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Old 10-09-2019, 11:50 AM   #1
Joe Gagliardo
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Light on front of trailer

New to site. The light on the front of the trailer above the hitch is not getting power. I tried the two switches inside the door on the cabinet. One turns on the exterior light next to the door, but the other one does nothing. Help?
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Old 10-09-2019, 12:20 PM   #2
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Might help to know year, make and model of your trailer. We have a 2019 Laredo with lights built into the front cap and the switch is in the front pass through storage next to the battery switch and landing gear/stabilizers switch. Chris
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Old 10-09-2019, 12:28 PM   #3
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Old 10-09-2019, 12:43 PM   #4
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Is this a word game? Need more info. Are you talk about a light mounted to the body of the trailer on the front wall/cap? Does it have a switch built into this light? A 2003 trailer could have a loose connection just about anywhere, blow fuse, bad switch, or bulb!


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Old 10-09-2019, 02:39 PM   #5
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Joe just climbed aboard this looney wagon so some patience may be in order! He has a 2003 Keystone RV Explorer. I personally have never heard of this model so perhaps a picture of the light would be helpful as I doubt the specific model (might be helpful) or a long description of the light's location will work well.

JOE! Does your phone take pics? If so, take a pic, email to yourself and save to your desktop then click ATTACH FILES below the composition window and browse for your picture and attach it. That might make an answer more likely.
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Old 10-10-2019, 04:13 PM   #6
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I looked at fuses and the fixture I connected is new with a new bulb - but not getting power to the wires.
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Old 10-10-2019, 04:19 PM   #7
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This is a better close up pic.
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Old 10-10-2019, 04:57 PM   #8
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Is that one of the running lights or a utility light? If it’s a running light it may be the last in line. I would check the wiring at the other lights. Maybe one of the wires supplying power to your dead light is loose resulting in your no power situation.

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Old 10-10-2019, 05:05 PM   #9
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Light

It is a utility light. All other lights (running, exterior, and interior) work.
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Old 10-10-2019, 05:14 PM   #10
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New to site. The light on the front of the trailer above the hitch is not getting power. I tried the two switches inside the door on the cabinet. One turns on the exterior light next to the door, but the other one does nothing. Help?
Did the light work in the past? The switches on the cabinet, have you pulled out the switch that you say "does nothing" to see if it has voltage going in and coming out?
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Old 10-10-2019, 06:04 PM   #11
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Hey neighbor! I have a similar lamp on my 5ver and it has a slide switch on the fixture. It is used for illuminating the front if you dig things out of the forward storage compartment. Since you don't have a front compartment, have you looked inside the pass through to see if you can see where the wires are going? Could there be a switch in the pass through? Generally the switches inside the door will turn on a "porch light" and on many campers there with be a fore and aft set of outside white lights.
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Old 10-20-2019, 12:26 PM   #12
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I have a 2018 Cougar 5th wheel. The utility light above my hitch only works via the little remote control that I otherwise find useless.
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Old 10-22-2019, 05:20 PM   #13
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If possible check continuity on the ground .should be easily to do since it is close to the frame
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