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hbob1957 · 03-09-2018, 11:40 AM

Hi ya all, first I'm looking at the marker lights as it's about a month before we venture out, in the front top there are 5 lights [they look as though you can unscrew them with a Philip screw driver], there are two not working, the back lights I don't know about, how to change or check the bulb, do they pop out like a tractor trailer trailer marker light, or does one need to access the bulb and wires from inside the coach, we would like all the lights to work even we don't plan on driving at night.

cruzbill · 03-09-2018, 12:00 PM

Clearance lights just pull out, there is slack wire behind. Look for rusty screws, wet insulation, or other water damage.

BFlinn181 · 03-09-2018, 12:07 PM

Most clearance lights need to have the cover removed to access the bulbs. I'd start there, remove and test the bulbs and get replacements at any auto parts store. While the bulb is out, you could turn on the lights and see if current is present at the light fixture.

hbob1957 · 03-09-2018, 12:23 PM

Thanks, that's why there was a sealer put around some of the lights, to keep water out ! so their like the old trailer marker, just use a small flat tip screw driver, gentle pry the lens off and replace the bulb, sounds easy enough, looks as though I should replace the sealer as well.

RodneyLadd · 03-09-2018, 01:48 PM

On our 2017 Allegro Bus 40 SP they are led and the whole light assembly has to be replaced. Not sure the process. Our dealer replaced one of ours that was out.

hbob1957 · 03-13-2018, 09:20 AM

I used to work on Tractor Trailers, I have seen both ways, the kind where you pull the lens off and replace the bulb and the kind set in rubber where the entire marker light pops out and you unplug and replace the entire light either amber or red, these lights appear to have silicone put around the lenses to help seal it appears, because this is a 1996 and it looks like I replace the bulb only by popping off the lens, testing for 12v for current with a fiberglass body I'll need a long jumper. Thanks Folks.

lllkrob · 03-13-2018, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by cruzbill

Clearance lights just pull out, there is slack wire behind. Look for rusty screws, wet insulation, or other water damage.

What year and model Tiffin do you have? Are the lights LED or bulb type?

hbob1957 · 03-14-2018, 07:58 AM

It's a 1996 Tiffin Allegro Bus, I hadn't crawled up the ladder yet, but when I did I seen marker lights set back into the body with no rubber mount around them, I assumed they had lenses on them and probably a plain old bulb, not LED, it appeared the previous owners had put silicon around the lenses to prevent leaks inside the coach, everything is assumed until I actually get out the screw driver but here in Missouri it's cold, waiting for warmer days, Thanks for Responding.