Repairing And Caulking RV Clearance Lights

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11 жыл бұрын

How to repair & caulk around your RV clearance lights. I'm doing mine differently this time to prevent any kind of leaks.

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@WanderDano 11 жыл бұрын

Nice video - thanks for sharing.... only bad side is now I feel the need to go check mine.. lol

@montiraruba2831 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the encouragement. Now I will do mine and replace them with LED lights.

@winfordpaul 10 жыл бұрын

Very well done.

@TexCynRVLife 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@monkeyknuckles2 11 жыл бұрын

I'll be doing this 15 times! :) Thanks for this..

@CheapGeek 11 жыл бұрын

Very Nice!

@rashayes902 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for reminding me to check the light BEFORE I close it all back up, good sequence of workflow...I do better with a sequence list on all tasks!!

@TexCynRVLife 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It's time for me to maintain mine again...

@mushroomflyer6312 8 жыл бұрын

You can also cover the cap and wires with a couple wraps of electrical tape to make sure you've got a good connection, but still a good tip to make sure the light's lit.

@rjahn3000 9 жыл бұрын

Excellent video you saved big$$ by doing it yourself!

@TexCynRVLife 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I need to redo them again soon. Before it really starts to heat up here!

@travisknight322 8 жыл бұрын

Good Video always replace the original splice with the (wire nuts) or (butt splices) also tape your splices I know that the original one was not but that is a good rule of thumb if one was to come loose it reduces your chances for a short and electrical issues! Great video though thanks for sharing!

@TexCynRVLife 8 жыл бұрын

+Travis Knight Thanks so much for that info. I have another electrical thing to fix, so I'll be sure to use your advice.

@TexCynRVLife 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. That was done a few months earlier, but not by me. One of the lenses cracked, thus it killed the bulb, so I had to repair. While up there, I decided to take off all the lenses, clean them & recaulk.

@fltopp1 10 жыл бұрын

The thing to do for the best electrical flow would have been to disconnect from the light blue connectors and redo the connections there. Now you have two points that disturb the electrical flow and also create more possibilities for shorts and possible disconnects from shaking etc. But good video.

@TexCynRVLife 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks, If I ever have to do this again, I now know to do that.

@TexCynRVLife 11 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, do that for sure. It's better to be safe than sorry later.

@johnnywilsun7585 7 жыл бұрын

Use a plastic putty knife to scrape off old sealant then caulk it

@WillHdzPro 7 жыл бұрын

where do you get a replacement light kit? I have one on my trailer that is out

@TexCynRVLife 7 жыл бұрын

Hi, I ended up having to buy them at Camping World. Good luck.

@darkmoonmojo 10 жыл бұрын

I changed all the bulbs for my clearance lights-but only 3 were out-now None of them works-any suggestions on what I did wrong?

@TexCynRVLife 10 жыл бұрын

Well that's a bummer. I wonder if one of your main wires went out? That happened to me with a tail light last year. I had to take it to a mechanic & they actually went in under my kitchen cabinets (rear kitchen) to locate the wires. 3 hours later, they got it all fixed back up again. Do you think maybe one of the connections just came loose?

@montiraruba2831 9 жыл бұрын

Get a volt meter and see check your wiring and see which wires has 12 volts. You might have disconnected a wire without you knowing it. These light sometimes run in series just like Christmas lights. If one light does not work, all lights might not work. Check your fuse box also to see if there is 12 volts there.

@rseyedoc 10 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks. I just got a new to me rv and need to waterproof it. What calking material did you use and where did you get the clearance lights? I'm missing some and don't have original manual - and the company is our of business.

@TexCynRVLife 10 жыл бұрын

You might be able to get the lens covers at an auto parts store. The ones for my RV however, I have to get from an RV store. Get the white RV caulk. I am going to redo all my caulking when the weather cools a little. I used clear silicone & it separates. So I had to redo the light covers. I need to do them one more time using the white RV caulk. I am also going to take my back clearance lights off & reseal under with rubber butyl tape. The front ones were redone about a year ago. I think this is the white caulk I am thinking of: www.adventurerv.net/proflex-flexible-sealant-bright-white-p-3238.html No need to remove the old caulk with it from what I've heard.

@montiraruba2831 9 жыл бұрын

You can buy Cemco roof caulking from Amazon.com great stuff to seal your roof

@montiraruba2831 9 жыл бұрын

RV roof caulking. www.amazon.com/Dicor-Rubber-Sealant-White-501LSW-1/dp/B004A2YKWI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1420405808&sr=8-2&keywords=roof+caulking

@TexCynRVLife 11 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. 15x's huh? Good luck & have fun! The reward is when you finish & they all work :-)

@cindibrinkman4433 11 жыл бұрын

The only thing I would have done different is replace the butyl tape that seals the light to the camper.

@montiraruba2831 9 жыл бұрын

That cover that you call are actually called lenses.

@TexCynRVLife 9 жыл бұрын

Yes. You are right. I never can think of the correct names of things when I need to!

@jeffgreiner80 4 жыл бұрын

This should be a what not to do. Never use those light blue connectors. They create more problems than they solve. Don’t get me started on the wire nuts....smh. Not scraping all the old sealant and applying new, really? Also, led sealed units are all of $5 each.

@TexCynRVLife 4 жыл бұрын

This video is from 2011. Lots has changed since then....they have been redone.