Reversing Lights Packed Up

[bad company]

Mr reverse light no longer works. This is not due to the bulb or fuses.

I got a garage (not a TVR specialist) to look and they diagnosed a wiring problem which would take 2 days labour to find & fix .

Has anybody come accross this before? Is there a better solution?

[john p]

My reverse light never worked when i bought the car,one of the fuses had blown,not the one listed in the handbook though.It was wired into the same circuit as the heated mirrors.To cut a long story short the wires from the switch on the gearbox were getting trapped in the remote mechanism and shorting.I re-routed the wires and all is o.k now and I have nice warm mirrors.I've heard the switches on the gearbox often fail,or sometimes need adjusting,on my old wedge I had to hold the gear lever right over to operate the reverse lights.

[grumbledoak]

Isn't there a little micro-switch to turn the light on? They can move, over time. That won't take two days to find...

[bam50]

B, have you checked the wiring connectors located behind the passenger's side carpeted inspection panel (slide/tilt passenger's seat forward for access)?

HTH

[bad company]

It's not the fuse but I will check the inspection panel. Thanks for the ideas.

[Timja]

2 Days is ridiculous! - I had a problem with mine not working from time to time and i asked Leven to have a look whilst it was in for a service. They couldn't find anything wrong when they had a look and it has worked fine since, so not sure whether it was a loose connection or something and they knocked a wire - they had a look at the switch on the gearbox i think.

May just be a loose connection or the switch.

[S4CJO]

Mine packed up just before the MOT, which was working when we did a full run through of the lights on the previous evening, however the kind MOT man sent me home to fix it.

Got home did the usual checks and could not fin the problem. Then by chance when having the unit out to check the bulb, the bulb flickered on then off. I removed the rubber holder that fits the back of the unit and found that the wire had dropped out of the bullit connector. It appears they didn't solder these things on just pushed the wire in the bullit then into the contact on the light unit.

The wire now has the bullit soldered and since no issues. Have also been through the rest of the rear light units and done the same.

Good hunting..............

[BryanWilton]

Could be the connector under the carpet behind the passenger door, it was on mine

I just took all the connectors apart checked for corrosion (there wasn't any to speak of), sprayed heavily with contact cleaner & plugged them back in

No problems since...

[AlRaven]

Just had mine serviced at HHC before MOT, they said they thought the problem was at the gearbox end and they would need to drop the exhaust, I left it for now as not needed for MOT.