The LED trailer lights for a fact last longer than standard trailer lights but there is also the fact that every LED trailer light is not with the same quality because every manufacturer uses combination of different material quality for production.
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Also, every manufacturer has own techniques and machinery for building the product and by that, you get different quality of LED trailer lights but steal need to cover the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regulations.
- Choose the high-end LED trailer lights for the manufacturer positioned lights because they need to be functional all the time (if they stop working you can get penalty)
- For the additional trailer lights, you can choose low-end manufacturers because they are not required by the federal laws.
Compare the Technical Specifications
When you are buying lights for your home you are checking the power, the lightning specter and the performance of the lights. You are doing this because you want different lightening for every room. It is the same for the LED trailer lights. Each of them has specific characteristics and lightening specter.
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If you already choose a manufacturer now you need to compare the technical specifications between the LED trailer lights for the position you need. In that way, you can find the suitable lights for the trailer. Anyway, you can put less powerful trailer lights in the line where you have more powerful lights but I bet that you want your truck to look more presentable with equalized LED trailer lights.
Compare LED and Standard Trailer Lights
The technology gave us opportunity to make the first step on the moon which was a big step for the human kind but the LED light bulbs are a big step for the trucking industry because they are more efficient and producing less heat than the standard light bulbs.
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The LED lights are light years further from the standard bulbs because:
- LED’s are more energy saving – Standard trailer lights can drain the truck battery for a very short time because they spend 10 times more energy than LEDs. With LED trailer lights your battery will be saved even if you left the lights ON for a long period of time.
- Working Life of LED Trailer Lights – Standard trailer lights are using fibers that need to be heated up to high temperatures to produce light. Because the fast burning of the fibers the standard lights have 3,000 hours life. The LED trailer lights not use fibers and produce 25,000 to 100,000 active hours.
- LED trailer lights are resistant to vibrations – The road is full of cracks and bumps and standard trailer lights are vulnerable to them. LED trailer lights are resistant to the vibration caused by these factors.
- Warranty coverage – LED trailer lights have longer warranty coverage
- Improved visualization with LEDs – visibility is higher and by that the trailer gets higher level of signalization
- Installation – the standard ones are more complicated for installation than LEDs
- LED trailer lights are resistant to water
- Price – the LED trailer lights are more expensive than the standard ones but when you will calculate the long life they will turn to be right choice for your trailer
- LED trailer lights emitting minimal amount of heat unlike the standard lights who need high temperature to produce light
- LED bulbs are made of eco-friendly material unlike the standard bulbs made of elements mercury and carbon which are connected with many heath conditions
- Standard lights are made of fragile material and are easier for damage
Check if you’ll Have Additional Cost for Installation
Before you buy a LED trailer lights you should check the installation process and the cost. There are so many manufacturers and so many LED lights and together with that comes a lot of different ways of installation procedures.
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It doesn’t matter if you are driving older model or last model of truck you need to have in mind the installation specifications of the LED trailer lights to conclude the total cost. If you have additional cost for installation you may not consider those trailer lights for buying.
Ask for Warranty Coverage
Like I said LED trailer lights have long durability but they are more expensive than the standard trailer lights. It is always good to get warranty coverage of the LED trailer lights especially if you get a high manufacturer lights.
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Everything can happen, so be safe than sorry and always ask for warranty coverage. If the lights you are buying failed before the given lasting period of time you will need the coverage to replace the lights.
