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Old Oct 8, 2018 | 08:16 PM
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Grounding question

I'm hooking up some LED light bars on the side of my trailer. I cant seem to find an answer to my question. Any help would be appreciated.
If I'm pulling the DC voltage from my truck, can I ground the light bars to the trailer frame? Or should I run a 2nd wire back to the truck frame?
 
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Old Oct 8, 2018 | 08:32 PM
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There is a ground wire that goes through the truck plug to the trailer so the trailer will be grounded. You can use the frame of the trailer for ground
 
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Old Oct 8, 2018 | 08:35 PM
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The frame is ground. In fact, I’ve got two trailers in my driveway where all of the running lights only have a single wire running to them...
 
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Old Oct 9, 2018 | 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Section179
The frame is ground. In fact, I’ve got two trailers in my driveway where all of the running lights only have a single wire running to them...
I do know in this setup that the body of the light acts as your ground. The light itself grounds to the trailer.

thanks for confirming what I thought. Now I just need to figure out where to run the wires. I'm not real excited to drill any holes. I think I found a route up the door jam and into the passenger side under the dash.
 
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