Boneyard Hauler Gets Lights!

[dabears]

Hey All. WE all know this trailer and love pulling it around the shows so after Talking to Russ a few months ago and i got to have to honor of lighting it up. I picked up his trailer a few wekks ago when i was there so i can light it up and make it glow. So Since i had just got done with one project i figured id get this one done as well!

I had to take the trailer apart into 2 sections as it was easier to glue and solder the wires!!! Well enough talk ill give ya some pics. Here is where i am now

We all know the drill glue, solder, then test
I used 1.8v 30ma LEDS in series of 5 with a 100ohm resister on every negative wire. Because of this all negitives had to be ran to one central location to get equal luminosity out of the leds...(yeah had to re wire a row after the first 5 were bright the last 5 dim made a nice fade look though)

Glue


Then solder


Test


Then i make it look nice and clean replace any dim leds


Then after a couple hours of soldering and testing etc.... you finish a half.


Took me a day to wire this side... Hmmm maybe i can finish today

What do ya think so far???? Cant wait to get the other side done and it all back together its gonna be bad a$$!!!!


Thanks for looking!

[Mama Sue]

BAD A*& is right. Great Job Aaron.....Lookin Sweet

Susan

[Smiley]

Dang rookie . Ya couldn't have done it with the trailer together lol. What kinda battery he using?. I didn't have to use any resistors on mine other than when I had 4a lights and I needed a resistor to make the 5th light lol.

Looks good

Keith

[Kaf343]

Hey Aaron, looking good buddy. Lots of wires but your making it look easy. Nice job.

[dabears]

Originally Posted by sharkey

baaaaaaaada$$$$$$$$$$!!!!! awesome dude!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Mama Sue

BAD A*& is right. Great Job Aaron.....Lookin Sweet

Susan

Thank you

Originally Posted by Smiley

Dang rookie . Ya couldn't have done it with the trailer together lol. What kinda battery he using?. I didn't have to use any resistors on mine other than when I had 4a lights and I needed a resistor to make the 5th light lol.

Looks good

Keith

Yea he had lens's on it so there were 8 that i couldnt get a led into without taking it apart...

Originally Posted by Kaf343

Hey Aaron, looking good buddy. Lots of wires but your making it look easy. Nice job.

Thanks buddy it is alot of wires but thats what im good at is wiring stuff and make'n it glow

So i spent a few hours this morning and i decided to get this one wrapped up so heres what i did. Total of 180 Leds 60ft of wire. Total time to do 2 days.

So Here's how it looks!! (Keith This rookie is done hahaha)







Russ doing this sold me on needed one for this truck now!!!!









Now thats Bad A$$ looking This made up my mind as to wanting to buy one!!! What do you think?


Thanks for looking! Comments are always welcomed

[Espeefan]

Sweet! I love lights. Lots of them, and this thread delivers! But, wow, your COE looks a little naked now. I think it needs more lights to match! At least a few down the bottom edge of the cab!

[Supermario]

Aaron,you NEED to get one
If you do what's the plan, a vinyl graphic like Smiley or how about carry the color and stripe from the truck onto the trailer with the stripe flaring up near the back end kinda thing?

Mario

[dirthalr]

That's awesome! How come the trailer taillights aren't lit up?

[kdz76]

Great job that looks awesome I so wish I had the patience for doing lighting

[dabears]

Originally Posted by Espeefan

Sweet! I love lights. Lots of them, and this thread delivers! But, wow, your COE looks a little naked now. I think it needs more lights to match! At least a few down the bottom edge of the cab!

HAHA yes it does now doesnt it. might have to fix that problem next but after i get my own trailer. I just lit this one up for Russ. Its going back to him.

Originally Posted by Supermario

Aaron,you NEED to get one
If you do what's the plan, a vinyl graphic like Smiley or how about carry the color and stripe from the truck onto the trailer with the stripe flaring up near the back end kinda thing?

Mario

hmmmm idk thats a good question havnt thought about that yet. I guess it would depend on if i can ever pick a "name" for my truck and incorperate that into the trailer via graphics. otherwise it most likely would be painted to match one way or another.

Originally Posted by dirthalr

That's awesome! How come the trailer taillights aren't lit up?

Russ hasnt decided which route he wants to go yet for those. They will be functional either thru a wireless kit or standard trailer light kit i would assume. We'll tackle that after the decision is made for it.

Originally Posted by kdz76

Great job that looks awesome I so wish I had the patience for doing lighting

I love doing lighting. To me its easy as i do it all day long at work just with phones and stuff..

[Supermario]

Still no name ? ...... I think you should call it. Da Bear

Mario

[BRICKNICK]

That is one sweet a$$ lighting job.....nuttin like lighting up the night with marker lights. Great job man.

[Snochaser]

Nice, nice, nice!

[Espeefan]

Aaron, what sort of under trailer lighting is that? It looks like the light wire stuff they use on RC planes and helicopters for night flying.

[dabears]

Originally Posted by Supermario

Still no name ? ...... I think you should call it. Da Bear

Mario

hmmm No id do a Blue and Orange one and give it team logo's for that name.

Originally Posted by BRICKNICK

That is one sweet a$$ lighting job.....nuttin like lighting up the night with marker lights. Great job man.

Thanks i think it looks awesome lit up. pulled it around the basement with all the lights off didnt even need the headlights on haha

Originally Posted by Snochaser

Nice, nice, nice!

thank you

Originally Posted by Espeefan

Aaron, what sort of under trailer lighting is that? It looks like the light wire stuff they use on RC planes and helicopters for night flying.

Similar my hobbyshop sells the stuff on the roll for $3/ft but russ had these on there already they are 24"(i think id have to measure) long i belive auto lighting strips, they are not loose rolls like on the planes and stuff it has a metal backround. Ill take a pic they run off 12V which is why we did the lights that way too so they had the same battery.
Maybe The Owner will chime in on where he got them my Hobby shop sells blue,green,red,white, and orange...... Im thinking of getting some red and orange ones for my trailers.

[glorydays24]

Very nice job Aaron. I may hit you up for my lighting jobs.

Big John

[ZINCOU]

Great work Aaron , i like ....

[russisloud]

Originally Posted by dabears

Similar my hobbyshop sells the stuff on the roll for $3/ft but russ had these on there already they are 24"(i think id have to measure) long i belive auto lighting strips, they are not loose rolls like on the planes and stuff it has a metal backround. Ill take a pic they run off 12V which is why we did the lights that way too so they had the same battery.
Maybe The Owner will chime in on where he got them my Hobby shop sells blue,green,red,white, and orange...... Im thinking of getting some red and orange ones for my trailers.

nope, it is the stuff that comes on a roll i just made the light bars

[russisloud]

very nice work too! i'll have to overhaul the limo soon so you can light it up to match...

[hammer]

Aaron,
That is awsome looking. I think you should add some lights to that triler it would really set it off just my opinion.

Tony