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06-21-2012, 03:32 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Dylan
Trailer: 2001 Scamp 13'
British Columbia
Posts: 798
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Alternate tail lights for Scamp?
The stock ones are a little cheap looking, stick out a lot.
I'd love to find some trim, sleek LED based taillights. Maybe a little more rounded.
Tail Lights Trailer Lights | etrailer.com
Seems there's plenty of options, but I don't see any that stand out as ideal, most of the sleek ones are a bit small.
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06-21-2012, 06:06 PM
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Member
Name: Jeff
Trailer: 1977 13-foot Scamp
Washington
Posts: 71
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06-21-2012, 07:14 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Norm and Ginny
Trailer: Scamp 16
Florida
Posts: 7,517
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I've purchased two sets from Chuck and Deb. Easy to install, work well and look great.
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Norm and Ginny
2014 Honda Odyssey
1991 Scamp 16
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06-21-2012, 08:05 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1991 17 ft Horizon
Posts: 764
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Quote:
Originally Posted by honda03842
I've purchased two sets from Chuck and Deb. Easy to install, work well and look great.
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I got some from Chuck & Deb also, they are really nice lights.
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06-21-2012, 11:06 PM
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Commercial Member
Trailer: No Trailer Yet
Posts: 803
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LED Tail Lights
Quote:
Originally Posted by dylanear
The stock ones are a little cheap looking, stick out a lot.
I'd love to find some trim, sleek LED based taillights. Maybe a little more rounded.
Tail Lights Trailer Lights | etrailer.com
Seems there's plenty of options, but I don't see any that stand out as ideal, most of the sleek ones are a bit small.
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Check out my 7" LED RED Tail/turn/stop lights before ordering from someone else. I ship for free over $50.00. The lights are perfect for a Scamp or Boler. I just installed a set on a 85 U-Haul.
Chuck
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06-22-2012, 11:59 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Dylan
Trailer: 2001 Scamp 13'
British Columbia
Posts: 798
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Deb & Chuck
Check out my 7" LED RED Tail/turn/stop lights before ordering from someone else.
Chuck
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I'll certainly consider those. I guess I want something between rectangular and perfectly round. Like a Scamp! Not a box, not a sphere, somewhere inbetween.
But I'm not seeing anything like that in a size I think appropriate. So round might work.
I think I'm overcomplecating my remodel. Too many undone things on this trailer to start replacing more currently functional items. But once my current projects are wrapping up I'll look at the lights again.
I do have an oval exterior light to replace the stock rectangular one.
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06-22-2012, 12:30 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: No Trailer Yet
Posts: 5,112
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Deb & Chuck
.......... I just installed a set on a 85 U-Haul.
Chuck
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Chuck, I'm curious how you did this, as the UHaul tail lights are wrap around. Did you just add additional round lights?
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06-24-2012, 04:15 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2007 Scamp 16 ft
Posts: 282
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So I gather people are just doing without the backup lights? If so, what happens when you go into reverse? Or am I misunderstanding?
Fran
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06-24-2012, 08:16 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1972 Boler American and 1979 Trillium 4500
Posts: 5,141
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fran L
what happens when you go into reverse?
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I go backwards.
If it's real dark, I get my navigator to guide me. No navigator, I back up a bit at a time and go back and look for myself.
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06-24-2012, 08:20 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1972 Boler American and 1979 Trillium 4500
Posts: 5,141
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On a more serious note Fran,
The lighting requirements vary with the size of trailer and location. The height and length of your 5th might require something different than some of our smaller ones do. Hopefully somebody knows the specs and will post them here.
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06-24-2012, 08:29 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2007 Scamp 16 ft
Posts: 282
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What a comedien! We need a 'bad-a-boom' emoticon!
Actually, I never thought about specific requirements base on size of the trailer...but there probably are. We try not to tow after dark so probably wouldn't really used the backup lights to actually SEE anything. But if there IS a regulation....
Our tail lights are a rounded off rectangle...not sure if the round ones would look right. Has anyone done this switch?
Fran
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06-24-2012, 10:01 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1972 Boler American and 1979 Trillium 4500
Posts: 5,141
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I don't see anything about backup lights in this document that explains requirements for both the USA and Canada with diagrams.
Trailer Poster Table for Website
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06-25-2012, 07:52 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2007 Scamp 16 ft
Posts: 282
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Thanks - I have not been able to find anything either that says a trailer must have backup lights. Hmmmm.
Fran
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06-25-2012, 08:53 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Dennis
Trailer: Scamp 16'
Utah
Posts: 258
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In California, backup lights are not required. But taillight/marker light requirements do change when a trailer reaches 80" in width.
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Dennis
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06-25-2012, 09:41 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
Posts: 11,756
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Fran you should be able to find a rectangular LED light that looks more like what you have. I seem to recall seeing people people posting photos here of some they have done.
The lack of back ups with a trailer is not a big issue as even if you had them you can not see through to the back of the trailer so they really would not be of any great help while backing up in the dark.
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