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The roadlights on my caravan appear to have deteriorated in that the plastic coverings are a smokey grey colour and not a clear plastic as you might expect.  This applies to both the front and rear lights

The caravan is currently in for repair and I thought it would be a good idea for the repairer to replace all the plastic covers for the lights.

However, the repairer assures me that all the plastic covers for these lights are sold as either red, amber, or smokey white.

The indicators on the caravan, whilst working, appear to be very dim in bright sunlight, and the hazard warning lights can hardly be seen at all.  Surely this can't be right.

I am concerned that when I am travelling, the motorists behind cannot see effectively  what my intentions are.

The questions that arise in my mind are,

are there any plastic covers that will fit the existing light fittings/clusters that are in clear plastic?

do I need to look at the electrics of the caravan to improve the overall brightness of the caravan lights.

The caravan is a 1996 Buccaneer Elan 15.

Any help/ suggestions would be gratefully received.

Thanks for that, SoundsDigital,

It's not the wrong bulb in the indicators -I've checked.

However, I take on board what you say about voltage pressure drop.  I think it is the caravan that is at fault as this problem has been the same over two tow vehicles.

When I get the caravan back I will have a look at the problem in depth.

Thanks again.

Regards,

My old caravan did this with two tow cars - on the third tow car we had a 7 way multipass relay fitted as the car was CAN-BUS , all the lights were LOADS brighter.

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My old caravan did this with two tow cars - on the third tow car we had a 7 way multipass relay fitted as the car was CAN-BUS , all the lights were LOADS brighter.

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How much did that cost alanjo99?

Might be quicker just to change the w-h-o-l-e lot. By that I mean the entire light cluster in their covers? We had to replace a set of ours once, (some years back), when some so and so's tried, (and mercifully failed!), to nick our tin tent off the front of our house and we ended up with one completely smashed light unit thingy where it had run backwards into our neighbours low wall.

Didn't cost much to change 'em either and as luck would have it, our tin tent was still relatively new at the time so got a perfect match for the remaining one anyhoo, but it wouldn't be that dear to change both sets...I don't think?

Mind you, it transpires that we had driven home from Cornwall at the weekend with NO NEARSIDE BRAKE LIGHT WORKING on our tin tent! Well....we don't actually know how long it hadn't been working coz it was when we did the hitching up light check. Looks like yet another bit of maintenance for hubby to get his tools out onNatch, I'm hoping it's just a bulb needing changing coz the buzzer thingy was still going everytime it was used!

Mind you, it transpires that we had driven home from Cornwall at the weekend with NO NEARSIDE BRAKE LIGHT WORKING on our tin tent! Well....we don't actually know how long it hadn't been working coz it was when we did the hitching up light check. Looks like yet another bit of maintenance for hubby to get his tools out onNatch, I'm hoping it's just a bulb needing changing coz the buzzer thingy was still going everytime it was used!

Hi Peeps.

Thanks for all your replies.  It would appear that the problem has been solved.

The caravan repairers had to take the back of the caravan off to effect the repair.

In replacing the back of the caravan the lights have improved remarkably.  Lets hope it stays that way.

Thanks for all your posts.

Regards,