Review on Wesbar 203233 Marker Clearance Light by Josh Whitehead

Good overall, quality seems decent and bright. Installation.Although I've done a lot of lighting work on trailers over the years, I haven't noticed the wire being pressed against the ground stud if you're not careful, this is due to the slightly stronger seal on the back than it should be In other words, when it's attached to the trailer (or other flat surface) the brown + wire still sticks out a little, even though there's a slot for it, so when the screw is tightened the wire easily slips through the Waterproofing putty or even the screw itself crumples maybe there is too much waterproofing putty on the lamps in this batch .. And I was just lucky, out of the 4 I installed this happened to one, apparently that was it Wire very close to the exit of the bolt takes the shape of a nut, so when tightened against this metal the wire was flattened and the insulation was torn. This is enough to short out where the bolt exits the case. I spent a lot of time going through all my wiring to find this short; I never expected these to be brand new headlights I just bought. Simple solution: I put a washer on the screw and then mounted it. I also wrapped some tape around the wire in the slot and smeared some caulk in to hold the wire in place. This notch is a sharp edge and can easily gnaw through the insulation when exposed to vibration. The problem is solved. But I would like to see this design problem first, it would save me a lot of time. If the manufacturer is reading this, I would suggest routing the wire into a large bundle of waterproofing when pouring the waterproofing so the wire lines up with the slot. and also protect the wire in the slot. The reason most of us buy trailer lights is to replace broken old lights. It would be nice if there weren't any flaws in the design that could lead to new problems in the future. PS Here's a hint. Use a conductive grease or anti-corrosion grease for outdoor electrical work. the big orange shop carries it. Wipe down the bolt and nut with this and make sure all your trailer bases and ground bolts get the same finish. Can't say this guarantees no problems in the future, but I've ridden on a different trailer for 3 years with no problems. And you can also do what I did in this trailer. Run a separate heavy gauge ground wire (e.g. 14 AWG) on each side of your trailer. Then run a wire to the right of the stud on each light. Add a second nut to the light, wrap or hook the ground wire between the two nuts, add grease and tighten. From the clutch side, connect the ground wires to the trailer (clean the connection, use grease of course). You now have a solid ground wire for each light in addition to the pendant being the ground. No more grounding problems. Hooray!