1981 rabbit reverse light switch location?

[jmarshall024]

hi all- does anyone have a picture of where the reverse/back up light switch is on an automatic 1981 VW rabbit cabrio? I thought it was under the battery/airbox area, but no luck. maybe that is for the manuals only?

Thanks!

[skills@eurocarsplus]

it's on the shifter and part of the neutral safety switch
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[kamzcab86]

[jmarshall024]

thanks guys. yes I did find that switch under the shifter and thought that might be it. I couldn't find a way to easily test it like a more basic 2 pong switch.

[jmarshall024]

Any idea what this means? I see the black and blue wire to the switch, but I don't see a black wire. Do they mean to just jump power to the black and blue wire to see if the back up lights go on?

[kamzcab86]

[jmarshall024]

Thanks Kamz. I didn't have any luck with the back up lights. I added keyed power to each of these wires and both together and no luck. Setting aside the keyed power where is the power supposed to come from in this circuit? Should 1 of these wires have power when the key is turned on?

[kamzcab86]

[jmarshall024]

thanks Kamz. I made some good progress today. I was able to run a secondary keyed hot line to the switch (in place of the gray/red wire) which activated the back up lights when I shifted into reverse.

It seems the problem is between the panel and the gray/red wire running to the switch not having power. The fuse in #9 is good and there is power at #9. I didn't see any broken or disconnected wires behind the panel.

I'll give it another look, but worst case I'll just have to run a keyed hot wire under the center console.