Side marker lights

[Alshymer]

Hello All,
Can anyone give me information with regards to the side marker lights on my Rapido 2017.
There are 6 but only 2 of them are working.
I have taken the vehicle to a garage but they say the fuses are ok.
Could all the defective lights have blown or is there a relay that controls them that is maybe faulty?
The lamps are all LED.

 

[wildebus]

Hello All,
Can anyone give me information with regards to the side marker lights on my Rapido 2017.
There are 6 but only 2 of them are working.
I have taken the vehicle to a garage but they say the fuses are ok.
Could all the defective lights have blown or is there a relay that controls them that is maybe faulty?
The lamps are all LED.

I would expect they are all on the same circuit - or at least all the ones on one side on the same circuit, so I would suspect wiring or bulbs. On a vehicle that is only 5 years old, I would think bulbs. (LEDs are not much better than standard bulbs for reliabilty in my own experience).

 

[Alshymer]

Thanks for that. So all the lamps need to be changed as they are integrated!

 

[wildebus]

Thanks for that. So all the lamps need to be changed as they are integrated!

There must a connector to each marker light. Remove light, unplug and check there is a voltage with a meter. or remove a working one and try the non-working ones on that connection, or try the working one on the non-working positions to confirm what is needed before buying any replacements.

 

[mistericeman]

I would expect they are all on the same circuit - or at least all the ones on one side on the same circuit, so I would suspect wiring or bulbs. On a vehicle that is only 5 years old, I would think bulbs. (LEDs are not much better than standard bulbs for reliabilty in my own experience).

Marker lights are 'usually' split side to side and front to back to prevent losing all lights on any surface if a fuse goes ....

On our Swift ...
Front panel drivers/rear panel passenger (and vice versa )

Passenger side panel forward/drivers side panel rear (and vice versa )

 

[merl]

It's not unusual for multiple lamps to fail apparently 'at the same time'. The manufacturing and packing process means that end users (Rapido) get boxes of perfectly identical lamps because they are made 'in bulk' from exactly the same materials at exactly the same time by exactly the same machines.
I fitted 6 GU10 led spot lamps in our hall 11 years ago, they've worked flawlessly until last week when 2 failed, I expect the rest to follow suit quickly.
As David suggested open up the lights and gain access to the lamps. If using a multi meter is not for you then swap the good ones around, to check that all lights have power to them. It's a good idea to clean the contacts up first both on the lamps and in the fitting, use some fine abrasive paper or better still an ink rubber if you have one.
If some of the lamps have gone then swap the lot.
Now, (Just for clarity)
Lamps go in a light fitting.
Bulbs go in the garden.

 

[Fisherman]

Hello All,
Can anyone give me information with regards to the side marker lights on my Rapido 2017.
There are 6 but only 2 of them are working.
I have taken the vehicle to a garage but they say the fuses are ok.
Could all the defective lights have blown or is there a relay that controls them that is maybe faulty?
The lamps are all LED.

When you say two of them are working are they next to each other and towards the front, or are they random lights on one side.

If they are the two lights closest to the cab, then check the connections on the next light in line.
They will be wired in parallel and there's a chance that the wiring between the second and third lights is broken, this would result in all lights past the second one from working. If they are random then the chances are they are faulty units.
If you put a multi meter on the last in line (furthest away from the cabin) and you get a voltage reading this rules out a wiring defect.
Or Take a faulty light and fit it to were one has been working, if it still does not work then its the light, if it does work its the wiring.
I hope this has helped.

 

[RichardHelen262]

I would try the non working ones in where the working ones are if they work then it will most likely be in the wiring.
I have found that a lot of the motorhome builders don’t protect the wiring very well from wet weather

 

[witzend]

Thanks for that. So all the lamps need to be changed as they are integrated!

How long is your van under 6 mtr passenger vehicle their not legally required you could replace them with reflectors

 

[wildebus]

How long is your van under 6 mtr passenger vehicle their not legally required you could replace them with reflectors

could be 10 metres long and still not legally required if a Motor Caravan.

 

[BOTCANU]

Not part of the MOT either , only top marker lights front and rear if over 2.1m wide

 

[trevskoda]

Clean the bulb holder contacts as they corrode, I changed all mine for truck led units plus a few extras just in case I lose one.
Bought mine from ebay.

 

[mistericeman]

Not part of the MOT either , only top marker lights front and rear if over 2.1m wide

My OCD can't cope with lights that should work NOT working lol

 

[colinm]

Not part of the MOT either , only top marker lights front and rear if over 2.1m wide

AFAIK if lights are fitted they must work.
P.s. just checked and side marker lights don't seem to be in the mot manual

 

[trevskoda]

Not part of the MOT either , only top marker lights front and rear if over 2.1m wide

They are here, everything thats on a veh must work, I got pulled for one out.

 

[BOTCANU]

Only obligatory lights checked for MOT and the side markers aren’t obligatory on a c4 test.

 

[trevskoda]

Only obligatory lights checked for MOT and the side markers aren’t obligatory on a c4 test.

If they are on it here they must work, or have them removed, same with spot lamps etc, there are no advisories here, fail/pass end of story, Gov money racket.

 

[jacquigem]

We had a faulty one up top passenger side. Spanish ITV passed it and just told me to get it fixed. Now done.

 

[Fisherman]

You must inspect end-outline marker lamps on vehicles first used on or after 1 April 1991 that are wider than 2,100mm, excluding side mirrors. Class 3 vehicles do not need end-outline marker lamps. The front and rear end outline marker lamps on each side can be combined in one lamp.

 

[wildebus]

You must inspect end-outline marker lamps on vehicles first used on or after 1 April 1991 that are wider than 2,100mm, excluding side mirrors. Class 3 vehicles do not need end-outline marker lamps. The front and rear end outline marker lamps on each side can be combined in one lamp.

these are not the side markers that go along the length of a long vehicle however. Those side markers are only a requirement on commercials over a certain length, and while often fitted to Motorhomes are not an actual requirement.