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    Posted: 04 Nov 21 at 9:50am
After my first trip I have found that the lights slid down and fell off . Fortunately I had tied them on also in case this happened. I suspect a Combination of a lot of shaking and bouncing coupled with not a lot of steel.
I have now bolted them on also. The supplied wires are long enough to charge while attached to the board.
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Originally posted by Old bloke

I have received, and played with, my Connix wireless lights.I haven't used them in anger but initial impressions are that they are great. Really solid feeling gear .The lights are really bright and all worked first time with no messing. The transmitter works from inside the boot at a distance of 15 metres, which should be enough for any boat I am likely to tow.
The magnets are really strong and work through the thickness of the aero transom flaps, however, I have glued some thin steel plate to the trailer board and shall add a tether until I am more confident

Glad they worked out well for you.

I used them for the first time last week - worked a treat from the transmitter inside the boot. Actually operate inside the house when car parked on drive. They are designed for farm use - the trailers are large steel construction, so signal is probably set to 'kill'
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Originally posted by NickM99

The indicator confirmation works fine on my car (2019 Karoq) with LED trailer board lights and I haven't adjusted anything.

They have probably sorted this out in the last 3-5 years or so as the LED boards have become more mainstream.
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I lent my box/windsurfing trailer to a mate and the LED lights simply would not work with his car, a 2010(ish) Skoda Octavia). Fortunately I had/have a spare lighting board with filament lights which worked fine. I have three LED light boards (Trailer, RIB and dinghies) and all work fine with both the 2011 BMW 520 and the 2009 VW T5, I fitted the tow bars and electrics to both myself.
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The indicator confirmation works fine on my car (2019 Karoq) with LED trailer board lights and I haven't adjusted anything.
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Originally posted by drifter

Do LED trailerboards work OK with indicator confirmation?


LED boards wont trigger the BCM fitted with dedicated wiring packs as they don't draw enough current. So they wont work at all.

If you have a bypass relay they'll work, but again they don't draw enough to trigger the beep.


There are ways around this, using resistors, putting a bulb inline Inside the car etc but its actually far less hassle to just use a conventional board and keep an eye on it. I'm not a huge fan of the LED ones, they are fine in the dark but the two ive tried haven't been bright enough for daylight use in my opinion, particularly the brake lights.
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Do LED trailerboards work OK with indicator confirmation?
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I have received, and played with, my Connix wireless lights.I haven't used them in anger but initial impressions are that they are great. Really solid feeling gear .The lights are really bright and all worked first time with no messing. The transmitter works from inside the boot at a distance of 15 metres, which should be enough for any boat I am likely to tow.
The magnets are really strong and work through the thickness of the aero transom flaps, however, I have glued some thin steel plate to the trailer board and shall add a tether until I am more confident
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Posts: 382 		Post Options Post Options   Quote eric_c Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Oct 21 at 6:38pm
I think I've dragged my trailer board a fair way by the cable, lashing it to empty trailers is always a wind-up.
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