is there any thing you could fix on car dash to show that van brake lights and blinkers are working?
thank you
WAssa41 said
08:21 AM Nov 13, 2018
I have a gadget that I got on E bay some years ago and it has several led that light up when you use the brakes. indicators etc. I the led don't light up there is a problem with that circuit.
Wassa
Bagmaker said
09:07 AM Nov 13, 2018
If you fix your wife to the dash she cannot walk back and check.................
darjak said
09:09 AM Nov 13, 2018
Bag maker X2
terrola said
01:18 PM Nov 13, 2018
stupid reply get a life
Cbigtez said
02:12 PM Nov 13, 2018
Be nice
Yuglamron said
02:25 PM Nov 13, 2018
Check your manual,
Lots of modern vehicles have feedback systems that alter the dash responses if for example an indicator bulb is blown, the flashing rate on the dash changes and other feedback if indicator bulbs are blown. Some will show trailer problems too. My MH is a'99 MAN and if a trailer bulb is blown the dash will show up a fault, then you can check.
The Suzuki Grand Vitara was the same if a bulb on the trailer was gone the dash responses were different.
So rather than buy something off eBay check what your manual says first.
Long Weekend said
02:28 PM Nov 13, 2018
I think Bagmaker was actually trying to be funny.
Wassa; can you remember the name of the gadget you bought from eBay to monitor the van lights? Would be better than having to find a rock or something to hold the brake pedal down while I check the lights at the rear. (I often travel solo.)
Murray
-- Edited by Long Weekend on Tuesday 13th of November 2018 04:25:49 PM
Leshill said
06:33 PM Nov 13, 2018
I use a small wooden T that is the length from the brake pedal to the front of the drivers seat. Just jam it in and brake lights are on..put the hazard lights on so that check can be done. Then remove the T piece / turn on parkers & check tail light & clearance lights etc.No rock needed.
For years I have been going to get an adjustable pop top roof suport but they cost ..my wood T piece was free..It lives under the drivers seat and in 40 + years has never moved forward .
Cupie said
08:12 PM Nov 13, 2018
The best DIY device that I have seen to address this was a 'mimic' box that fitted on the front of the van & was visible using the rear vision mirrors. If the running light was operating an LED in the mimic box would light.
Unfortunately, it was a one-off by a mate & I don't have access to the design & am not smart enough to make one.
Should be easy for a technology nut to make ... and market?
denmonkey said
09:08 PM Nov 13, 2018
if you don't have a spare person, I find it handy to pull up near a shop window and reverse into position and you can check them from within the car :)
pick the right time and you're all good.
Can require a little maneuvering but it's free
Sarco Harris said
09:34 PM Nov 13, 2018
Brakes working should be indicated readily by your controller.
In relation to indicators, why bother, simply don't use them like so many others on the road. Though normally that goes primarily for car drivers, BUT:
Followed a van towed by a 200 series yesterday from outside Yea through to Yarra Glen. Indicators were only used when he turned off to the right just on the Lilydale side of Yarra Glen
Sarco
Long Weekend said
09:48 PM Nov 13, 2018
It's not the brakes I want to check - it's the brake lights. Tail lights OK, indicators OK but the brake pedal has to be depressed to light up the light.
Hmm Den Monkey - that might be a bit tricky with a van attached!
Murray
-- Edited by Long Weekend on Tuesday 13th of November 2018 09:49:41 PM
Cupie said
12:31 AM Nov 14, 2018
Long Weekend wrote:
It's not the brakes I want to check - it's the brake lights. Tail lights OK, indicators OK but the brake pedal has to be depressed to light up the light.
Hmm Den Monkey - that might be a bit tricky with a van attached!
Murray
-- Edited by Long Weekend on Tuesday 13th of November 2018 09:49:41 PM
To test that out without an assistant, I use the van broom that has a telescopic handle. Depress the brake & hold it down with the broom wedged between the pedal & the seat headrest. Walk around the back & check the lights, listening to the hum of the elec brakes as I pass them.
For years I did the light checks an hour or so before departure to allow time to fix problems. Since I changed to all LEDs I never have a faulty indicator.
