rear flood lights & rear bed

[northstar1960]

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so is this another misprint in a forest river brochure and dealers web sites that state the rear flood lights are back up activated ? seems i do have a switch to turn them on and off but do not work with back up lights .
Also is there a way to lower the rear bed further then it does ? can it be adjusted or set lower on the lifting mech. seems even I at 6'1' can not easily get into or out of it . next thing will be some kind of kitchen cart to have just a little counter space .everything else is working great . spending my 3rd nite in the unit and starting to fill like home .

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The upper bunk has quite a few points it can stop at. There are metal plates inside the tracks with two set screws per plate. You raise or lower them in the tracks to adjust the height the upper bunk stops at.

[northstar1960]

will it also go lower ? it raises high enough just not low enough . i'll take a look at the brackets , i did notice other threaded holes . thanks

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Originally Posted by northstar1960

will it also go lower ? it raises high enough just not low enough . i'll take a look at the brackets , i did notice other threaded holes . thanks

Depends on where they are now. You can raise it or lower it in the existing threaded holes. You can also make you own new ones if you want to take it further up or down.

[Taranwanderer]

My rear floods have a switch in the garage, but they also do come on with the truck's reverse lights. Start with your 7-pin and work backwards, the connector might not be making good electrical contact on that pin.

[jamiller45]

removing the brass stop plates will allow you to lower the bed to any height you wish.

[RVBikers]

Our flood lights also work as reverse lights.

[MOV]

Mine also work in reverse, I'll bet your TV plug is not hooked up to the reverse lights

[Taranwanderer]

Originally Posted by MOV

Mine also work in reverse, I'll bet your TV plug is not hooked up to the reverse lights

Yep, quite possible--truck ignition on, engine off, put gear shifter in reverse so the truck's R-lights come on (have DW keep foot on brake!) and test that slot/pin on your 7-pin to see if it's getting power. The issue might be with your truck plug, not the camper.

[Homebrew]

I guess the brochure was wrong again!!
FR should put a disclaimer on there brochure about not being responsible for TV issues!



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Originally Posted by The KULAs

I guess the brochure was wrong again!!
FR should put a disclaimer on there brochure about not being responsible for TV issues!



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Uh oh. You're going to be on the ignore list now too...

Now, let's talk facts. We all know it was Couch's, not FR, that messed up the wiring on purpose.

[bulletbob]

There is nothing wrong with the brochure stating that the flood lights are activated with the reverse lights. Look in the junction box where your Bergman cord connection is made. There should be two yellow wires in if. Make sure they are connected. Check all grounds as well.

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Originally Posted by bulletbob

There is nothing wrong with the brochure stating that the flood lights are activated with the reverse lights. Look in the junction box where your Bergman cord connection is made. There should be two yellow wires in if. Make sure they are connected. Check all grounds as well.

He knows Bob. He's cracking wise because northstar has been complaining about his trailer not matching the brochure/FR website specs forever... I was also making a funny by blaming Couch's as he complains about them even more than about FR. Many of us are just tired of hearing it so making a joke out if it adds a bit of levity.

[bulletbob]

My bad.

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Originally Posted by bulletbob

My bad.

No prob. Consider yourself lucky you haven't had the pleasure....

[Mickey Moto]

Originally Posted by northstar1960

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so is this another misprint in a forest river brochure and dealers web sites that state the rear flood lights are back up activated ? seems i do have a switch to turn them on and off but do not work with back up lights .
Also is there a way to lower the rear bed further then it does ? can it be adjusted or set lower on the lifting mech. seems even I at 6'1' can not easily get into or out of it . next thing will be some kind of kitchen cart to have just a little counter space .everything else is working great . spending my 3rd nite in the unit and starting to fill like home .

My 2015 lights are back up activated when I shift into reverse lights come on. I put new mattress on my bed dropped it down to 2nd set of holes works great.
Mickey Moto
27HFS

[northstar1960]

Thanks , no problem with the tv or wiring , just so you know kulas . i've checked them with the switch but was told they did not come on with reverse by the DEALER . i will check here in a day or two when i hook up to head to Co . so i guess the dealers just continue to make up stuff , not wanting to get into a dealer bashing session , just asking a question or two if that's ok , some people just don't care if their lied to

[Taranwanderer]

Oh, ok. NS: I was under the impression that you were hooked up to your rig, put 'er in reverse, and the lights didn't come on. But it sounds like you're going by what the dealer said (which we all know can be total crap, Gospel, or anything in between.) I bet if you hook up and check this feature, it works.

In fairness, a lot of dealer salespeople don't know jack spit. For instance, I originally ordered my 30HFS-5 with a gray exterior, and I paid an extra premium for that. But when it arrived at the dealer, it was white. I was told by my sales guy, "They stopped making it in gray for the 2015 model year." (I had ordered it in March of 2014, so we were going off 2014 specs and thought I'd be getting a '14, but it took them so long to make it that it came through as a 2015.) Ok, I say, I'm SOL. Then 2 months later I go to Hershey and see most of the 2015 XLR line on display there in gray. Needless to say I was less than thrilled. I don't like being lied to. If you f$*#ed up, admit you f$*#ed up. I think there's just some defective gene in salespeople that requires them to lie periodically. Or at least talk out their butthole.