My reverse lights no longer work for some unknown reason...

 

No voltage at the holders, bulbs are fine.

 

Used the search function and found some pre-historic thread about wether a zed can outrun a police chopper..

 

Had a look at the wiring diagram and my brain turned to mush...

 

Is there any easy connections i can check?

 

Any help appreciated, thanks.

is yours manual or auto, if auto check the fuse located on the fuse box for the A/T ecu, cant remember what fuse it is though but thats what blew on mine and screwed with my gear changing in the auto.

sorry was auto but had jeff convert to manual.

 

Ive had a look at a few fuses, but i dont think any of them were the correct ones, ill have another bash tmo

 

Thanks ian.

sounds like the reverse light switch has given up?

Argh, is there any way to prove this without getting to it? as ive read that its quite a tricky change without dropping the box?

Argh, is there any way to prove this without getting to it? as ive read that its quite a tricky change without dropping the box?

 

 

Yes there is an easy way to check the reverse switch without removing, when ever we do a conversion we always re-cable the reverse switch to the original autobox connector position at the front of the drivers side wing under the bonnet. You will see where there was 3 connectors plugged in, there will be only one now, this has just two active cables going to the reverse switch the other side (connected to the inner wing) goes to the reverse lights. So you can either link the car side of the connector with the ignition on to see of the reverse lights come on or use a meter to do a continuity check of the switch when reverse is selected.

 

One point though the reverse lights should have an ignition live on them, if you have no ignition live then they will not work, as others said above the reverse light fuse is in the footwell and will be marked up as auto A/T.

 

Jeff TT

Edited February 12, 201213 yr by JeffTT

Sweet nice one jeff. ill get to that!