How to Install a Light on a Triton Trailer Cover
An enclosed Triton trailer protects your snowmobile, ATV, motorcycle or watercraft from the elements. Triton trailers are popular among power sports enthusiasts because they are built mostly from aluminum, resulting in a very light trailer that is easier to tow and consumes less gas. The enclosed cover, however, creates a dark environment for loading and working to secure the contents of the trailer. To eliminate that inconvenience, you may install an interior light on the trailer cover.
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Things You'll Need
- 12-volt interior light with built-in switch
- 16/2 insulated wire
- Scotch lock connectors
- Butt connectors
- Pliers
- wire strippers
- Cable ties
- Electrical tape
Instructions
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Hold the 12-volt light to one of the center top aluminum rails and secure it with two self-tapping screws and a drill.
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Strip 1/4 inch of insulation from both conductors on the 16/2 gauge wire. Fasten each of the wires to one of the light's wires with butt connectors: Placing one wire in each end of a connector and compress them with the pliers. Wrap the two connections in electrical tape.
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Guide the wire along the aluminum rail and along the top to the front of the trailer. Run the wire along the trailer's tongue to the vehicle's electrical plug. Secure the wire to the frame and tongue with cable ties.
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Connect the positive (+) wire on the 16/2 gauge wire to the brown wire on the four-way connector with a scotch lock connector. These work by placing one wire in each groove and closing the gate.
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Connect the negative (-) wire to the white wire on the four-way harness with a scotch lock connector.
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Wrap both of the connections in electrical tape.
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Tips & Warnings
In order to utilize the light, you must have the electrical connector fastened to the vehicle and the vehicle marker lights in the "on" position.
