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  • kencopperwheat
    King of Kegstands
    • Oct 2003
    • 14396

    #1

    Reverse Lights Out

    My reverse lights finally stopped working completely the other day. For a while they'd come on about every other time I put the car into reverse, but now I get nothing. What are the first things I should check out? And yes, the bulbs are fine.
    Originally posted by Gruelius
    and i do not know what bugg brakes are.
  • hamann318is
    No R3VLimiter
    • Jul 2004
    • 3382

    #2
    What type of trans fluid do you use?

    I've read that using syth in the trans can gunk up the switch in the trans, preventing it from working.
    The BMW 318 is back. With a vengeance.

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    • kencopperwheat
      King of Kegstands
      • Oct 2003
      • 14396

      #3
      Redline MTL

      - I posted something about it messing up the switch a while back
      Originally posted by Gruelius
      and i do not know what bugg brakes are.

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      • LikeCDoos
        R3VLimited
        • Jan 2004
        • 2522

        #4
        mine went out about a year ago...i just wired up a switch. I turn them on if i need them...if not i don't worry about it.

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        • mikeedler
          R3V OG
          • Feb 2004
          • 6707

          #5
          mine went out about a year ago...i just wired up a switch. I turn them on if i need them...if not i don't worry about it.
          please, that is the most half assed thing i have heard in a long time. I t
          is so easy to replace the switch on the side of the trans. About a 5 min. job.
          just replace the part, its a 10-15 year old switch, its gonna go bad sometime.

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          • ///M Powered
            E30 Enthusiast
            • Jan 2004
            • 1109

            #6
            Mine didn't work either, taking off the shift boot revealed a cut wire so :?

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            • dwforum
              Wrencher
              • Jul 2004
              • 220

              #7
              I had the same problem. Thought it was the switch, but it ended up being a split in the wire under the shift boot.

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              • kencopperwheat
                King of Kegstands
                • Oct 2003
                • 14396

                #8
                What color is the wire that was split?
                Originally posted by Gruelius
                and i do not know what bugg brakes are.

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                • LikeCDoos
                  R3VLimited
                  • Jan 2004
                  • 2522

                  #9
                  Originally posted by kencopperwheat
                  What color is the wire that was split?
                  I think the reverse light wires are green and white...not 100% though

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                  • ///M Powered
                    E30 Enthusiast
                    • Jan 2004
                    • 1109

                    #10
                    mine is green and blue

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                    • MR 325
                      Moderator
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 37828

                      #11
                      What are reverse lights?
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                      • ///M Powered
                        E30 Enthusiast
                        • Jan 2004
                        • 1109

                        #12
                        The white lights on your tails.....

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                        • PanamaE30
                          Mod Crazy
                          • Oct 2004
                          • 768

                          #13
                          Originally posted by LikeCDoos
                          mine went out about a year ago...i just wired up a switch. I turn them on if i need them...if not i don't worry about it.
                          *idea*

                          lol.. if i had that i'd turn that crap on for every punk that tail gated..

                          that'll get their attention asap lol...
                          1988 325iC - "Betty" - Daily Driver/Project Car.
                          1993 318i - "The Golden Dream" - Dad's Car.
                          1995 318ti - "Hellrot" - R.I.P.

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                          • MR 325
                            Moderator
                            • Oct 2003
                            • 37828

                            #14
                            Originally posted by ///M Powered
                            The white lights on your tails.....
                            I was :jk: man
                            BimmerHeads
                            Classic BMW Specialists
                            Grover Beach, CA

                            www.BimmerHeads.com

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