Dan, here you go again showing useful little tips that help us all. Well done Regards Bernie

Brilliant! I paid my dealership to replace one of the spots on my Bailey Modena, just to get the USB sockets, I might have tried it myself if I had known that it was relatively simple.

Just to say thanks for the steer! Have just fitted two for reading lights over Motorhome front seats when swiveled and they are perfect! 10/10

Cheers Dan. Good video. Maybe upgrading our caravan at the end of the year but if I was keeping her this would have been on the list of mods. 👍

Wow, easier than I thought it would be. Thanks for the video. Deffinately need someone to find us all a respectfully priced seller for these. I do think we can be hit hard hard on prices just because the word caravan is in the description.

Great video Dan . I'm in the early stages of trying to order a LOT of these lights for our shop/engineering as they are proving very popular.

Thanks Dan another quick job before next season

Useful video, thanks for that. I must do that on our own Motorhome, having found out how useful they are on our loan Bailey Advance.

Watch this video when it first came out but could not get them any where then I forgot about it. Until last week i got them off Ebay and fitted them as it was very easy job to do. I have a auto trail motor home and when I bought it there was no USB any where in the motor home. I got a couple off USB in the front when I got some up grades done but forgot about the bedroom,we have an island bed and with these two spotlights ever side no more problems with charging phones anymore. Thank you for the video keep up with the good work.

Great replacement, will have to order some of them....when they are back in stock! cheers Dan 👍

Even I could do that DIY job. Big thanks Dan. its on the to do list. 👍

I've been askin my mrs for months to let me fit USB down-lighters lol... the ones we have are like you say, really bright so all i've been doing is pointing them at the wall....so now i'll be asking for dimmable ones. :-) ace vid Dan.

Great video Dan and a mod i really want to do in our Bailey, there are no USB's in our Ancona so this would be a great help and stop us having to use up the normal sockets just to charge phones, tablets etc !! Cheers Jon

Hi Dan. Decided to bite the bullet and upgrade the lights in my Phoenix 640. The only one where I struggled to get to the spade connector was the downlighter under the radio. I got round it by adding new spade connectors onto the cables and all worked fine. However, the one on the near side corner of the bed had 2 cables to one of the spade connectors. When I connected this one up the fuse blew - off to the nearest dealer to buy a supply of 10 amp fuses. Tried again with the cables swapped over and it worked fine. Tried the old one again and it also only worked one way round. All working now and I’m pleased with them.

Just got one these lights to fit in our motorhome thanks for posting very helpful.

Hi Dan just what we are looking for,as our USB ports are near the floor, so it will be more convenient for us to plug in phones and Ipad from above,im ordering 2 for the front of our caravan now,brill. Glad you are back,after xmas.

These are fantastic, I upgrade ours last year and since then found them invaluable. £17 is the price I paid for twin USB dimmer version 👍🏻

@n1ckyr930

4 жыл бұрын

Hi both, just curious as I have today installed a couple of these spots with USB ports on my V-line, replacing two of the original spots. Does the base of yours and the usb port end of the relevant cable get warm/hot when charging a device? mine seem to and I'm worried that this might not be normal and that the pre-existing wires maybe aren't big enough to take the extra demand? Thanks

Great video Dan, it’s just what I was wanting to upgrade to. I’ve just changed my van last year to a Lunar Clubman and annoyingly there is no usb points in the bedroom to allow me to charge the phone overnight while still being able to set my phone alarm. I’m off to eBay as well Thanks Dan

Thanks Dan this will help with our lack off USB points in our Sprite. Cheers Phil👍

@TheTrudgians

5 жыл бұрын

Good to hear Phil, i was thinking of you when i made this - hence my bit RE Sprite owners. so, i had a closer look at one. Hope you are both well. Dan

@lostweekendscaravan

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheTrudgians Thanks Dan they are great idea. I have added the link to my watch list as they have sadly run out bit I can wait. I am fine Juliet is a little poorly at present. Thanks Phil

useful video and a very helpful link, thank you.

Lights now out of stock 🤔 wonder why dan😂😂😂😂 brilliant video as always happy new year to you and the family

Bedroom seems like a lot of work. Would appreciate a video on that. Thanks for this one. Peter

You’re going to cost me a fortune Dan with all these great mods 😂

@TheTrudgians

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry Chris.....

Absolutely agree Dan, we are lucky enough to have the summers on our Unicorn and we always have them on the lowest setting. The whole caravan is too bright really. Great video glad I don’t need to upgrade though 😃

@CaravanVlogger

5 жыл бұрын

Damn auto correct meant dimmers not summers!

Thanks for that Dan. If you don't mind, I think I would like to see you fitting the other lights as a novice in these things I would just like to learn how it can be soldered. Sorry to be a pain. Thanks.

Nice video Dan, how easy?! Nice tip about the cable tie, save a lot of time chasing wires eh?! 😜

Great video, fitted these to my Bailey ranger 460/4 last year. At a cost of £17.99 each they are perfect.

@SyncMan172

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Ian, I don't suppose you have the details of the lamps do you?

