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 Posted: Tue May 13, 2003 2:25 pm Post subject: Reverse light switch? |
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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? |
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UncleBob
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2003 2:31 pm Post subject: Reverse light switch? |
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keifernet
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2003 2:41 pm Post subject: Reverse light switch? |
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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! |
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 8:05 am Post subject: Reverse light switch? |
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| 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. |
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justbuggin
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 8:50 am Post subject: Reverse light switch? |
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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) |
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 9:13 am Post subject: Reverse light switch? |
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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. |
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keifernet
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 10:14 am Post subject: Reverse light switch? |
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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... |
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hsosa1
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| Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 7:31 am Post subject: Re: Reverse light switch? |
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| keifernet wrote: |
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! |
I have a 62 on the 2nd wire do you split the wire to go to the reverse lights. I would have to add since my wiring loom is not a 67
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Eric&Barb
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| Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 8:32 pm Post subject: Re: Reverse light switch? |
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"Technical" button at upper right of this same website page. Left click on that and the next page scroll down to the "Technical Instruction Manuals" column. In that column is the "Technical Bulletins", left click on that. Next webpage there is a list of all sorts of COOL stuff. Left click on the "Electrical System E" section and explore. Enjoy!
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