DIY RV Project – Exterior Utilities Hook-up Light
Many times you will find
yourself trying to hook up the utilities to your RV at dark thirty. Installing
an exterior light on your RV will make the task a lot simpler. It doesn’t
matter if you are boondocking or hooking up to a park space. You may find
yourself in the dark and fumbling around with a flashlight. An exterior light
will leave your hands free to make the process of getting things hooked up a
lot easier.
yourself trying to hook up the utilities to your RV at dark thirty. Installing
an exterior light on your RV will make the task a lot simpler. It doesn’t
matter if you are boondocking or hooking up to a park space. You may find
yourself in the dark and fumbling around with a flashlight. An exterior light
will leave your hands free to make the process of getting things hooked up a
lot easier.
Using a $10 light from the
local tractor supply outlet and about 8 feet of two strand 12 volt wire is all
you need to accomplish this RV mod. The cover for the power cord was removed
and a wire was run from the 12 volt connections inside the RV. A small hole was then made in the side of the
RV for the wire after a suitable location for the light was determined. A piece
of coat hanger wire was then snaked behind the siding of the RV until it came
out at the side of the electrical cord cover opening. The wire was then hooked
to the 12 volt electrical wire and pulled through the hole. It was then a simple process of
hooking the wires to the light and mounting the base plate to the side of the
RV and installing the light cover.
local tractor supply outlet and about 8 feet of two strand 12 volt wire is all
you need to accomplish this RV mod. The cover for the power cord was removed
and a wire was run from the 12 volt connections inside the RV. A small hole was then made in the side of the
RV for the wire after a suitable location for the light was determined. A piece
of coat hanger wire was then snaked behind the siding of the RV until it came
out at the side of the electrical cord cover opening. The wire was then hooked
to the 12 volt electrical wire and pulled through the hole. It was then a simple process of
hooking the wires to the light and mounting the base plate to the side of the
RV and installing the light cover.
The light included an on/off
switch and the cover was mounted with the switch in the down position. Even
though the switch was water resistant, mounting it where it was on the bottom
helps avoid rain hitting it directly.
switch and the cover was mounted with the switch in the down position. Even
though the switch was water resistant, mounting it where it was on the bottom
helps avoid rain hitting it directly.
It’s a quick and simple RV
mod that can be done in less than an hour.
mod that can be done in less than an hour.
Staying above the water
line!
line!
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