Better late than never! Thank you for taking to time to leave this comment. Very glad you found the video useful! Have fun with your project!!!!!

I 2nd what she said - perfect comment...Thanks to you both!

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Good job how is that trailer working out??

Great to hear that you found some good information in it. Cheers to you Sir! Mike

***** Thank you very much for the feedback. So glad that it proved useful for you! Good luck with your project.

Very glad that you found it useful and that you have solved your problems. Cheers! Mike

Glad you found it useful!!! Cheers. Mike

I appreciate the feedback. Hope it helped you get back on the road! Cheers... Mike

+Mike & June Thank you for the feedback. It is very encouraging.

Thank you for the great compliment and glad that you found it useful. Cheers to you and have fun with your project! Mike

Thank you for the great feedback. Glad the information was helpful. Cheers.... Mike

Awesome!!!! Thanks for the feedback and glad it helped. Cheers!

Thank you Sir! Glad that you found it useful and that you are back on the road with your trailer. Cheers!!!!

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I greatly appreciate the feedback!!!! Hope your stringer is full after your next fishing outing!!!! Cheers!

Mr. Dowling, Thank you for taking the time to write such a great compliment! I appreciate your kind words. This was a fun project and always nice to know that my trailer is now ready to roll for the next many years! If you are performing a similar update, I wish you the best! Thanks again.

Thank you for this comment! I am glad that you fund it useful. Cheers! Mike

Glad you found it useful Carl. Thanks for the feedback!!

I appreciate the great feedback. Glad you found it useful! Mike

Glad you found it useful James. Thanks for the feedback.

Sometimes when you breakdown wiring into smaller parts... it removes all the hurdles. Glad you were successful! Cheers

Thank you Daniel! Cheers.

Thank you Sir! Not sure about the nail as about 6 months after this video, I did replace the tires as they were 15 years old and I did not trust them with the heavier loads. Cheers!

Thank you sir! Good luck with your project!

@@UCanDoIt2Mike what about trailers with breaks

Trailers with Brakes require a different (I believe 5 Pin) connectors. That is not covered in this video, but I assume there are other videos that focus on that configuration. Cheers!

OK.... That is extremely funny! As I was reading, I was wondering where you were going after you mentioned your electrician credentials!!!!! I thought I was in trouble! Now that I think about it... WHITE as the ground is not common for the auto industry. Wonder why they threw that at us!!!! Still chuckling! Thanks!

Awesome! Glad to know your trailer is back up and running. Cheers!

That is great news that you have figured it out!!!! Thanks for the feedback and enjoy the boat!

Glad you're back on the road!!! Cheers... Mike!

+SuperCyril2 That is so freakin' awesome!!! Congrats for sticking with it and figuring it out. Gives you that accomplished feeling when its all said and done! Thanks for watching!

Mine goes out when I am hooked to the hitch when I let off the brake the running lights come back on. I have several trailers , all of them have problems. I just tell the cops it was working fine when I left.😂

I appreciate the feedback. Hope you're back trailering soon! Cheers!!

silverd123 It makes me very happy that you were able to figure out your issues. Thanks for letting me know. It made me smile. Good luck with your project!

Star Child lander Very glad that you found it useful!!!!!

Glad that it sound like it was useful. Cheers!

His Image That sounds like a great solution on your need for grounding those lights. Cheers Mike.

Glad it helped. Motor-on! Mike

That is an excellent idea. Thank for sharing and watching!!!!!

You are more than welcome! Cool stuff once you get it figured out! Have fun with yours!

Sweet! Not a difficult job if you have the right information. Cheers and have fun!

Awesome! Yep... In this case the metal of your trailer is a part of the Grounding system. Sounds like you have yours working! Cheers!!!!

Glad you found it useful!!!! Cheers!

Awesome! Glad you found it useful... Cheers!

+Caza Y Pesca I think I understand what you are talking about. Let's see if I can explain what you need to do. At the 18:12 point in my video, I show the inside of the light. You will need to open yours and determine 3 things... 1) since there is only two wires, I assume that your Ground will be done using the mounting bolts just like mine. ( you need to see if this is the case). 2) Determine which one of the wires goes to your Bright element. In my case, since my light fixture also has a side light bulb. I knew that the wire that touched both the side bulb and the rear bulb, was my Turn Signal / Brake (bright element). This was the Brown wire of my fixture. This Brown wire will need to connect to the harness Green wire for the Passenger side. This Brown wire will need to connect to the harness Yellow wire for the Driver side. 3) The fixture wire that goes to the dim element, in my case the one that only went to the rear bulb, (green) will need to connect to the Brown wire of the harness. You can temporarily make these connections and test prior to making them more permanent. Good luck!

I have everything ready to connect ...I will try tomorrow ....thanks for you explanation !!

Thanks for the feedback. Most people have issues with Grounding. If you understand how the grounding works, you will avoid many "Odd" issues. Good luck with your project!

I appreciate the kind words. Cheers! Mike

Thank you for the kind words Bill! Glad you found it useful and that you are now up and running!!!!! Cheers!

