Trailer - DIY how to wire your trailer ( Australian standard )

Benny's building the Cresta a trailer, sharing tips & tricks for wiring it up!

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[sascosmit]

Shame about drag week but absolutely the right decision given the current situation

[FlyingDropBearAU]

The joy of being able to do that on a hoist, as opposed to crawling around like a pleb on the concrete. Jealous.

[aSinisterKiid]

This is why your channel is so great, you just do the job once and do it right so you can have peace of mind down the road knowing you're not relying on someone else's sketchy work.

[carsluvem]

2 videos in a week?!?! Madness Benny!!!!

[adman]

Good call on drag week, a few things I found very handy on my trailers was the narva stick on led strip lights mounted on the underside of the doors when open, put out a heap of light and pretty low draw. Also to save rewiring trailers regularly because of the lead to the car getting pulled accidentally is to wire it like hire trailers with a seperate fly lead between car and trailer, or terminate it in a box on the draw bar then have a seperate section to the car.

[BFESTI]

When you opened the panel on the side of the trailer and it just cleared the lift... Like a boss

[TheFrozenDesert]

The Cresta, crew, and videos will be missed. You're doing the right thing.Cheers.,

[mikeymasi]

Onya Benoit. Anyone that wires from scratch earns mad respect in my books

[ShainAndrews]

I would have added reverse lights. Never regretted having them.

[aserta]

To remove any jacket (not just the shrink on) just use a thread cutter/seam ripper for when you're using a sewing machine. Cheap as cheap gets, very sharp, and with the safe end on it (a small glass bead) you can slide it inside wires without damaging things. Buy like 10 of them and throw them everywhere you can reach in the shop. You'll thank yourself later. :))

[vlastikb]

Seam rippers are the best for clearing any insulation and heat shrink.

[dwoods]

Good job wing. One additional set of clear lights inside trailer with separate switch inside trailer to turn off lights in interior wired to top runners . Comes in very handy to find stuff inside trailer on side of road at night . If you put set on inside of side doors would light up side of trailer when changing flat tire if needed. Plan ahead and won't need

[loganslost]

I'm an industrial electrician and the best thing I have found for removing a lot of cable insulation is a cable stripper. Look up Greenlee tool 1903.

[brockstravels]

I realise this is an older video, Its good to see that you are using the correct tool for crimping the connectors. There are too many videos out there that encourage the use of pliers or side cutters, cos its good enough..

[Mechanickirk]

Good call on not coming back to the USA this year. Best wishes to you guys!!

[glensgraphix]

Might have a go at re-doing my trailer? Always get interesting tips watching your videos, thanks.

[ryantilley-general.shenanigans]

I worked in trailer manufacturing about 15 years ago, it was my job first thing everyday to get yesterdays freshly painted trailers all wired up, we'd build between 6 and 10 everyday and i had only 8 minutes per trailer to get it all done, i wish we had the time to bo it to this level but we did it better than most. We sore some shocking stuff doing repairs on other makes.

[RCapricot]

The best wiring on a trailer in all of Australia.

[bigdave]

From experience, I'd have put some silicone sealant or Sikaflex behind those clearance lamps even if they have a gasket included. At 100kph in inclement you can get a bucketloads of the moist stuff into your trailer cabin. Gaskets move in the extremes of Aussie weather a squirt of poo is simple insurance for keeping your toys dry.

[waynepraetz]

So glad you put the number plate in the middle 🤘🥺