ok I am strictly heavy saltwater usage so regular tail lights only last me one year if even that long so I moved the trailer tail lights up onto the drive on guide posts to keep them out of the water and they last forever now.
it has been my experience over the years that the so-called water proof and submersible lights are a joke and pathetic and don't stop water intrusion but even worse, because they are supposed to be waterproof they fall apart even faster when they do get wet.
just to clarify, im not saying the light rusts out, it just gets oxidized or corroded and stops working or burns bulbs so I replace them. I am not going to be unplugging lights every time I launch so I need lights that don't have to be unplugged.
now that that's all said......
I see the LED lights are finally getting cheaper so im going to be getting some for my new trailer and wanted to know about how they are made. are they impervious to water and salt intrusion? should I let them get bathed in salt water?
I have learned long ago there is no such thing as submersible or waterproof lights so I know they will get wet if the go below the water.
do I NEED to mount these new lights up on the guide posts as I did with the older trailer to keep them out of the water or is it nothing to be concerned about anymore and the LEDs are internally sealed circuits so they really are waterproof.
the reason I ask is i have never owned any of these LED lights so i dont know how they are made and I now have parking space clearance issues with my new trailer and I am concerned the lights may get hit and broken because they stick out farther then I would like
it has been my experience over the years that the so-called water proof and submersible lights are a joke and pathetic and don't stop water intrusion but even worse, because they are supposed to be waterproof they fall apart even faster when they do get wet.
just to clarify, im not saying the light rusts out, it just gets oxidized or corroded and stops working or burns bulbs so I replace them. I am not going to be unplugging lights every time I launch so I need lights that don't have to be unplugged.
now that that's all said......
I see the LED lights are finally getting cheaper so im going to be getting some for my new trailer and wanted to know about how they are made. are they impervious to water and salt intrusion? should I let them get bathed in salt water?
I have learned long ago there is no such thing as submersible or waterproof lights so I know they will get wet if the go below the water.
do I NEED to mount these new lights up on the guide posts as I did with the older trailer to keep them out of the water or is it nothing to be concerned about anymore and the LEDs are internally sealed circuits so they really are waterproof.
the reason I ask is i have never owned any of these LED lights so i dont know how they are made and I now have parking space clearance issues with my new trailer and I am concerned the lights may get hit and broken because they stick out farther then I would like
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