trailer light brackets

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I bought a 12' single axle trailer about 2 years ago and have always had problems with the wiring and lights on it.  I finally had a gut full of it, so today I commenced to make a new set of light brackets capable of holding 2" and 4" round sealed beam lights.  All the material I used is 6" X 1/8" flat stock, and a piece of 3" galvanized exhaust pipe picked up at the local muffler shop for free.  Also, the original license plate bracket was made of plastic and broke off almost 3 minutes after I bolted the license plate on it.  Now, a heavy duty piece of rubber conveyer belt holds the license plate without bending or getting broke off.I thought this was a personalized project, and I'd end up with a "one of a kind" set of light brackets.  One of my buddies came by and now he wants a set for his trailer!!  I need to come up with a different design for his - any suggestions, but sticking close to this scheme??
Reply:Do what I do; (or try to do.) Repeat what you already did, but with improvement from what you learned the first time. Other than that; Nice job."SOUTHPAW" A wise person learns from another persons mistakes;A smart person learns from their own mistakes;But, a stupid person.............never learns.
Reply:I like it, plain and simple but totally functional.
Reply:Make his a trapezoid instead of a triangle.  And don't the taillights have to be mounted at the END of the trailer?    To indicate where the end of the trailer actually is?How did you mount/attach the lights to the brackets?  The best laid schemes ... Gang oft agley ...
Reply:Originally Posted by MoonRiseAnd don't the taillights have to be mounted at the END of the trailer?    To indicate where the end of the trailer actually is?
Reply:Originally Posted by MoonRiseHow did you mount/attach the lights to the brackets?
Reply:Good work on those trailer light mounts.  Get a pair of coffee cans, and mount the lights in those for your buddy ...
Reply:Looks nice. I like it nice simple fixYa gotta spend money to make money!
Reply:Originally Posted by SpyGuyGood work on those trailer light mounts.  Get a pair of coffee cans, and mount the lights in those for your buddy ...
Reply:Originally Posted by MoonRiseMake his a trapezoid instead of a triangle.  And don't the taillights have to be mounted at the END of the trailer?    To indicate where the end of the trailer actually is?How did you mount/attach the lights to the brackets?
Reply:I had a hell of a time trying to find out what was exceptable when putting lights on my trailer.  No info at DOT, the inspecter that would inspect my trailer never returned my call and I was told I had to bring the trailer.  At that point I gave up.  I wasn't about to get everything mounted and then have to redo it.  Those trailers I posted pics of have been in service for 5 yrs maybe with zero problems.  What I could figure was that smaller trailers only needed stop/turn and markers.  Like those cheap all in one lights you can buy.  Over 80" wide you have to have three markers in the middle and corner markers.   Over a certain length you have to have multiple side markers.  The stop/tailights themselves just have to be visable from the rear and mounted as wide and close to the rear as practable/possible.
Reply:I don't have any side/corner markers on my little trailer, but it is narrower than the tow vehicle and short enough I don't need them.I still think that if somebody side swipes or rear ends a trailer that has ANY lights, then they were too close anyway.