-- Edited by Cupie on Wednesday 14th of November 2018 12:32:37 AM
Leshill said
04:27 PM Nov 14, 2018
My small T beats the broom. Have just replaced my LED 6x4 trailer lights many of the leds in the tail light and blinker had failed. I haven't used the trailer all that much ...but they'd still failed.
denmonkey said
04:45 PM Nov 14, 2018
Long Weekend wrote:
It's not the brakes I want to check - it's the brake lights. Tail lights OK, indicators OK but the brake pedal has to be depressed to light up the light.
Hmm Den Monkey - that might be a bit tricky with a van attached!
Murray
-- Edited by Long Weekend on Tuesday 13th of November 2018 09:49:41 PM
nah mate. you can do it.
you don't need to be perfect or that close for it to work. I have a place down the road from me that I swing past on the way out. Always make a quick stop just to check the lights.
rgren2 said
02:52 PM Nov 19, 2018
Set the camera on your phone to video and place it where it can record the back of your van. Use a sequence of the lights, ie left blinker, right blinker, brake, parkers, then view it.
-- Edited by rgren2 on Monday 19th of November 2018 02:52:51 PM
Cupie said
08:56 PM Nov 19, 2018
rgren2 wrote:
Set the camera on your phone to video and place it where it can record the back of your van. Use a sequence of the lights, ie left blinker, right blinker, brake, parkers, then view it.
-- Edited by rgren2 on Monday 19th of November 2018 02:52:51 PM
What a great idea. I'll certainly try that next time.
is there any thing you could fix on car dash to show that van brake lights and blinkers are working?
thank you
I have a gadget that I got on E bay some years ago and it has several led that light up when you use the brakes. indicators etc. I the led don't light up there is a problem with that circuit.
Wassa
stupid reply get a life
Be nice
Check your manual,
Lots of modern vehicles have feedback systems that alter the dash responses if for example an indicator bulb is blown, the flashing rate on the dash changes and other feedback if indicator bulbs are blown. Some will show trailer problems too. My MH is a'99 MAN and if a trailer bulb is blown the dash will show up a fault, then you can check.
The Suzuki Grand Vitara was the same if a bulb on the trailer was gone the dash responses were different.
So rather than buy something off eBay check what your manual says first.
I think Bagmaker was actually trying to be funny.
Wassa; can you remember the name of the gadget you bought from eBay to monitor the van lights? Would be better than having to find a rock or something to hold the brake pedal down while I check the lights at the rear. (I often travel solo.)
Murray
-- Edited by Long Weekend on Tuesday 13th of November 2018 04:25:49 PM
For years I have been going to get an adjustable pop top roof suport but they cost ..my wood T piece was free..It lives under the drivers seat and in 40 + years has never moved forward .
The best DIY device that I have seen to address this was a 'mimic' box that fitted on the front of the van & was visible using the rear vision mirrors. If the running light was operating an LED in the mimic box would light.
Unfortunately, it was a one-off by a mate & I don't have access to the design & am not smart enough to make one.
Should be easy for a technology nut to make ... and market?
pick the right time and you're all good.
Can require a little maneuvering but it's free
In relation to indicators, why bother, simply don't use them like so many others on the road. Though normally that goes primarily for car drivers, BUT:
Followed a van towed by a 200 series yesterday from outside Yea through to Yarra Glen. Indicators were only used when he turned off to the right just on the Lilydale side of Yarra Glen
Sarco
It's not the brakes I want to check - it's the brake lights. Tail lights OK, indicators OK but the brake pedal has to be depressed to light up the light.
Hmm Den Monkey - that might be a bit tricky with a van attached!
Murray
-- Edited by Long Weekend on Tuesday 13th of November 2018 09:49:41 PM
To test that out without an assistant, I use the van broom that has a telescopic handle. Depress the brake & hold it down with the broom wedged between the pedal & the seat headrest. Walk around the back & check the lights, listening to the hum of the elec brakes as I pass them.
For years I did the light checks an hour or so before departure to allow time to fix problems. Since I changed to all LEDs I never have a faulty indicator.
-- Edited by Cupie on Wednesday 14th of November 2018 12:32:37 AM
nah mate. you can do it.
you don't need to be perfect or that close for it to work. I have a place down the road from me that I swing past on the way out. Always make a quick stop just to check the lights.
Set the camera on your phone to video and place it where it can record the back of your van. Use a sequence of the lights, ie left blinker, right blinker, brake, parkers, then view it.
-- Edited by rgren2 on Monday 19th of November 2018 02:52:51 PM
What a great idea. I'll certainly try that next time.