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Tue May 13, 2003 2:25 pm

I'm about 75% done with rewiring my 72 but am having a hell of a time figuring out were to wire the reverse light switch! The last dolt that owned it apparently had no need of the lights so he yanked the wires.

Anyone have a clue where they attach?

Tue May 13, 2003 2:31 pm

Tranny.

Tue May 13, 2003 2:41 pm

the switch is on the front of the nosecone, passenger side... has 2 spade connections...

run one wire to the positive side of the coil with an inline fuse of 8 amps

hook the second wire to the reverse light harness ( a plastic plug in coming out the back of the tarboard insulation betwwen the firewall and fan housing.)

if that is... it is still intact, damn butchers!:D

Wed May 14, 2003 8:05 am

Thanks clay, thanks keifernet. All the original wires were torn out. I just coludn't handle my tail lights being spliced by speaker wire *shudder*. I just had a hard time finding where the reverselight wires went into the switch.

Wed May 14, 2003 8:50 am

Sorry to hijack your thread darkminstrel... but that reverse wire that comes out of the tarboard: is does it have a small round 2 pin plug on it? If so, then you just solved a minor mystery for me, as to what that little plug was for. I too have no reverse lamps. There must be more than one bug butcher around.

Rob S ;o)

Wed May 14, 2003 9:13 am

My harness was bought new 2 days ago, I have a blue wire coming from the reverse light spade on each side. These get spliced to an interim connector. On the other side of that connector is a black wire for each light. Apparently this connector goes to the front of the tranny where the actualy reverse light switch is.

As far as your 2 pin plug goes, it sounds right. 2 pins, 2 lights, 2 wires to the switch.

Try tracing the wire back under the car. If it comes out onto the transmission there ya go.

Wed May 14, 2003 10:14 am

Justbugin, what year you talking about?, It sounds like a later model and no I do not think the round connector your referring too is for reverse lights...
sounds like something else, like the tach hookup for a latermadel engine with the "VW factory diagnostic box"

the reverse light connection is plastic that has usallly turned yellow/grundgy with age and heat and is one wire into 2 wire deal...