Northern Lite truck to camper cord

Just for any ones info I use a johnson bar and push the brake down and wedge it up against the seat walk back and check the lights I check tires and lights every morning before I drive away.

Dave

Excellent!So sorry you had that mess! Glad you are on your way now.

we are finally good to go local mechanic said the problem was behind the plug on the camper I was not there and could care less what it was as long as it works like it should and it does now and we are using the twenty foot cord the undercoating and bedlinen coating made it hard to find a good ground on the plug up front and since I brought him the long cord that is where he put it the back bumper. We are making plans to get on the road hopefully by the weekend.

Well I'm very glad you are getting things worked out! Sounds more like the dealer dropped the ball on this one. I sure hope Dave (one of the owners of D&H) steps up and makes this right for you. I too bought my 10-2 from D&H but at the Appex location. I had them deliver the camper, it was cheaper that way.I have only had two minor problems with my 10-2, one was like yours. After setting several months this past winter my Happijacs would not work either. Called Kieth at Northern Lite, he had me check the light on the board and it was not on. He had me unplug the power lead going to board and put it back on after a few seconds. It worked, it reset the board and have not had any problems since.
I'm just as interested as you are in how did your board get wet? It's in a pretty protected area. You dont think you have a tank or maybe a plumbing leak....I certainly hope not. Becareful with that 20' cord, I have enough worries trying to keep my 12' cord from getting under the camper while I put and lower camper on truck.
Thank you for updating and please let us know if the cord fixes the taillight issues.

Devildog1971 wrote:

My leg was not long enough to push brake pedal while truck is in reverse and then look at the lights at the same time

A trick someone posted on this forum a while back, is to set your cell phone on something behind your truck and have it recording video so you can test your lights then play back to see what is happening.....I use cell phone pics and video to check a lot of things that I cannot see now....

My leg was not long enough to push brake pedal while truck is in reverse and then look at the lights at the same time. one other problem`the week before I bought the camper it had not rained at the dealership and it has not rained on the way home and still has not rained. before we left the sales lot the dealer had the camper washed they put the camper on the truck. When I got home I was going to take the camper off the truck, the remote did not work the dealer had me try and jump the circuit breaker, that did not work. called Lippert, HappiJac they had me check the board no light that should have been on but there was water in the enclosed area where the holding tanks and the circuit board is located. I do not know how water got in that compartment maybe when it was being washed the door was not latched but apparently the water shorted out the board. HappiJac was happy to send me a new board I paid the shipping. A drawer the dealer was suppose to fix because it would not stay shut when the truck moved with the camper on it, I fixed the drawer at home, when we inspected the camper the carpet was rolled up after we had them roll up the carpet because I have a basset hound there was a scratch in the vinyl just saw the carpet was rolled up I did not enter the camper again until I was about 200 miles away from the dealer. I started the generator the propane smell was almost like unburnt propane, the one propane tank went empty in twenty minutes. After I parked the camper on the way home I moved the curtain by the window that is right behind the rear window on the truck what I saw was a stream of dried glue about 4 or 5 inches long. yes there were a couple other small problems which are my problems now. The new dealership in Jacksonville Fl does not yet have repair men on site the dealer (owner) told me that The dealer is sending me a ambilical cord 20 foot long, because the factory installed 7 pin connecter checked out perfectly on the truck, the one in the front left side of the bed does not have a good ground. I hand cranked the camper off the truck at home after I got home ,remember bad board,(98 degrees that day) I needed the truck. So when the cord arrives the truck pins are correct so if there is a problem we then know it is in the camper. Thank all of you who were objective and for those who were sarcastic Thank you for your sarcasm and no help

2 Piece wrote:

devildog1971 wrote:
What I would like to reply I will not. I thought up till now this forum was here to help people . So thank you for your help. I did not ask Northern Lite to diagnose a problem I was asking if they could recommend someone closer to me to provide service.

