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Hi there, trailer owners. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install Optronics waterproof LED trailer light kit. And this is what our light kit looks like when it's installed. And this is gonna be a complete light kit, and that's what I like about it so much, because you're not just gonna get your driver and passenger's side LED taillight assemblies that you see here, they are waterproof assemblies, which is great for a lot of applications, especially both trailers. But included in this kit, you're also gonna get 25-foot of wiring. And it's very nice wiring, because it's not just a four-pole wiring, you're gonna get a dedicated taillight circuit for both the driver and passenger's side, which is really, really nice.

If you're wanting to put like marker lights on the side of your trailer and things like that, because since it has a dedicated taillight wire, you've got an easy way to tap into that and add those side marker lights. So, it's a super nice kit there. You also get four-pole ends for both the trailer, as included with that wiring, and for your vehicle side. So, if you're repairing some damage four-pole ends and stuff like that and kinda refurbishing a trailer and getting lights and stuff like that up and running, this kit comes with pretty much everything you need. You do also get your license plate bracket included with it.

And on the driver's side taillight here, there is a light on bottom to illuminate for your license plate. You do not get hardware, though, to attach the license plate, so just keep that in mind. You have to provide your own hardware for that. You do get all the connectors and stuff that you would need to be able to install these lights. However, during the install, we're gonna cover that.

Some of the connectors, I do believe, fall a little short of the quality of the rest of the stuff in the kit because the lights and the wiring are pretty phenomenal, but the hardware you get, you get wire nuts and quick splices, some things that I really wouldn't associate with a waterproof trailer. So, a couple of the connectors I would recommend upgrading, so that way, you can get the most life out of these. But as far as the meat and potatoes of the components, you get beautiful wiring and lights, so it was really easy for me to be able to restore this trailer. This is my personal trailer. I had incandescents on here before, I had some broken bulbs, I had some damaged wiring, so with this single kit, I'm able to rejuvenate it here.

And then I also went to LED, so I'm gonna have more efficient lights at the same time. The older incandescent ones, I drive an older truck, so I got an 88 out there. And the output from my truck didn't really like the incandescent lights. I was popping fuses quite often. So, going to these LEDs should solve that problem for me. They have a significantly lower amperage draw than what an incandescent does. They're also gonna be brighter than what your incandescent bulbs are, so I'm gonna increase my visibility at night over what my incandescent were. LEDs typically last about 50 times longer than incandescents as well, so this should hopefully be the last time that I need to get in here and repair this trailer. These lights do have a lifetime warranty, though, for the LEDs on the inside. So, as long as you don't run into anything and destroy the outside and it just naturally fails, it is gonna be covered, so I like that as well. I am pretty rough on my trailer. I use it for all kinds of applications, so it's not uncommon for this to get soaked with water or other type of chemicals potentially, depending on what I'm using the trailer for, 'cause I use it for about anything under the sun. It gets more abused and I feel like it probably should, but it's fairly reliable, so it was worth putting the nicer lights on it here. So, now that we've covered some of the features of our lights, let's go ahead and get into the install. I am gonna kinda cover some of the individual components, that are the connectors and stuff that we mentioned there, in further detail in that install and why I would recommend using the other ones and which ones I do recommend using, so let's just get right into it. We'll begin our installation here on our trailer by verifying a couple of things. First, this kit does come with about 25-foot of wiring. So, just double-check to the length of your trailer and make sure that your trailer is gonna be under that length, so that way, you've got enough wiring in the kit