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Subject Topic: Abi Sprinter - problems already! Post Reply Post New Topic
Personsimonday
25/7/2016 at 11:56pm
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Hi

Wonder if any of you can help? Made the mistake of buying an Abi Sprinter and have now discovered the company no longer exists!

We are desperately seeking new rear light clusters and drawing a blank. Any ideas where we might manage to source these? We've spent hours online and getting nowhere... they measure 32cm x 7cm approx and aren't wrap around... The innards are very corroded and need replacing but the covers are fine...

Thanks in advance for any advice.


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26/7/2016 at 11:52am
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If you could post a picture here or on your profile somebody might recognise it and suggest a supplier.

Rob


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Personalan126
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dismantle your lights and take the innards to either a caravan breaker or a dealer, it should be possible to get replacements, okay a wee bit of engineering might be required. plan B is to get a trailer board and just run the cable along the chassis, you wont have running lights on the front and sides (perfectly legal, but handy if you are towing in the dark

plan C is to go for a full rewire of the lights, run the cable along the chassis with the splits for the running lights going inside, means drilling the floor and having wiring visible inside the van

Hopefully plan A will work as the innards are pretty straight forward and pretty boshable (been theere etc) even if it means a bit of fabrication

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PersonLeon08
26/7/2016 at 3:58pm
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As Rob says, a pic might help.

We are having a similar issue with our Abi Marauder, been looking since we've had it (2 years) and although they work, they are cracked and tired and we wanted to replace them but haven't found any yet.

We've just discovered though that some of the other Abi models (450CT etc....) of the same era (1990) have some shared parts so in the process of finding what other models parts might fit to give us more options when looking.

IIRC you can convert them with generic Jokon units but come with No. Plate lights and ours already have separate ones and we prefer to keep it original.

http://www.caravanbreakers.net/

Link to the website Greg mentions in your other post and off to check myself....let us know if you have any luck finding any.

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PersonMick Hill
12/2/2017 at 7:44am
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Hi, I also have a Sprinter, the rear lights disintegrated!!! I replaced mine with a pair off eBay, if you haven't replaced them yet I can send u pics of mine and the link on eBay to the lights that will fit the van

Kind regards
Mick

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PersonOpensauce
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Maintaining an old caravan is not an exact science. Any similar trailer lights will do the job. Unscrew the old lights making a note of wire connections. Fill screw holes with sealant. Connect up & screw new light holders in place.

Run a bead of non setting caravan sealant around back of light holder before screwing down to seal to bodywork & put some sealant around screws before screwing in to ensure water cannot get in.

It's hardly a 'mistake' buying an ABI. They are one of the better makes of older caravan. Notice how many are still around. It's unlikely current caravan makers would offer spares for their 20odd yr old product.

A pair of these should do the job.


Persontedthebear
12/2/2017 at 10:00am
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Caravan-components.co.uk.     Look at caravan combination lights .

There are some which are the same or near to


PersonAL53HX
13/2/2017 at 2:12pm
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Where are you based,?google caravan breakers,there are lots on there and,they will give the address of your local ones

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