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Crooked Designer Samba Member
Joined: March 22, 2018 Posts: 323 Location: Chicago, IL
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 12:18 pm Post subject: Reverse / backup lights not working with Subaru transmission |
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Anyone solved this problem before? Everything is hooked up properly but back up lights don’t go on when shifted into reverse. Does signal from nee Subaru 5 speed trans work the same as oem 4 speed?
Just installed transmission and new Led bulb on all exterior lights. All other bulbs work great. Cleaned all wire connections at tail lights. _________________ '85 Westy full camper, Subaru 2.5L, 5 speed SubiGears + 5speedbus shifter kit |
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MarkWard Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2005 Posts: 17114 Location: Retired South Florida
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 12:41 pm Post subject: Re: Reverse / backup lights not working with Subaru transmission |
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First step would be to unplug the switch and bridge the connectors on the harness and see if the backup lights work. My syncro conversion had inop backup lights, but I was switching from an automatic to a syncro transaxle. Figured I must have miss wired something. In the end, both bulbs were burnt out. Easy fix.
If jumping the harness connectors works the backup lights, you have a problem with the Subaru switch. The vanagon switch completes the connection through the harness. The Subaru would need to do the same. Sorry on Subaru experience. _________________ ☮️ |
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Crooked Designer Samba Member
Joined: March 22, 2018 Posts: 323 Location: Chicago, IL
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 4:45 pm Post subject: Re: Reverse / backup lights not working with Subaru transmission |
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MarkWard wrote: |
First step would be to unplug the switch and bridge the connectors on the harness and see if the backup lights work. My syncro conversion had inop backup lights, but I was switching from an automatic to a syncro transaxle. Figured I must have miss wired something. In the end, both bulbs were burnt out. Easy fix.
If jumping the harness connectors works the backup lights, you have a problem with the Subaru switch. The vanagon switch completes the connection through the harness. The Subaru would need to do the same. Sorry on Subaru experience. |
Thanks Mark,
Odd thing is that after more tinkering in certain config, you can get the lights to light up, but only when NOT in reverse (so I know the bulbs are good, as is the wiring) I guess you're right and this is probably more of a subaru question. I'll do some research there.
Anyone else with a Subigears 5spd transmission solved this problem? _________________ '85 Westy full camper, Subaru 2.5L, 5 speed SubiGears + 5speedbus shifter kit |
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Mac_Daddy_Westy Samba Member
Joined: October 27, 2011 Posts: 154 Location: San Antonio, Tx
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: Reverse / backup lights not working with Subaru transmission |
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I have subi 2.5 conversion, and have the same problem. I cannot figure out why rear back up light is not working. So will be following your post. |
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MarkWard Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2005 Posts: 17114 Location: Retired South Florida
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 5:31 am Post subject: Re: Reverse / backup lights not working with Subaru transmission |
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An ohm meter should confirm how the switch is working. How many terminals does the switch have? How about a picture? _________________ ☮️ |
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danfromsyr Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 15144 Location: Syracuse, NY
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 7:34 am Post subject: Re: Reverse / backup lights not working with Subaru transmission |
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on standards VW grabbed the supply power for the Reverse lights from the engine compartment. this connection may have been dropped by the 'professional' who did your conversion.
on Automatics the Reverse is triggered up at the shift console. I presume it gets it's power from up front and shouldn't be impacted by a engine swap. _________________
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peteguenther Samba Member
Joined: June 29, 2019 Posts: 1 Location: VT
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2019 5:11 pm Post subject: Re: Reverse / backup lights not working with Subaru transmission |
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well here's a thing that happened to me just now- noticed rapid blinker action, and no backups and that tail and blinker lighting was reversed. I had just painted the vanagon and turns out it's possible to install tail assemblies upside down and on wrong sides! I assumed the one way plug prevents this but it doesn't if the assemblies are on wrong sides and upside down w backups on the bottom. |
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Binolardo Samba Member
Joined: August 14, 2017 Posts: 5 Location: Sherbrooke, Qc
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 10:05 am Post subject: Re: Reverse / backup lights not working with Subaru transmission |
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My transmission came from a 2005 legacy donor. Since the reverse switch are electrically similar, I juste connected the same two wire. I know it doesn’t help much, but on the transmission side, it should be the same for both transmission. To the best of my knowledge. |
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