You are correct in that this forum is a great place to look for advice. Your first post seemed liked it was more about bashing Northern Lite than asking for help. I am still very interested in hearing about "the never ending story of Northern Lite annoying problems". Sounds like you have had a few more problems other than tail lights.
Remember, Northern Lite is in Canada and it would be very hard for them to recommend a repair facility near to you other than D&H (they have 2 dealerships one in Florida other in North Carolina) and they are both probably 400 miles away from you. There are 100's of RV repair facilities out there, and just because someone hangs a sign up that says "RV Repair" does not mean they are a good and or a qualified RV repair shop.
So take a deep breath, relax and enjoy your fabulous new 10-2 truck camper....and lets get this minor tail light problem resolved. You can get a trailer plug tester pretty cheaply or you can ask around your area for any recommendations for a good RV service center. Call them and find out about what there fees are, see if this is something they do. Do not be surprised when they tell you electrical problems are by the hour and not a set fee. It can get very time consuming to trace down some electrical problems. Make sure to document any and all problems found with photos, especially if the problem is found to be within the camper.
While the camper was on your truck and the umbilical cord was hooked up, did you notice if your trucks backup lights were on when the brake lights were on? If so I would unhook umbilical cord and then recheck truck brake and back up lights. If they both still on then it is a truck wiring problem. If not... hook up umbilical to only the truck and check brake backup lights on your truck. If they both come on while applying the brake it is a short in umbilical cord. If not, and while umbilical is still plugged into truck, take your 7 pin RV plug tester and plug it into the end that you would plug into to camper. If both brake and backup lights still come on using tester it is a short in the umbilical cord, if not, it maybe in camper wiring. Main thing is you have to start at the source which in this case is the trucks wiring. And you have to check each and every connection back to camper taillights in order to find the fault. Make sure truck lights are working correctly first then work your way back. There have been many great post here showing you how the plugs and cord should be wired, use this info to help find the fault.

I know I would be very interested in hearing about how this turns out, please keep us posted, and please, please let us know about never ending story of Northern Lite annoying problems!

Totally agree. Great response. Sorry devildog if I came across to you as a smart a**. I have been there and have the T shirt as they say. We are looking at NL's so we are also interested in those annoying problems.

devildog1971 wrote:
What I would like to reply I will not. I thought up till now this forum was here to help people . So thank you for your help. I did not ask Northern Lite to diagnose a problem I was asking if they could recommend someone closer to me to provide service.

You are correct in that this forum is a great place to look for advice. Your first post seemed liked it was more about bashing Northern Lite than asking for help. I am still very interested in hearing about "the never ending story of Northern Lite annoying problems". Sounds like you have had a few more problems other than tail lights.
Remember, Northern Lite is in Canada and it would be very hard for them to recommend a repair facility near to you other than D&H (they have 2 dealerships one in Florida other in North Carolina) and they are both probably 400 miles away from you. There are 100's of RV repair facilities out there, and just because someone hangs a sign up that says "RV Repair" does not mean they are a good and or a qualified RV repair shop.
So take a deep breath, relax and enjoy your fabulous new 10-2 truck camper....and lets get this minor tail light problem resolved. You can get a trailer plug tester pretty cheaply or you can ask around your area for any recommendations for a good RV service center. Call them and find out about what there fees are, see if this is something they do. Do not be surprised when they tell you electrical problems are by the hour and not a set fee. It can get very time consuming to trace down some electrical problems. Make sure to document any and all problems found with photos, especially if the problem is found to be within the camper.
While the camper was on your truck and the umbilical cord was hooked up, did you notice if your trucks backup lights were on when the brake lights were on? If so I would unhook umbilical cord and then recheck truck brake and back up lights. If they both still on then it is a truck wiring problem. If not... hook up umbilical to only the truck and check brake backup lights on your truck. If they both come on while applying the brake it is a short in umbilical cord. If not, and while umbilical is still plugged into truck, take your 7 pin RV plug tester and plug it into the end that you would plug into to camper. If both brake and backup lights still come on using tester it is a short in the umbilical cord, if not, it maybe in camper wiring. Main thing is you have to start at the source which in this case is the trucks wiring. And you have to check each and every connection back to camper taillights in order to find the fault. Make sure truck lights are working correctly first then work your way back. There have been many great post here showing you how the plugs and cord should be wired, use this info to help find the fault.

I know I would be very interested in hearing about how this turns out, please keep us posted, and please, please let us know about never ending story of Northern Lite annoying problems!

I checked the lights after I left the dealer running lights ok checked flashers ok the backup lights did not come on I could not step on the brake and be in the back at the same time so it is brake light back up light problem.

What I would like to reply I will not. I thought up till now this forum was here to help people . So thank you for your help. I did not ask Northern Lite to diagnose a problem I was asking if they could recommend someone closer to me to provide service.