Davidsw 4 Posted August 14, 2017 Down to the last cold issues Where is the reverse light connection on the gearbox . thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan 99 Posted August 14, 2017 It's on the front of the gearbox, just behind the clutch arm. It will be either a 2-pin connector as shown, or two bare spade terminals depending on the age of the gearbox: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Fenton 1,524 Posted August 15, 2017 Note: the two switch styles as mentioned above are NOT interchangeable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pug_ham 240 3 Cars Posted August 15, 2017 What year is your car because reversing light issues on the later phase 2 cars with the reversing light in the rear valance is rarely down to the gearbox switch imo & much more likely to be corroded terminals on the light itself. g Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Fenton 1,524 Posted August 15, 2017 What year is your car because reversing light issues on the later phase 2 cars with the reversing light in the rear valance is rarely down to the gearbox switch imo & much more likely to be corroded terminals on the light itself. g This is easy to test, pull the plug off the switch, join the two terminals together with a jumper wire (ignition turned on). If the light/s come on at the rear of the car everything else is OK and the switch is faulty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobbafett 49 2 Cars Posted August 25, 2017 I found out the hard way about fitting the wrong reverse switch. I fitted the long one into my 1.6 BE3 I fitted into my 1.9, and couldn't engage second or reverse. I thought it was an issue with the gearbox I had bought so I tried ramming the gears in a few times. I worked out I had put the wrong rev switch in (after a good few days of annoyance), fitted the short one, but the light didn't work. Turned out I had bent the metal that engages the switch by whacking it into the long switch. Solution was to grind down the switch seating about 5mm so it sat further into the gearbox, allowing it to be engaged. Moral; don't fit the wrong switch!! Right ballache that one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites