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This V-shaped identification light makes your trailer stand out clearly at night and in traffic. With three premium red LEDs behind a red lens, it meets FMVSS 108 standards to show other drivers your trailer is over 80" wide. The 12-15/16" x 2" housing fits neatly on the rear V-bend cross member, adding a clean, factory look while improving visibility. Running on 12V DC, it draws only 0.07–0.09 amps and is rated for up to 100,000 hours of operation, so you get bright performance without worrying about bulb changes or high power use.
This light doesn’t back down from wet conditions. Its sealed, waterproof construction and TecSeal urethane potting protect the circuit board from corrosion and moisture intrusion—far better than standard epoxy potting. With an IP68 rating, it’s fully submersible, so you can load or launch without worrying about leaks or shorts. The UV-resistant red lens stays clear even with long exposure to sun and spray.
The circuit board inside is built to military standards, giving you reliable operation even under vibration and impact. The durable, impact-resistant lens keeps everything protected from debris and road wear. Combined with the urethane potting, the light maintains consistent brightness and steady performance across thousands of hours of use, making it ideal for demanding marine or trailer environments.
Installation is straightforward thanks to its surface-mount design with 9" mounting hole spacing. The light hardwires easily into your trailer’s existing lighting system. The included 58" lead wire gives you flexible routing options for a clean connection. For trailers that previously grounded through mounting hardware, you can simply add a ring terminal to the ground wire and connect it to the frame—it’s that simple.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hello everybody. This is Jeff at etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna take a look at this V-shaped red ID light bar for over 80 inch wide boat trailers. Now, this V-shaped ID light will function as a rear identification light bar on boat trailers that are wider than 80 inches. And that is required by law to have a rear identification light bar on the back. This one, you can see is a nice low profile design.
Let me just zoom in, get you close up here. This low profile design will allow for installation in tight spaces. And it is a sealed waterproof housing and lens unit, which is submersible. Does have an IP 68 rating, which means it's resistant to submersion up to a maximum depth of five feet underwater for up to about 30 minutes. And they do use a military-grade construction of the circuit board.
It uses urethane potting, which offers better protection than your common epoxy potting. And these do use premium LEDs, which are energy efficient, long-lasting, and vibration resistant. They are rated for up to 100,000 hours of operation. It is a nice durable polycarbonate housing and lens, and you can see it is a red lens over three red LEDs. It is compatible with 12 volt DC system, and it is a surface mount installation.
Now, the hardware to install this is not included. There's two installation holes right here that the hardware would go through. Now, this does hardwire to your trailer. You can see it's a two-wire design. The wire length they give you is about 58 inches.
Now, at the end of this video, I am gonna hook this up to some 12 volt power just to show you how bright the light is. Now, this will meet or exceed your Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 108 standards. Few specs on this, the input voltage is nine volts to 14 volts. Power draw is .07 to .09 amps. Few measurements and then we'll hook it up to some power. So, the overall length from end to end, if I put the ruler on it, this is a 13 inch rule, 13 inch length ruler, and you can see it's just under 13 inches. So, it's about 12 15/16 of an inch long. The height is gonna be right at two inches tall. And the thickness of it is about a half an inch thick. Distance between those two mounting holes we mentioned, center to center is right at nine inches. So, what I'm gonna do is go ahead and hook the power and the ground wire up. So, we'll go ahead and hook our power. Hook up our ground wire. And then with those both attached, I'll go ahead and turn on the 12 volt. There you can see the three LEDs. We'll go ahead and turn off the overhead light. And you can see when this is attached at the rear of your boat trailer, these LEDs will give you a nice red identification light. And I'll go ahead and zoom out just so you can see it at a distance. Turn back on our lights. Turn off our power. But that should do it for the review on this V-shaped red ID light bar for the over 80 inch wide boat trailers..
Customer Satisfaction Score:
99% were satisfied with this product
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Ratings & Reviews
Light is bright. fits trailer well.
Good product and great price.
Diagram was accurate and helpful. Perfect fit
Just what we needed, works great.
Smaller than my original light, less than I preferred but will work
Looks great and working great after being in salt water almost every week.
Product appears to be well made and fits my boat trailer perfectly!
The old light bar was brutal and one light didn’t work replaced it with the new bar very happy hope it lasts a long time
3 LEDs with sealed connections. Much brighter than previous identifier light on trailer
I BROKE THE ONE ON THE TRAILER AND WAS WORRIED ABOUT A REPLACEMENT DU TO THE WIERD DESIGN, BUT eTRAIER CAME THRU AGAIN
Light lasted about 3 months
Water entered in the sealed wiring and had to be replaced
Worked fine, and fit the boat trailer "vee" very well. Did not come with screws. Took a while to get it.
The light still works great after being dipped in salt water many times .
The part is perfect, noticed that was packed and shipped the same night! Looking forward on making more business since I might have few more items to get my trailer up to date, thank you for your business!!
Great concept. I had gotten a boat trailer with a straight ID light bar installed on the V, and it had broken where it didn't line up with the steel beam. This v-shaped light is perfect, and the price is a bargain.
The light shorted out after first use. Plugged the harness back in after launching a boat and it stopped working. Changed out all the wire connections and it didn’t work. Seemed to not be waterproof at the light. I think I just got a faulty one. Will still do business with etrailer, not their fault.
Would not fit the trailer. Never used
Great light for the back of my boat trailer.
I purchased this after having issues with the OEM light. This is a significant upgrade in brightness and overall appearance.
Just more BLING.....
I believe I sent this one back because it didn't work to replace the one with the chrome backing plate.
Great product
On time. Knew the new light was coming, so I could put a plan in place to install.
Nice customer service lets you know every step of the way!
L Knowles
This matched the original part that was accidentally broken on my boat trailer exactly. The price was great and the part arrived just as promised.
I installed this light bar to replace the old one on my 1993 boat trailer. I did it when I replace the side marker lights and brake lights; all LEDs, and all from eTrailer. The mounting holes did not align with those that it replaced so I had to drill new ones. That said, I would have found it remarkable if they actually did align on a 32 year-old trailer, so that is a non-issue. There was plenty of wire to run and tap into the brake/marker lights without problems.
These lights are very bright, submersible, and definitely will help those behind you see you. That is all you can ask for.
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Mike L.
9/13/2025
I'm sorry that happened! The product does carry a limited lifetime warranty so I'll have one of our Customer Service folks reach out to you.