Grote Clearence Lights

I've read this with interest right from the start. So now I'll say what I planned to say at first. Suggest avoiding trying to drill those big POP Rivets out if you can avoid it at almost any cost. Our first coach had Fiberglass end caps. They look impressive but they're scary thin. That sidewall material is even flimsier. Too easy to end up with a way oversized hole. I haven't gone to LED clearance lights for that reason. If the lights are still there and still work, fix'em somehow. On the first coach we had those little "dashboard bulbs" from the 1960's, maybe #53, #57, something like that with a miniature bayonet base. Constantly scraping and wire brushing but I never replaced the lights themselves. Then the lenses got loose and I drilled through lens just into the plastic base and put little stainless screws in. The current lenses are held tight with a layer of electrical tape to tighten the fit. Looks crappy, screws are better!

Thank you for the posts.

There's also tubes of silicone gasket goop that you could use to replace the seal, in addition to the weep hole at the bottom.

mchero wrote:
Hmmm, Good idea on the weep hole, Does it need to drain water or just breath?

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I don't know. The hole I made in mine was so small I don't think water could drain but the water could evaporate? Don't know exact science but worked on mine.

Hmmm, Good idea on the weep hole, Does it need to drain water or just breath?

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Couple of our trailer lights had a real tight fit. Condensation would build up in them, I made a real small hole at bottom of lens and it worked great.

Hole was made by heating up a paper clip end with little propane bottle and soldering attachment tip just melted it thru holding clip with vice grip.

maybe a very small hole can be carefully drilled in the bottom of the lens. Might be a good short term fix until you figure out the cause...

One of my scare lights near the rear of the trailer was slowly filling up with water and then leaking inside the trailer when the water got up to the wiring hole. Then I noticed the lens was put on wrong as it already had a wep hole but installed on the top of the fixture instead of the bottom. That solved my problem...

Roy Ken