@Lord-IanPerkins

5 жыл бұрын

@@SyncMan172 I will try and find out for you.

@Lord-IanPerkins

5 жыл бұрын

Www.Caravanaccessoryshop.Com

Thanks. Very useful.

i think il b buying these when they are back instock atleast, another fab video

thanks for the video!!

Thanks Dan. Enjoyed the way you made me feel confident on trying that out although later on in the year, Just off topic i wondered if you had any plans on doing towing mirrors i tried one of the large rectangular ones with large rubber bands on which wrap around the car mirror but on our vw tiguan they did'nt fit now i have another set which are fixed on with suckers which you screw to tighten although they fit well you loose a lot of the car mirrors visibleity due to the sucker andi'm sure theres many other types, also the mirror lens you have a close range and long range view and some people may not know which go's on which side. just a thought of something you might want to look into. Happy New Year

lol soon has i saw the link i knew they would sell out just waiting on mine could you do a video for the bedroom lights please would be a help . Keep up the good work cheers mark

Good job thanks, what are the best ones

Dan has my lights turned up yesterday ive been looking at my 2011 Bailey unicorn Valencia today at the lights in bedroom has you said the wiring is trapped in between the cupboard floor i then noticed that the front edge of cupboard base had three screws on the top and on the bottom edge so I thought I’d have a closer look after moving all 6 screws i found out that the front rolled edge comes off . And there in between is all the wiring and plugs do have some pics but couldn’t post them on here cheers mark

Thanks Dan, I'm off to eBay 😉

Hi Dan, I remember you saying that you would give us a tour of your new van when all the work on it was complete. Have I missed it or is it yet to be completed. GREAT VIDS

Hi Dan, really enjoyed your video and like the helpful tips 👍 might consider esp for the dimming..cheers Rob

How did you do the bedroom lights,otherwise the video is great

Thanks for the video Dan. I’ve been looking for something like this for a while, but the 4100k light colour puts me off. My existing spotlights are a warm white (3000k). Do you know if there is a similar product in warm white?

Hello and good video with good information. Are these lights ok to use in a caravan bathroom. just in case moisture gets in to the usb connection. Thank you. Steve.

Hi Dan, im about to pull the trigger and buy a new dealer special 640. This Is pretty much the same van as yours but has a much cooler name (panther) lol.are you happy with your as I tend to see a lot of vlogers (here we tow ) bailey bashing. its definitely the right layout for me and my family I just wanted the final say from you on the build quality.I enjoy all of your vids and I to have a USB fetish so your not alone!!

Hi, i have a 2002 Elddis Odyssey 482, i want to upgrade my downlights to but when i removed one of the old downlighters their is a big hole which is wider than the base of the new down lights, i think i am going to have to get some 6mm ply, cover the hole then drill new holes for the cables to come through......Bugger !!

Another great video Dan. A pity that your USB fetish doesn't extend to putting them in right way round 1st time ;-) - why is it that ALWAYS happens??!!

Hi Dan. I want to replace my old halogen lights with these - typically are the spey connectors the same?

Hi Dan great video as always the only thing I think you didn't say was what was the power out put of the usb (slow charge or fast)

@TheTrudgians

5 жыл бұрын

oh - good point. its 2.1A so thats fast charge I think - but i will check if thats for both USB sockets, watch this space.

07:38 - I'd be very wary about saying "you're not going to blow things up". I've seen some very very dodgy units with 12v buck converters that aren't protected/rectified. You really don't want to plug one of those in the wrong way round! OK, in the vast majority of cases "you're not going to blow things up" is sound advice. I just wouldn't throw it out there without any caveats!

Hi Dan, good vid. Can you tell me how to remove my kitchen downlighters, they are flush and don't appear to be spring fixed. Roy, Atlas static

Hi Dan, I fitted first spot light just fine, however the second one, the cable shot off into the panelling, how did you retrieve it please? Thanks Team Fortuin

Hi Dan. We have an older Sprite Muskateer TD with Halogen downlights! Can I replace these with LED lights or is there more to swapping halogens for LEDs? Keep up the great videos! The Yeomans family.

hi again...if i run the 2 bathroom lights, 1 looks like a Spotlight, and the 2 main interior ceiling lights, which are LED's, how long will i get out of my 110ah battery were these lights left on?...i just got about 12 hours from my battery with them, is that about right? or should i have got afew days?

Dan I appear to have exactly the same lights as you. The problem I'm having, is with the white base plate . I realise your base plate is silver. I have screwed that in position . Then when I twist the light fitting on to that it seems very loose. As if it would fall off while the caravan was in transit or if you went to position the direction of the light. Any suggestions Ralph

Good job but what about your warranty?

Just bought four of these at a total of £80. Just wondering do these draw a current even when not in use (i.e. even without a device plugged into the USB)?

Can you change the bulb in these lights

Thanks Dan another good video. I notice that the latest Phoenix dealer specials have the addition of a dual usb now fitted in the lounge chest next to the 13amp socket (its a double but one was blanked off). Maybe Bailey listened to your observation on usb shortage. I don’t know if they are wired to the 13amp or 12V system but my question is has Swindon offered to retrofit these to your van ?

