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Old 04-09-2007, 07:01 AM
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On my 215 I had the wiring insulation melt at the left side break light and blow the fuses in my truck. When I investigated the problem I found that both of my LED break lights were full of water and I thought that I had found the problem. But when I removed the lights I found that the wires coming out of the back of the light housing was pinched between the housing and the light mounting plate on the trailer. This rubbed the wiring insulation and shorted out the system but not until it melted the wiring. After I seperated the wires the lights still worked after installing a new fuse.
On the back of the lights housing is a grove that the wires should be in so that the wires will not be pinched when bolted onto the trailer. Neather one of mine was in the grove. I did not catch my wiring hot but it did get hot and was hot for some time. You may want to check yours. Its eazy to do, just two nuts on each on and you can see if you have the same problem. Good luck, Bob
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