two tiny orange lights on left front side trailer

[Inland RV Center, In]

We have the tail light monitor covers. Part number 56808.

Andy
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yeah as i said before my cover is missing as well. my indicators are imbedded in a rubber grommet and there are two screws holding it to the side of the trailer when i removed the screws some of the cover was still there....looked like plastic....

HEY!

does anyone out there have a picture of there exsisting fully intacted indicator light cover? if so....... could you please post it so i and others can see what it looks like?

[thenewkid64]

Here is one of the covers discussed in this thread on Ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=1873094090

[Sue&Von]

Well Smily it has been 14 months and 2 weeks since you promised photos...should I give up waiting??

Thanks Brett you come thru again!
(You might want to edit away the ebay link which has long ago gone invalid).

For the life of me I cant see what the cover did nor why it was necessary.

What about the clear button or "knob" that Smily mentioned? It apparently is at the lamp end of the "circuit" and maybe magnifies the initial output??

Andy you did not answer whether that part is still available.

My 74 has the indicators but no mention that I find in the service manual.

Were these options or standard?
What years had these? I know 71-77 from posters in the other thread*.

Why were they discontinued ? Seems like a very useful tool.

I suppose they only monitored the tail lamps not the brake lights...correct?

*Another thread concerning these indicators
is mistakenly titled LEDs. (See link above in another post).

$&V

[Inland RV Center, In]

The option "tail light monitor" was Airstreams first use of "fiber optics."

The purpose of the monitor, especially at night time, was to allow the driver of the tow vehicle to see what was happening to the tail light system.

A dim light was seen when the "clearance lights" and "tail lights" were on.

When the brakes were applied, the "stop light" bulbs would illuminate accordingly.

Since the brake light element of the double element bulbs is used also for the turn signals, it of course would blink as govererned by the flasher on the tow vehicle.

It would be very costly to "add" the monitor after production.

They were discontinued only because of cost. Many owners said they did not tow at night time, so why have them?

As with any "monitor" system, safety or additional "whats happening" information was provided by the tail light monitor system.


We have the covers available in plastic. They hold the viewing monitor in place and provide a nice "finished" appearance to the left side of the trailer.

Interesting however, they were never installed on a motorhome.

Andy