Trailer reverse lights
Submitted by Seafari on Sun, 2013-06-16 18:37
Are reversing lights required on a boat trailer?
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Trailer reverse lights
Submitted by Seafari on Sun, 2013-06-16 18:37
Are reversing lights required on a boat trailer? |
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tim-o
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Hope not lol. You dont need
Hope not lol. You dont need warning of a reversing boat tralier, its pretty obvious, cant miss jackknifing and constant steering inputs from most reversers these days lol
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Seafari
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Just wondering because I
Just wondering because I rewired my trailer today with a standard 7 pin plug and there's a connection for reverse lights?
tim-o
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Leave it blank, black wire
Leave it blank, black wire
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Rob H
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no you definitely dont, at
no you definitely dont, at least under 3.5/4.5 tonnes. Licenced mine on thursday.
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Seafari
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Thanks Rob H! Did you take it
Thanks Rob H! Did you take it over the pits? I've never licensed a trailer before and I have an imported trailer that needs to get WA licensed. believe there's companies that are approved by DPI to issue necessary approvals?
Rob H
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yeah, I put it over on thurs,
yeah, I put it over on thurs, theres a few pics on my thread elsewhere.
On Kempys advice (thanks!) I used the reverse pin on the large 7 pin round as the EOH hotwire. Still got to sort the brake controller though.
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kempy
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No need for reverse lights on
No need for reverse lights on trailers. The reverse pin is normally used for a hot wire if needed.
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Seafari
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Thanks guys! The trailer &
Thanks guys! The trailer & boat is 2,400kg's and I have mechanical brakes. Tandem trailer, discs all round with cable break-away. I trust this will be okay?
kempy
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Think you will find you need
Think you will find you need electric brakes with anything over 2t.
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Rob H
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Kempys right, and the cables
Kempys right, and the cables aren't a breakaway
Electric over hydraulic for boat trailers, plain electric like a caravan aren't allowed
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kempy
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Its not recommended but
Its not recommended but normal electric will pass as thats what ours has till we get a new trailer.
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alfred
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The reverse pin hooks up to
The reverse pin hooks up to the release solenoid on the brakes if your trailer is equipped with it.
Seafari
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Okay, so I took my trailer
Okay, so I took my trailer over the pits today with mechanical break-away brakes and it has been passed with 3T max capacity. No reverse lights needed, just some mud flaps on the mud guards and I was good to go. The mechanical break-away brakes is a German system manufactured by Knott Germany. No electrics needed.