Adding extra run/turn/brake lights to the rear of trailer?

[Long Islander]

We love living on Long Island, it just can be very difficult to get on and off of. There's nothing like camping right on beach, at vineyard on the north fork or out east at the Hamptons. We recently camped at Smiths Point on Fire Island, below are a couple pics.

 

[MTPaul]

I too searched for a way to add additional lighting to the rear of our fifth wheel trailer (2027 Alliance All Access 25RL) and after researching various alternatives, I (like others in this section) selected the Boogey Lights option. When we often bring along our Polaris Ranger sitting on a utility trailer, the stock rear taillights are obscured. I went with the 42-inch Tail-Turn-Brake Add-On LED Light Kit and I couldn't be happier. Shown below are two pictures of the installation showing the positioning of the LED lights and the additional lighting they provide.

 

[Flyer32RLS]

Very nice looking! How do they flash, by that I assume they all just blink on the side turning? Just wondering as most strip lights move in the direction of the turn. I bet these when braking light you up!! Did you just splice into the RV tail lights?

 

[darrenlife]

I went with the ABC Upfitter kit, pricey but I love the appearance that it is factory original

 

[M and E]

Though I understand how happy most seem to be with Boogey lights, and I have them installed too, I just do not think they are bright enough and I regret installing them. Frankly, they have little value in daylight in my opinion. There are different LEDs that can be used each having varying degrees of brightness, focus, etc. Boogey Lights use generic 5050 LED chips. They just do not give me the conspicuity I was hoping for. I wish I would have researched it with more depth before asking for them as a gift. Plus, Boogey Lights advertises they use the brightest chip available, and that assertion is just not true...not even close (though brightness is not the only element of conspicuity to consider). Anyhow, I know I am a dissenter on this, and I also know my position that they could be much better than they are is correct, and just want others to consider options...and Boogey Lights might be the best for many. I was also entirely unimpressed with Boogey Lights customer service when I addressed the lack of conspicuity their product delivered...basically a sorry for your luck response despite their inaccurate characterization as the "brightest chip available."

At first blush, the ABC that @darrenlife installed is a much better solution if we are talking conspicuity. It has 548 leds in each 72 inch strip, 91 per foot. Boogey has 75 LEDs in its 52" strip, or 17 per foot. ABC has an intentionally designed diffuser (better). Boogey has none. In all conditions, presuming candela output is the same (ABC's will likely be much better), the two products are not even in the same conspicuity class by a very large margin. Dusk, dawn, nighttime, both will ad value. Daylight, when we do most of our driving, Boogey just does not cut the mustard.

I know I have some opinion and some facts here. Fact check me and you'll see that there are much better choices than the Boogeys when we are talking conspicuity for braking and turning. Boogey does have some features ABC lacks that might make it the better solution for some. Somewhat unrelated, and you can fact check me on this too, amber turn indicators (when SAE compliant) are vastly superior to red turn signals in every driving condition (there is science behind it).

 

[Bozo]

I too searched for a way to add additional lighting to the rear of our fifth wheel trailer (2027 Alliance All Access 25RL) and after researching various alternatives, I (like others in this section) selected the Boogey Lights option. When we often bring along our Polaris Ranger sitting on a utility trailer, the stock rear taillights are obscured. I went with the 42-inch Tail-Turn-Brake Add-On LED Light Kit and I couldn't be happier. Shown below are two pictures of the installation showing the positioning of the LED lights and the additional lighting they provide.

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Looks great!

 

[Bozo]

I am not finding the specs for ABC led light strips on their kit. Maybe I am blind. Like anything out there, there is usually always going to be better items that come along. Boogey lights work on my toy hauler.

 

[M and E]

I am not finding the specs for ABC led light strips on their kit. Maybe I am blind. Like anything out there, there is usually always going to be better items that come along. Boogey lights work on my toy hauler.

Agreed that they "work", I have them too. I am of the opinion that they don't work very well in daylight to dramatically improve conspicuity. They are just not the right solution for me and just don't add the value I was looking for. I have an email from them someplace where I confirmed the following to be true. I, or @Oregon_Camper , can ask them to register here to respond directly to us all.

If the goal is to improve conspicuity, and you are comparing Boogey's to ABC, ABC wins. Again, this is from the perspective of what I am trying to achieve. Boogey seems to have captured a lot of market share for sure. For me, and for my reasons, they perform poorly and don't add meaningful conspicuity. We all have our "things" and this is one of mine I guess.

 

[darrenlife]

I am not finding the specs for ABC led light strips on their kit. Maybe I am blind. Like anything out there, there is usually always going to be better items that come along. Boogey lights work on my toy hauler.

I installed the universal kit. The downside is the strips are black as opposed the white that is on my Paradigm

 

[MTPaul]

Very nice looking! How do they flash, by that I assume they all just blink on the side turning? Just wondering as most strip lights move in the direction of the turn. I bet these when braking light you up!! Did you just splice into the RV tail lights?

These LED lights do not flash in any sort of a sequence - they flash all or nothing - and they flash in unison with the stock tail lights. As to the installation it was as simple as locating the wires that fed into the existing taillights and tap into them.

 

[Oregon_Camper]

Very nice looking! How do they flash, by that I assume they all just blink on the side turning? Just wondering as most strip lights move in the direction of the turn. I bet these when braking light you up!! Did you just splice into the RV tail lights?

You have all the wires you need, on the 4 way flat plug by the hitch in the back. You can tap into the lights for this...but why? So simple to just use the "low hanging fruit" of the 4 way

 

[Flyer32RLS]

You have all the wires you need, on the 4 way flat plug by the hitch in the back. You can tap into the lights for this...but why? So simple to just use the "low hanging fruit" of the 4 way

Jim, if you say so. I have tried numerous times to just tap into the four way plug and the lights have failed to work properly.
I was asking that most of those strip lights have sequence flashers. Would be kind of funny that they flashed going up or going down.

 

[Oregon_Camper]

Jim, if you say so. I have tried numerous times to just tap into the four way plug and the lights have failed to work properly.
I was asking that most of those strip lights have sequence flashers. Would be kind of funny that they flashed going up or going down.

It is how I did it. I posted the link to my video in this reply

Adding extra run/turn/brake lights to the rear of trailer?

I'd like to add additional run/turn/brake lights on the rear of my 32RLS. The OEM lights are small and located down low. When I load up the bicycles on the rear hitch mounted carrier, the lights are barely visible and the right light is already located behind the roof ladder. Even without the...

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