Caravan 12v Electrics Cable "The Repair"

Caravan 12v Electrics Cable "The Repair"
12v Electrics Cable (3 metre pre-wired) £ 21.89
IP55 Waterproof Box £5.00 from B&Q
Grommets’ MK Black Compression gland £2.33 from B&Q
Connector Blocks Black 15A 12-Way Cable Connector Strip £4.00 from B&Q
Mastic Sealing Strip 19mm x 5m £8.29 from Big White Box
Cable Clips pack of 25 £3.00 from B&Q
Cable Ties 295mm pack of 50 £2.75 from B&Q
Stanley Fatmax Automatic Wire Stripper £19.99 from ScrewFix (available online cheaper)

[@eugeneaustin]

im glad i watched this review i have trouble with my cable on our 2015 swift, i didn't realize there was two type's of coloured wires so very grateful for this info.

[@thecaravanus4067]

Hi, glad the video was of help.

[@MrG.42]

Excellent video. To test my brake lights & Reverse lights on the caravan, I set up my phone on bricks etc behind the caravan and set the video. Hope this helps.

[@thecaravanus4067]

That’s a great tip 👍🏻

[@staffsbull32]

looks like a really good job! thanks for sharing. like these type of videos....great commentary too

[@grahamthompson6406]

Thanks I’ve just dragged my cable as well and didn’t know what to do and putting the junction box in front lockers brilliant idea and if I hadn’t done it l wouldn’t have searched for and found your video thank again

[@thecaravanus4067]

Hi, Thanks for your comment. It’s not a nice feeling when you find the cable has been dragging on the road. Once you get your mind round the repair it’s quite straightforward. Thanks again.

[@InverhavonRailways]

Would not think that electrics in the gas locker are a good idea

[@DesmondsDonders]

Very neat repair and with the added bonus if it happens again the fix is easier :-) Thanks for sharing.

[@thecaravanus4067]

Desmond's Donders Hi, thanks for you comment. It was a thought that it would be easier if it were to happen again. Fingers crossed it never will... 😀

[@DesmondsDonders]

@@thecaravanus4067 I hope it doesn't !! Missed you comment about the High and Low Forces last night. Love the area but it is difficult to park up by High Force. I caught my first ever trout on the Tees just below the Falls :-)

[@shaunbrown5318]

Great job will use your ideas Thank you

[@simonjackson2101]

Great video, This is my first job once the weather gets better. Do you remember we’re you bought the pre wired cable from? Thanks

[@thecaravanus4067]

Hi, glad you liked the video. I got mine from a local caravan sales & accessory dealer. They are available on eBay, just put the following in search: Towing 13 Pin Plug + Pre Wired Cable - Caravan / Motorhome. Good luck with the repair.

[@Sportage5603]

doing the same job myself was looking at gas locker but apparantly you cant have any electrics in the gas locker

[@thecaravanus4067]

Hi, that was a question I asked at the time of doing the repair. Many caravan manufacturers have 230v sockets on the front window sill/bulkhead with back boxes within the gas locker. I put the repair in an ip65 rated box although the rating is for water/weather protection it’s 12v & more than acceptable to be sited in the gas locker. Good luck with your repair.

[@keithgypps3432]

Cheers for this, I've done the same and now rewired as per your video but I've got no fridge and no ATC, fuses seem fine, any ideas at all did you have to reset your ATC ?

[@thecaravanus4067]

Hi, I didn’t have to reset anything. It’s worth double checking the colouring of the wires. I had to match some wires that were a different colour on the new cable.

[@keithgypps3432]

Appreciate your reply, it was two fuses in the car that had blown, but all sorted now.

[@anthonyregan5008]

Was this to go from 7pin to 13pin electrics?

[@thecaravanus4067]

Hi, Unfortunately the cable dragged on the road when returning from Cambridge. It was a fix to the already installed 13pin electric cable.

[@anthonyregan5008]

@@thecaravanus4067 thanks I'm looking to change from 7pin (12s & 12n) to single 13pin