Help with Backup Lights Switch!!!!!
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Burning Brakes
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From: South Glastonbury CT
St. Jude Donor '06
Help with Backup Lights Switch!!!!!
My backup lights do not work and the stealership states that it is the backup switch. THey ordered and it is now in! I have some general questions like:
1) Here is the switch located on the car?
2) How long does it take to change?
Stealership quoted approx. 3 hours. I just can't believe that it would take that long.
Comments????
1) Here is the switch located on the car?
2) How long does it take to change?
Stealership quoted approx. 3 hours. I just can't believe that it would take that long.
Comments????
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From: Horncastle Lincolnshire, England
2023 C5 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
I changed mine on the Camaro in about 5 mins flat. Here's some instructions I copied a short while ago. Wish I could remember who posted. 
to whoever it was
It came with a diagram of the transmission.
"Been a while since I replaced mine, but as I recall it's on the right-hand side of the trans.. Hard to miss, it's the only one on the side w/ wiring, unless you have a Z06, then you have wires coming out of the fill plug on the other side as well.
And if the switch doesn't fix it, don't panic; it's typical for the switch to short and take out the associated fuse (only for this circuit.. The backup lights will still flash as you described w/ this fuse blown). Can't remember the fuse #, but I'm sure someone here will.
Switch is on the passenger side on the middle of the tranny. Micro-relay #38 in the underhood fuse panel. Also related is fuse #2 for the Approach Lights in the underhood fuse panel."
to whoever it was It came with a diagram of the transmission."Been a while since I replaced mine, but as I recall it's on the right-hand side of the trans.. Hard to miss, it's the only one on the side w/ wiring, unless you have a Z06, then you have wires coming out of the fill plug on the other side as well.
And if the switch doesn't fix it, don't panic; it's typical for the switch to short and take out the associated fuse (only for this circuit.. The backup lights will still flash as you described w/ this fuse blown). Can't remember the fuse #, but I'm sure someone here will.
Switch is on the passenger side on the middle of the tranny. Micro-relay #38 in the underhood fuse panel. Also related is fuse #2 for the Approach Lights in the underhood fuse panel."
