Reverse lights not working, help??

[lordyharmerz]

Just sorting all the gremlins ready for MOT and have found i have no reverse lights, Both bulbs show no reading through a multimeter, have traced the wires from the rear lights straight down the middle of the car and up above the gearbox, But no switch, i just cant find it, any1 knows the whereabouts of it on a 410 santana?

[ScottieJ]

if your looking at the sj through the engine bay, you should just about be able to see the switch on top of the gearbox a couple of inches back from the edge of the bellhousing, might be able to get too it through the hole the gearstick comes through too???

[lordyharmerz]

Ta mate,

[urbanzook]

did you earth it off the body/chassis or did you use the - off the bayonet,
as this wood identify a earthing problem,
if your looking at the sj through the engine bay, you should just about be able to see the switch on top of the gearbox a couple of inches back from the edge of the bellhousing to the right,

[lordyharmerz]

Yeah found that easily, was looking on the underside before, it turned out to be a bad connection on 1 of the wires that comes up into the engine bay from that switch, behind the distrbuter, there was a plastic covered spade connector had caroded, just swapped it out and they worked a treat, Ive got 2 reverse lights (does that mean anything? ), have been having trouble with bad earths under the hood for front lights but drilled a new hole and re-did all.
Also fitted a new fog lamp which again didnt work, again it was an earth problem . Thankfully all is sorted accept my defender side lights are vastly brighter than my main beams. gona purchase some new bulbs to cure that i hope.


So very nearly done now im getting impatient