reverse light switch stuck?

Bones 53 · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:38 am Post subject: reverse light switch stuck?

Well my back up lights are on full time and with the Berg 5 it's virtually impossible to get to the back up switch for replacement without R&R the engine and tranny. Anyone have a trick to get it unstuck?

Dale M. · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:20 am Post subject:

You may try lightly tapping it with a wrench... If it stuck once, it will stick again.... R&R may be ultimate fix..... OR maybe its in to far and not even capable of releasing....

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Bones 53 · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:38 pm Post subject:

I think it's just stuck. This is a new problem. Only thing is the car has just 300 miles on it

seabeebuggy · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:23 pm Post subject:

unwire it and bypass it. my switch got stuck the very first time. never unstuck.
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Glenn · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:46 pm Post subject:

Here's the problem... you have a aftermarket switch. They are longer than the OEM Hella switch. That 3/8" longer really jams it into the forks.

Get a Hella, but you'll have to remove the engine and then the tranny to do it.

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snookerdude · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:13 pm Post subject: bacumup lite

consider cutting a hole in the floor of the black seat that is just big enough for a socket wrench for removal and replacement of the switch. you can get a blind hole plug from an electrical supply house or lowes/homedepot to close the hole watertight. lots less time and bad words. i'm a ghia guy and have not owned a beetle for 25+ years so i don't know exactly were the spot falls on your car but i think it would be a solution for my chassis. ain't it fun?

Bones 53 · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:02 pm Post subject:

I've thought about an acess hole. I don't think the switch is an aftermarket sort. First I'll see if it will free up with a gentle tap. I'm not looking forward to R&R the engine and tranny but it's only a day. I still don't like the idea of not having access to the switch so a small hole may be the ticket.

This is in a ghia too.

Eric_S · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:11 am Post subject:

You might be able to get away without doing a full R&R. Try undoing the shifter, throttle and clutch, loosen the mounts and slide the engine/trans back enough to tip the nose down. PITA!
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Bones 53 · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the idea Eric I see your idea except on the berg 5 the switch is located on the passenger side of the nose cone and is obscured by the frame horn. I got to loking at it and I think with a mirror, some wrench fabrication and welding that I might be able to get to the switch with taking everything out, at least I hope. No luck finding a Hella in Reno.


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