Rewired the Trailer "Tom style"....

[kenny]

I had to rewire the trailer for our trip in the morning. I usually use shrink connectors with shrink tubing over that. It takes for ever and lasts maybe a year or two, if I'm lucky.
This time I use the "Tom" method. It is super easy. You just twist the wires together at each connection, put on wire nuts and shove into silicone in a short piece of 3/4" PVC with duct tape on the end......DONE!

[Curmudgeon]

Wow! High tech!

[Randy]

Damn man, you're an official phoneman now Ken. That little baby is known as a Pee-Wee! It's the same, only different....

[txwhaler 22]

thats freakin genius!! LOL

[gsb]

I gave up trying to seal the connections and that was the best thing I ever did. Now I use Instant Tap quick splice connectors, and have had only one connection fail in about 4 years.

I think leaving it open to dry must help somehow.

[kenny]

I gave up trying to seal the connections and that was the best thing I ever did. Now I use Instant Tap quick splice connectors, and have had only one connection fail in about 4 years.

I think leaving it open to dry must help somehow.

Where I live, and dunking the trailer as much as I do, it wouldn't last a year!

[Ibtsoom]

I re-wired mine about a year ago and I used that paint on electrical tape to seal the connections -- so far so good.

[Robalo]

Shoot Kenny, my lights and trailer springs last about the same 2-3 years, so come on by and we'll do my axles and springs and lights!!

It's like painting a picket fence-sure is fun, Huckleberry!

[WestEndAngler]

I just replaced my wheel bearings on the trailer... The lights I replace every 5 months (cheapo's) from Academy but they last just as long as the LED's. Not time to re-wire yet but getting there...

Springs will be replaced later this summer the pack is not coming undone just yet.

[gsb]

I only dunk mine once a week. Next time a connection fails on you, try one.

[kenny]

I only dunk mine once a week. Next time a connection fails on you, try one.

Oh, I've tried 'em.

[FlatoutFishin]

LED pole lights and no connections till you hit the front part of the trailer that never is suposed to go under. Lights were a bit more but well worth it.

[kenny]

LED pole lights and no connections till you hit the front part of the trailer that never is suposed to go under. Lights were a bit more but well worth it.

Two problems with pole lights......I can't tie off the bow line, then launch and pull my trailer out without getting out of the truck and getting the bow line over the pole, and TexDot requires amber clearance lights on the fenders and a red light bar( 3-4 lights) between the tail lights.

[corndog]

Great looking set up!! I got to thinking and there is an exopxy that could be used in that set up that would be evedn more water tight .probably overkill though. Ill lookem it up and post. As far as the shrink sleeve the store boughts are not really the best you can buy. They do make some that are for subsea use that I have installed in 3000' of water. I'll look those up too and post. The electrial goo you brush on with a shrink sleeve are pretty good too if you combine them with a soldering of the conductors together. Oh wait my trailer lights only work half the time never mind. Great info Kenny on DOT requirement I am missing the three lights in the middle. I dont need no trooper pulling me over. Good stuff!!

[kenny]

The light bar in the middle between the tail lights is required only on wide-azz trailers.