notice many of the Traffic lights (that' those red,
orange and green thingos for you bush dwellers) now have a matrix of LED globes. The old ones just had a 100w light bulb and when they blew that was it. Now if a few LEDs die the signal still works. Transport SA says it will save thousands of $$$ each year in globes, power to run them, and for the people that run around replacing them (not to mention preventing a few accidents as
well).
Steven
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