Barrett, The reverse switch is located on the transaxle. The Bentley shows it in the section on the transaxle. Some have reported success with cleaning it and reinstalling it, but that didn't work for me. I replaced mine, but the replacement switch (new) was bad - on all the time. The second replacement worked. I suggest getting a new one and testing BEFORE you put it in, to avoid doing the job more than once!! Don in Reidsville, NC 1987 Vanagon GL Syncro ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barrett Willet" <barrettw@NVENTURE.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tue 28 September 2004 00:04 Subject: Reverse Lights not working - 88 GL
About 2 months into my ownership of an '88 GL Wolfsburg / Manual trans. and just noticed the other night that my reverse lights don't work. Replaced all bulbs and checked all fuses and still no luck. I've heard of a reverse switch that is actuated by the shifter but can't seem to find in Bentley much reference to checking or just plain replacing this switch. Anyone else had similar experience? Am I jumping the gun by replacing the switch? Thanks Barrett '88 GL Wolfsburg '87 A2 GTI 8V |
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