Back up light switch
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Drifting
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From: Catlett VA
Back up light switch
Yet another part removed/discarded by the previous owner of my 68 convert. I finished uncovering the back up lights that were glassed over by the previous owner and filed/sanded to get the correct contour. Will paint later. put bulbs in to check lights...........nothing. Crawled under the car and found the PO also removed the back up light switch and bracket when he installed the Hurst shifter. So.. another parts order to Ecklers. Gotta love these shade tree mechanics.
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Yet another part removed/discarded by the previous owner of my 68 convert. I finished uncovering the back up lights that were glassed over by the previous owner and filed/sanded to get the correct contour. Will paint later. put bulbs in to check lights...........nothing. Crawled under the car and found the PO also removed the back up light switch and bracket when he installed the Hurst shifter. So.. another parts order to Ecklers. Gotta love these shade tree mechanics.
I have an extra factory original, if your interested send a PM...
Racer
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Ron I know what you mean, I have had my car for about three years and my lights has not worked the entire time. I started checking and found the wires under the hood to feed the backup switch. Checked under the car and found the switch on the transmission, the wires had been broke off at the switch. I picked a switch at a corvette parts yard here and installed it, plugged the wires together and turned the key and sure enough they came on. I was happy I did not have to look for some other problem. Hope it works out for you, good luck.
Larry
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Ron I know what you mean, I have had my car for about three years and my lights has not worked the entire time. I started checking and found the wires under the hood to feed the backup switch. Checked under the car and found the switch on the transmission, the wires had been broke off at the switch. I picked a switch at a corvette parts yard here and installed it, plugged the wires together and turned the key and sure enough they came on. I was happy I did not have to look for some other problem. Hope it works out for you, good luck.
Larry
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It seems Bubba is strongly attracted to wires and painters never reattach weatherstripping, door switches, screws etc. 90% of the things I have to do or undo is because of Bubba. 
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It seems Bubba is strongly attracted to wires and painters never reattach weatherstripping, door switches, screws etc. 90% of the things I have to do or undo is because of Bubba. Attachment 47914085
