reversing lights on trailers....?

[posie_honey]

I'm having my trailer adapted to run reversing lights off the caravan socket of my truck.... the two lights are going above the current light board - will just be simple square white reversing lights and will only work when I put the truck into reverse

i'm also having additional internal lights put in - all to help me load/park etc at my field which has no lights/electricity

has anyone else done that? can anyone foresee a problem i've missed?!

 

[posie_honey]

bump

 

[Luci07]

Probably makes very good sense to have reversing lights and one I had never thought of (doh)

Not related to the electricty side but if you are having to park up in the dark, what I used to do when bringing home the lorry in pitch dark was some white painted markers to make it easier! They were "generous" but meant I could reverse in without worrying about hitting anything in the dark

 

[Ashf]

Just to add to this. If you are putting it in a 'bay' in the field, if you could put something in the ground (flush) like a wooden stake and have it level with the drivers door or front wheel when you are correctly parked, it will allow you to back up precisely to a givien point without risk of going too far and hitting anything.

 

[posie_honey]

thanks for suggestions guys

its two tracks in a T Junction that i have to turn in at the field - so not much i can do really with that = but at home i could def do some of the suggested ideas

smithy working on trailer today to get new boards for the lights and sparky working tomorrow - so i'll post piccies afterwards in case any one else decides to follow suit

 

[poacher82]

Reversing lights sound like a great idea! However good you are at reversing, it's darn hard when you can't see much. My trailer gets parked in a barn, and I'm wiring in a light this weekend having last weekend played the 'oh dear, I can't see' game and hopped in and out the car several times to look at the back end!