Firefly
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Well, I finally decided I wanted a trailer for some of my longer trips--- so I built one over the last week.
Started out with this trailer kit from Harbor Freight:
http://www.harborfreight.com/1090-l...-12-inch-four-lug-wheels-and-tires-90153.html
Signed up for their 'inside track' club for $30--- got an instant $10 gift card. Inside track members get special deals and whatnot. I asked them if it would save me anything on my trailer-- they got the manager and he was able to pull up that they had the trailer on a 'inside track' deal like 6 months ago--- so he said he can give me the same deal-- $100 off. Trailer cost--- $150. :doorag:
Problem ---- red trailer frame. So I decided to sand it down and paint it. Used truck-bed liner spray-paint for a rough matte finish that hopefully will hold up. Found out my dumpster at work makes a great paint bench... :doorag:
Bought a X-Cargo Car-Top carrier on sale for $199:
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_02872020000P?mv=rr
While the trailer came with a full light kit, I wanted LED's ------ Found a good kit for the rear at local farm store for $40 and then got 2 side LED lights for $10 each too.
Went with the Canadian hitch guy that's on ebay-- seems well built - hooks on swing-arm-- has 2 side plates that mount and then a removable (4 bolts) hitch. Pretty nice setup. Only problem was the hole for the wiring harness is a small round one-- no good way to mount a flat 4 and make it look good --- so I found a round-4 kit that mounts great and works well.
Wired the whole trailer-- wrapped all the wires in black wire loom.
Bought a Spare and tire hanger and found a good way to mount it up underneath where it can't be seen.
So with everything to do the trailer I'm at about $450 ---- not too bad at all!
Here's a bunch of pics of how it all went and turned out--- I'm really happy with the final look of it all.
Started out with this trailer kit from Harbor Freight:
http://www.harborfreight.com/1090-l...-12-inch-four-lug-wheels-and-tires-90153.html
Signed up for their 'inside track' club for $30--- got an instant $10 gift card. Inside track members get special deals and whatnot. I asked them if it would save me anything on my trailer-- they got the manager and he was able to pull up that they had the trailer on a 'inside track' deal like 6 months ago--- so he said he can give me the same deal-- $100 off. Trailer cost--- $150. :doorag:
Problem ---- red trailer frame. So I decided to sand it down and paint it. Used truck-bed liner spray-paint for a rough matte finish that hopefully will hold up. Found out my dumpster at work makes a great paint bench... :doorag:
Bought a X-Cargo Car-Top carrier on sale for $199:
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_02872020000P?mv=rr
While the trailer came with a full light kit, I wanted LED's ------ Found a good kit for the rear at local farm store for $40 and then got 2 side LED lights for $10 each too.
Went with the Canadian hitch guy that's on ebay-- seems well built - hooks on swing-arm-- has 2 side plates that mount and then a removable (4 bolts) hitch. Pretty nice setup. Only problem was the hole for the wiring harness is a small round one-- no good way to mount a flat 4 and make it look good --- so I found a round-4 kit that mounts great and works well.
Wired the whole trailer-- wrapped all the wires in black wire loom.
Bought a Spare and tire hanger and found a good way to mount it up underneath where it can't be seen.
So with everything to do the trailer I'm at about $450 ---- not too bad at all!
Here's a bunch of pics of how it all went and turned out--- I'm really happy with the final look of it all.
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