Reddit mentions: The best trailer lighting

5050 is the SMD package size of the LED, 5mm x 5mm. That's the common one on RGB LED tape, but the white ones are probably smaller. Anything on amazon that says it's 12v ready should work, it has the resistors built in, just choose your color temperature and LED count per foot. I'd recommend warm white and a mediumish count, sorta every other or every third spacing.

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Here are a few, I haven't used any so can't recommend any.

On this one, you can see the little scissors line, most LED tape has that so you can buy long lengths and wire up custom sizes for whatever you want. https://www.amazon.com/Alpena-77443-FlexLEDs-8-Inch-White/dp/B00D1SWLGO

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Something like this might be better if you can screw it into something. I've seen the tape style get hot and fall off. With really good surface prep that probably won't be a problem. https://www.amazon.com/White-Marker-Truck-Trailer-Light/dp/B01GKOQVZC

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More dense LED count. https://www.amazon.com/AMBOTHER-Atmosphere-Underdash-Waterproof-Decoration/dp/B01N0ZC0S7

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These look like RGB leds, so maybe they're mixing colors to get amber? Or maybe they're RGBW and the white is amber? https://www.amazon.com/Ecosin-motorcycle-signal-Universal-lights/dp/B01K6YU7ES

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ALso check out www.superbrightleds.com

Do yourself a favor and go to autozone or where ever and look at the trailer lights section and pick up 2 lights like this. Mine were $4.99 each at the store. Use a 3/4 inch bit and drill out a hole in the support and install. It will take you 10 minutes to do both sides and it looks really, really clean.

Thanks for the complement. I have a poison spider louvered hood on its way and will go in on Saturday along with weathered "WARDAWG" decals (that was my unit call sign).

I am excited to see it start to come together!

It's pretty easy to get a trailer to be road legal, I've built a few myself. It's a simple application process. As for wiring it, that's easy, too. You can buy a trailer lighting kit for less than $20

Ohhh, the Darlington arrays look awesome. These are the Led's I'm trying to drive: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GKOQVZC/

I bought something similar like this from Amazon and it comes in very handy, a local auto parts store may have them as well.

www.amazon.com/dp/B073R7HZNX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_7fkqDbF6AFEHJ

https://www.amazon.com/Bully-NV-5164-Wireless-Trailer-Towing/dp/B00G9SB45M

I'd just give it a go since it's broken anyway plus the 12volt version you need if you break anything is only ~10$ US

https://www.amazon.com/Blazer-C125-Utility-Tractor-Trapezoid/dp/B00LCVZI80

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N8OOZS1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Dl.wDbYZFPHMP

Something like this. Tie them into my fog lights since they aren't part of the lamp monitoring system on the 3rd gens. Also thought about the LED light strips you get at parts stores, but decided against them. They don't seem very durable and they are needlessly expensive for what you get.

You can also buy the lights in a 1" diameter as well. And if you think LEDs would be too bright you can also get the lights with a standard 194 bulb.


I don't have to worry about mounting as I have a bug guard, the small short one. Which would hide the mounting.


I did this a couple years ago and was going to mount some lights. But my give a fuck wore out and I never got around to doing it. Also, I realized that I would either have to run a shit load of wire or some sort of quick disconnect since my grille is attached to the hood.

https://imgur.com/gallery/LxsMH