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Old Jun 29, 2016 | 04:14 PM
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Went to replace some fuses and found that theres one circuit thats not working. My DIR SIG, BACKUP circuit has no power to it but all other circuits check out ok. Any advice on where to start?
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The directional / back up fuse gets power from the ignition switch through an orange wire.
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The directional / back up fuse gets power from the ignition switch through an orange wire.
Ok. I took apart the steering column and it was a loose connection in the ignition switch. Fixed that and now my blinkers work but now no reverse lights. Ugh. I pulled the bulbs and they seem intact. Any ideas?
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The reverse lamps runs through the back up lamp switch... So you could have a couple of ways to go on this... could be grounds at the lamps but it's probably just a switch out of adjustment.

Is the car a MT or AT?

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The reverse lamps runs through the back up lamp switch... So you could have a couple of ways to go on this... could be grounds at the lamps but it's probably just a switch out of adjustment.

Is the car a MT or AT?

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Originally Posted by Willcox Corvette
The reverse lamps runs through the back up lamp switch... So you could have a couple of ways to go on this... could be grounds at the lamps but it's probably just a switch out of adjustment.

Is the car a MT or AT?

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This may be a dumb question but i didnt have any 20A fuses on hand so i used a 10A. That woudnt effect it would it?
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