The problem is with the switch on the shifter. You need to replace the switch and the contact slider piece. I have both these items in stock but have not put them up on my website yet, they came from VW Classic Parts.
Switch plate, neutral safety & reverse lights, auto shift lever, 311 927 147B - $36.00 Contact piece, neutral safety & reverse switch, auto shift lever, 171 927 145A - $30.00
> On Aug 5, 2015, at 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote: > > I installed LED backup lights a few months ago. They worked fine, but now > they are on all the time. This is an automatic, so I pulled the blue black > wire at the shifter switch and measured 5.2v at the wire where there should > be zero. This is enough to light the LEDs, but not the old bulbs, which I > reinstalled. > > > > Since this wire is in a harness wrapped inside a sheath, I'm thinking the > only fixes are to leave the old bulbs in or run a new wire. But, where > would 5.2v come from?
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