marker lights
all of the marker lights on my camper have a cracked lens, the light fixture fits in from the back with a rubber 1/4 turn grommet and the housing is sealed. when i picked up replacements fixtures from...
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snowninja wrote:
all of the marker lights on my camper have a cracked lens, the light fixture fits in from the back with a rubber 1/4 turn grommet and the housing is sealed. when i picked up replacements fixtures from the RV store it had a foam gasket and looked like a direct replacement of the factory lights. the foam gasket fits between the camper sidewall and the back of the light frame and there is a hole in it feed the wire/lightbulb fixture thru.
do i need to add any sealant around the outside of the frame of the light after i replace it or is the rubber gasket good enough to keep water out?
here is the light in question: light
here is the gasket that comes with it: gasket
Adding sealant will make removing the lens more difficult when replacing a burnt out light.
That gasket looks like it should seal the water out if it's not crimped during installation.
One word of caution - there's probably a small hole on one side of the light frame or lens - don't obstruct it if you do put sealant on the assembly - the hole is for drainage and you don't want to plug it up.
