BACK UP LIGHTS ARE NOT TURNING ON! :(

[strokin'_tatsch]

i just now noticed tonight that my back up lights are not working. why could that be? do they work off of the same plug the speedometer works off of?

 

[bushpilot]

check the fuse ? check the bulb sockets ?
dont know where the switch is, they USED to be
at the trans. (under the truck).

 

[fordtrucker4life!]

Will they work if you wiggle the gear selector a little in reverse? Sometimes the contacts wear out and get sloppy. Very common on older GM products.

 

[strokin'_tatsch]

well i figured it out. i went up to the store and got out and looked and there was a wire hanging under the truck... almost touching the ground. the plug just came unplugged from the tranny.

 

[BigRedWeather]

Backup lights fixed- photos

I posted the same question on this forum, but couldn't find it just now. Search for "backup light" or "backup lights". I wound up answering my own question with photographs that show where the switch is on the transmission that drives the backup lights. If you can't find it, email me and I will send you pictures.


BigRedWeather

 

[BigRedWeather]

Glad you figured it out. For future readers I will say that this post: "How to Wire Manual Backup Light Switch" posted 11/2#/06, shows a picture of where those wires that were hanging down plug in to the transmission.

 

[strokin'_tatsch]

yeah all i had to do was plug it back in and it worked just fine.

 

[SaddleSore]

A while back my reverse lights would come on part of the time.The problem was that the female end wasn't gripping the male pins tight enough to make contact all the time.Take a pair of pliers and lightly squeeze the female end so that the receptacles are slightly egg shaped.This should cure your problem.Mine never fell off the side of the tranny,so yours must be sloppy loose.

SaddleSore

 

[strokin'_tatsch]

yeah i will look at that. it is a little loose but the lights are coming on everytime i shift to reverse so it's making a connection all the time.