Excellent!!!! Glad it helped. Mine is still performing as installed. Cheers!

I appreciate the feedback and tickled about the inspiration. You will be much happier when it all works.... being pulled around by the shiny new vehicle!!! Mike.

Glad it appears to have been useful to you. Best of luck with your project!!!

Brad M that is great news!!!! Cheers

My true reward is getting uplifting comments like yours. Thank you for taking the time to leave your well received message. Hope the information helps you on your project!

Glad it helped! Always good to hear it helped someone out!!!!

Thank you Sir! Best of luck with your project!

Hope it helped you get back on the road.

I appreciate this feedback. Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers to you sir!!!!

Awesome! I appreciated this feedback. This was a great little project and the trailer still serves me well. Cheers Mike!

That sounds like great advice from someone with real life experience. To confirm what you mean: you're essentially using the vehicle as the ground vs trailer, correct? As in, the white wire from the truck runs all the way to the lights essentially. Reason I ask, is I've seen some people using a waterproof junction box, but still have a single ground coming out of the box and to the trailer frame - I guess it's only one ground to check/maintain, but still seems easier to follow your advice and just have the ground on the vehicle itself.

Awesome.... Glad you found it useful. Hope it finds you well and gets you back on the road. Cheers!

Glad you found value in the video. And I agree, when you simplify it, there is not much to it. Hope it helps you with your project! Mike

Me alegro de que fue útil. Gracias por el cumplido.

Yea, crawling under yours will add some complexity. Best of luck! Cheers!

Thank you Sir! I appreciate the feedback and hope it helps you. Mike.

Thank you sir!

+Marvin Cline ... That is way too cool! Really neat when your done and it just works.

+Cory McGUCKIN It is a boat trailer. I bought it for $750.00 boat motor and trailer. Rats chewed up the wires. First time I ever had to wire a trailer. I also wired my Kia using your wiring diagram and straight forward easy to follow instructions. I am set my friend. It all works and we are headed to the lake. Thanks again.

+Cory McGUCKIN My trailer was custom designed by my father 30 years ago. I believe he had it welded by a man that worked for him. I don't have the exact cost, and would imagine it would be extremely irrelevant. It is made primarily of 2" Square tubing, 1" Angle, a couple of small flat stock pieces and some form of a "C Channel for the fenders. The rough dimensions of the platform I believe are 4'x6'. Part 1 and Part 4 of this series pretty well shows the layout. The part I like the best are the Rail Pockets. Part 4 shows how I used them to make custom removable Rails. The Rail Pockets are also the 2" tubing mounted vertically with a cap (with a hole) welded on the bottom.

+UCanDoIt2 My boat and trailer was manufacture in 1959. The guy I bought it from took real good care of it. Boat is like new, trailer in fairly good condition. No boats like this anymore. It is thick aluminum and is built like a tank. Made by Texas Maid. Trailer is very well made as well and you can break it in the middle to launch the boat off a rocky shore were no boat ramp is in sight. 15 horse Evenrude, well maintained as well. Nice to get my wires replaced and the boat back in the water.

Sounds like it helped you out. Cheers to you! Mike

Very good suggestion! Cheers... Mike!

Glad you enjoyed and found it useful. Cheers! Mike

Thank you for taking the time to provide the feedback. Makes it all worth the effort and hope it helps with your project.

Awesome! Good luck with your project!

Very happy that it was such a help! Glad to hear that you are back on the road. Cheers!

Glad you found it useful and that you are up and running!

Never, is an extremely strong statement. Most trailers are setup this way by design. The lights that are currently available are setup for chassis ground. It is a very standard practice and electrically accepted practice. You are more than welcome to wire yours another way. I know that some don’t even use the white wire from the vehicle harness. They rely on the vehicle chassis ground to be passed through the ball: hitch connection. Best of luck with yours.

Excellent idea on the Silicone, that would definitely help reduce corrosion on the copper wires. My dad always twisted the wires together as well, but every electrician that I have watched never do it. They let the twisting of the wire nut manipulate the wires accordingly. I can see it both ways! Thanks for watching!!!!

Glad that it sounds like it helped! Have fun with your project!

+Marvin Cline Thanks for the feedback Marvin and good luck with your project!

Thank you Bill !!!!

BlkJ19 Thank you for the feedback. It helps me plan for future videos.

Thank you sir! Good luck with your project!

Thank you Sir! Cheers... Mike

Running the wire through Loom or even conduit pipe is always a good idea for heavily used trailers and in your case dirt or gravel roads.... Cheers!!!

+Bill Wesolowski Thank Bill, You just made my day!

That sounds fantastic Thomas! Thanks for watching and glad that it helped and it sounds like your back in the road! Thanks for the feedback!

Awesome!!! Be safe and enjoy!

Glad you found it helpful! Have fun with yours!!!!!

Thank you and glad that it sounds you found the information that you needed.

from where you got the wire, I have 3 trailers 24,16,10

@@thetruth8958 I bought my wire either form Wal-Mart or an Auto Parts store.

Awesome. Glad it helped! Cheers to you Sir!

Glad you found it helpful! Best of luck with your project!!!!