RE: reverse lights

[Brian Honnold <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>]

There's a common problem with the newer style switches that as they get old 
and the seal can allow tranny fluid to leak into the switch.  I pulled my 
switch off the tranny, cleaned it and the plug from the wire harness and it 
works just fine.

The other problem can be a simple aging of the wires comming out of the 
plug, the wires get brittle right at the switch and break.

Brian Honnold
'78 Rocco Ragtop

On Saturday, August 01, 1998 1:19 PM, Owen [SMTP:rabeys@cadvision.com] 
wrote:
>
>
> 	Like many VW's i know, i have no reverse lights.  i'm getting no power 
at
> the rear light cluster, so i assume it's the switch.  is it just a matter
> of unbolting that plug that sits on the top of the tranny housing, and
> bolting a new one on n'pluggin it in?  How much does a new switch cost?
> oh, and the tranny is from an 87 scirocco 16v.
>
> 		TIA
> Loosing your bently really sucks.
>
>
> 		
> Owen
> 87 16v
> http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/1571
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