Have been using LED lights on my small boat trailer for a few years now and like how bright and low maintenance they are. Recently the left light went dim, from an underside impact it appears, that knocked out the license plate illumination window and knocked the potted LED puck out of place. Its now pretty water damaged.
I've got a pair of round Optronics LED replacements, but in looking at them I see that the housing itself is not water-tight, and they are not engineered to drain well at all. I launch in salt water quite a bit. I was thinking about removing the clear window from the underside of the left light, and cutting a similar hole in the right side light, so at least the housings would drain faster, and I could splash fresh water inside when rinsing. But then I wondered about risk of damage from pebbles being kicked up underneath. The lights sit right behind the tires.
So now I'm thinking I'll cut a large hole in the top of each housing, which should make rinsing even easier. Maybe even a couple of small drill holes in the bottom side, for drainage.
Wondering what you all think of the idea?
I've got a pair of round Optronics LED replacements, but in looking at them I see that the housing itself is not water-tight, and they are not engineered to drain well at all. I launch in salt water quite a bit. I was thinking about removing the clear window from the underside of the left light, and cutting a similar hole in the right side light, so at least the housings would drain faster, and I could splash fresh water inside when rinsing. But then I wondered about risk of damage from pebbles being kicked up underneath. The lights sit right behind the tires.
So now I'm thinking I'll cut a large hole in the top of each housing, which should make rinsing even easier. Maybe even a couple of small drill holes in the bottom side, for drainage.
Wondering what you all think of the idea?
