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Old 04-13-2009, 12:15 AM
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Ive tried pretty much everything i can think of put i cant get them to work
-- so far ive replaced both lights, and the pressure switch on the transmission
Does anyone have an idea what this could be???
Old 04-13-2009, 07:43 AM
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my reverse lights wouldn't come on out of the blue, i replaced with brand new bulbs and they still didn't work, so i put in a dual filament bulb and they worked.
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Try the Fuse?
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ok ill try both of those
thanks
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jsut for the record, you dont need reverse lights to pass state inspection
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i had this happen its the switch for the parking break
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^^How could it be that?

I'm not saying you are wrong, I'm interested to see how it could be what it is..lol
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honestly i don't know after the dealer replaced my out of balance flywheel I didn't have any lights?so my friend that worked on it said bring it back in I did the service writer swore up and down that the switch for the parking brake was either in the same unit as the reverse lights or it was out of adjustment I don't know but thats what both of them told me,they could of been ****** with me but i doubt it
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Try the switch in the tranny. That's what happened to mine and the same symptoms.
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Originally Posted by Breathing Fire
Try the switch in the tranny. That's what happened to mine and the same symptoms.
ive already tried/replaced that

- Ill looked for a fuse for them, do they even have one
- Ill try the parking break switch next



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