Sorted now.. thanks. Rear light wiring order?

[TrevBanbury]

I have a 1996 Fleetwood Colchester Caravan and had to change some bulbs. I disconnected the lamp completely and now can't remember the order of brake light & tail light.

At the moment I have it in the order of indicator, brake, tail light?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Mr Plodd]

Compare it to the one fitted to the other side of the caravan?

 

[TrevBanbury]

Compare it to the one fitted to the other side of the caravan?

I cleverly took off both to put in new bulbs..🙄

 

[Mr Plodd]

Now you didn't say that did you!
Usual format is indicators outermost

 

[TrevBanbury]

Now you didn't say that did you!
Usual format is indicators outermost

I worked that one out by the amber lens but is it then brake light then side light or side light then brake?

 

[Dustydog]

These guys will know https://fleetwood-owners-club.co.uk/information-and-q-a/category/electrics

 

[Mr Plodd]

It doesn't really matter, if it was me I would go indicator, tail light, brake light.

 

[Martin_E]

Volt meter would soon tell you what is what.

 

[otherclive]

Oh the benefits of a mobile phone camera when dismantling things 📲 Helps my fading memory. 😂

 

[Hutch]

Do yo mean the whole unit can be fitted , either way round. ie, Amber light to the left or right.
I can understand your dilemma.

 

[Mr Plodd]

Do yo mean the whole unit can be fitted , either way round. ie, Amber light to the left or right.
I can understand your dilemma.

Operate each light in turn, then you know which one is which.

 

[Dustydog]

Is there a fog light too?

 

[Mr Plodd]

Is there a fog light too?

At that age there will be so that must be on the off (drivers) side

 

[Buckman]

At that age there will be so that must be on the off (drivers) side

I often wonder why manufacturers put profit over safety and only have one foglight on the rear of some cars?

 

[Dustydog]

I often wonder why manufacturers put profit over safety and only have one foglight on the rear of some cars?

Best ask the HMG people who wrote the rules🤪

 

[Mr Plodd]

Because that's all the law requires. One high intensity (rear) red light. Either on, or to the offside of, the vehicles centre line.
But anyone visiting from Europe doesn't have to relocate their rear fog light to the opposite side (and neither do UK drivers visiting Europe)

 

[Dustydog]

Because that's all the law requires. One high intensity (rear) red light. Either on, or to the offside of, the vehicles centre line.
But anyone visiting from Europe doesn't have to relocate their rear fog light to the opposite side (and neither do UK drivers visiting Europe)

I’m in the I want two fog lights!

 

[Mr Plodd]

I’m in the I want two fog lights!

Many vehicles have the wiring for two, but the manufacturers then use the nearside location that a second fog light could be fitted into, for a single reversing light. It saves them a couple of quid per car, and that adds up over large volume production runs.

 

[RogerL]

I’m in the I want two fog lights!

Touaregs just have one on the offside - the matching item on the nearside is just a reflector - it's theoretically possible to fit a left-hand unit from a LHD car but there are issues with the canbus wiring.