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freeclowns

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« on: May 03, 2009, 01:11:00 PM »
Well i have been trying to think of a reason why my reverse light are not working.. All the other lights work, I have even move around the parts the plug in. Yet the reverse lights still dont work....

At one time i had no brake lights also, but i moved  the connector fromt he reverse lights to the bakes to see if it was even moving... Whats sad is I got my brake lights back and yet still not reverse... I did replace all the bulb in the back to to make sure it was not the bulbs..


So what can i do the fix this?
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« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2009, 04:06:38 PM »
Have you checked the wiring to the reverse switch?
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« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2009, 12:37:13 AM »
I have not checked that.. Where will I find the reverse switch at? This is my 1st bmw and i have only owned mazda rx7's.... I still own a 1st gen rx7, but i need to learn more about my bmw.
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« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2009, 01:38:59 AM »
The wiring for the switch runs through the boot where the shifter is, and often becomes frayed. That's the first thing I would look at. The switch itself is mounted on the right side of the transmission.
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« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2009, 11:15:15 AM »
thank you for the info... I will be check that out tomorrow when i am replacing the alternator,shocks and struts then...
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« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2009, 05:24:31 PM »
Reverse lights come through fuse #10 as contrasted to the stop lights on fuse #6. When I restored fog light capability on a non M42, I blew out fuse 29 doing nothing trickier than changing out bulbs, so who knows....:)
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« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2009, 08:30:07 AM »
now thats some bad luck.... sounds more like my kind of luck the last month or so.
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« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2009, 09:01:56 AM »
You know a few years ago I owned a 85 318i, and when I would put it into reverse my guages would drop. I was blowing a fuse. Follow? So my dealer replaced the reverse switch and I replaced the fuse. The point I am trying to say is, it could be more than the tailight mounts. It could be a relay. You never know. Good luck.
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