Car-caravan lighting and auxiliary extension lead

I assume you have a Hymer 470 CARAVAN and that both the car and caravan have 2 sockets known as 12N and 12S; the 12N socket powers the indicators,  stop lights on the caravan and the 12S powers the caravan internal 12v electrics.  However the cables are not long enough to allow connection caravan to car.  Is there not any slack in the cables under the caravan that you could use?  I am not an electrician but would it not be a better long term solution to fit 2 waterproof joining boxes (splitters)  under the caravan and get  long enough 7 core cable (need 2 lengths - think the colours are the same for each connector)) rather than have more sockets in the cables.  The colour code for wiring is on Page 613 of the Club Handbook.

I would just replace them with longer leads as somewhere  inside the van you should find the connection blocks, you have the plugs just need some wire from a local caravan dealer just take some photos of the wiring before you start 

I would expect that commeyras is correct is his/her guess. I reduced the length of the leads on my caravan by reclipping it on the A frame to prevent it from possibly dragging on the floor.

Amesford.  You are of course correct if there are connection boxes already fitted.  I only gave my solution because on my caravan the 13 pin cable is connected to the control box via a sealed connector - if you see what I mean!  Maybe it is different with 7 core cables - can't remember.

Euero Trotters.  You may wish to change to Caravanner in your pic which shows you as Motorhomer!

I had that problem a few years ago where the cable clip that I used to shorten one of the leads came undone and the cable dragged on the road and chaffed. I had to cut and solder, then heat shrink the lead as it had severed the wires.

My thoughts are that the previous owner of the van must have been able to tow it, so the leads must have reached their sockets.

Are your sockets on your car particularly far forward?

If not, I would also suggest that the cables have been clipped to the A frame, or pulled into the van, to stop them dragging on the road.

Perhaps the previous user's vehicle was fitted with a 13-pin socket and they had been using the cable type of 13-pin to 2x7-pin adaptor.

Hi,

We have a motorhome and a caravan!

There is no option on here to mark as having both!

Thank you 

Tucked away underneath 

You could perhaps elaborate in your profile instead of saying you loathe camping in the UK. Just a suggestion.