@TheTrudgians

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Phillip - yeah we had the USB sockets on the chest as well. (you'll see this on our tour video coming out next week) this was part of the dealer special pack, and comes as standard on all dealer specials I believe. Its also hooked into the 12v system, so you wont need to be on EHU to take advantage of the USB charging point.

@bodyshop1

5 жыл бұрын

they're wired to the 12v system

Ironically these light emitting diodes work in either polarity because of some diodes. :-)

Great Video Dan,👍, am I right to assume that it would be a similar process for. MH?

@TheTrudgians

5 жыл бұрын

Morning, yeah im pretty sure its exactly the same. I would just pop one of the lights off to have a look at the connectors, before ordering. Hope you are all well - looking forward to catching up. D

@hettysmotorhomeadventures4860

5 жыл бұрын

The Trudgians thanks Dan, there is a distinct lack of USB ports in the new MH 👍

How to change the lights in bedroom if caravan

Took my old 1 out,instead of red and black cables,I got 2 white cables,any suggestions?,thanks for the videos

@TheTrudgians

Жыл бұрын

Hi, are you sure they are both white, and not white & yellow? i would put a multimeter on the wires and check that the voltage is 12v and mark up which is + and - hope that helps

@philhode5104

Жыл бұрын

@@TheTrudgians yes there both white, not been up on electric should 1 read 12v when I put multimeter on and other 1 minus?,thanks for your time

Bought 4 of these to update our lights, the back plates don’t twist therefore they can’t be attached

Good Morning All, I have just upgraded the spot lights in my Bailey Grande Messina with these lights, Can someone please confirm something for me? When i turn the master switch off before leaving the caravan the lights flash on then straight off? Is this normal or could this be something to do with the changing of the spot lights? Thanks.

@TheTrudgians

5 жыл бұрын

Morning, this is normal for some newer caravans, including ours. It did it from day one and is related in the way the master switch isolates the power from the systems, including the lights.

@frankjones2657

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheTrudgians Thanks for confirming.

@frankjones2657

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheTrudgians Before i messaged you i thought i would email Bailey. This is their response. "Thank you for your email. No, they shouldn’t do that. As far as we are aware they should just go off. We would suggest that you have a talk with your selling retailer so they can take a look for you. It’s very hard for us to explain what it might be without somebody having a look for you. "

I got two back in September for £17.99 each from caravanaccessoryshop.co.uk but they seem to be out of stock at the moment unfortunately. They are great but don't dim as much as I thought they would.

What did you do with the old ones ?

@TheTrudgians

4 жыл бұрын

Mr Feeny has those installed in his van now. ;-)

@Gixer750pilot

4 жыл бұрын

The Trudgians you should be in bed !!! I’ve been binge watching caravan videos all day . WFH sucks . Cabin fever has set in .

Why don’t you cut the wire and put spade terminals on the bedroom lights? Easier than getting a solder bolt out.

@TheTrudgians

5 жыл бұрын

Thats a good point, and very simple to answer. The hole that the cable is squeezed in will not allow a couple of terminals in there, so the only way to fit is to make a small and tidy solder cable joint. this will then fit into the tight void in the shelf. I hope that makes sense, I think i'll follow up with a video showing it in greater detail.

Good video, Thanks. I just clicked the link and it says LED Bulb is NOT replaceable. That's neither good for the environment or the wallet. Shame cos they looked great up until that point.

We have 4 usb ports. But by each side of bed head. Plus 2 usb by dinette For I-phone/I pad etc. sorry but fail to see benefit of usb in a light fitting, with cables hanging down from the light? Dimmer is good though.

@TheTrudgians

5 жыл бұрын

Hi David, well the benefit is really for those of us that don't have any ports apart from the light fittings. There are versions of this light fitting available without the USB sockets, if you do like the idea of the dimmer. Hope that helps.

Great video Dan. Going to have to look at getting some of these. Had a quick search on the old web and found these. www.leisureshopdirect.com/electric/12v-appliances/12-v-appliances/switched-led-spotlight-with-usb-12-volt No idea if the company is any good but I’ll give them a try at this price.

Doesn't doing this yourself, void your warranty??

@TheTrudgians

3 жыл бұрын

Nope.

@karlcammish9663

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply.. saw the one when you did the TV Ariel. My dealer said it would void the warranty on that too.

I'm only a minute in and already i'm asking what good is a USB port on a light that effectively sits above your head. I shall watch on...Ok, watched it. Informative but not for me i'm afraid. I can't stand those wires hanging like that.

Why can't these caravan makers just use these lights instead of the one that comes standard?

Hi Dan, Hope this is OK, I've just secured a lot of these via them being reworked by our UK trade supplier.... Limited numbers & as always priced sensibly. Just on here www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=382789024494&_sacat=0 going onto our website www.caravanalia.com/ by 26/02/19, if i can get a few more. Keep up the good work Sir, cheers Dave