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**'68OrangeSunshine** · 08-27-2017, 07:00 PM

Have you tried to get at the switch from underneath the truck?
That's how I got to mine.
It would be alot easier to reach from the top if pulling the seat, floormat, gear-shift lever, and transmission hump, were not involved. My reverse switch plug was not on properly, after a clutch change. It only needed to be firmly seated.
I had a backup light with audio alarm, I swapped for the normal 1157 bulb. When I heard it shriek, I knew the contacts were good.

As for the rubber matt, they don't make them as well as they did 50 or-so years ago. An old one won't survive the operation, and I wouldn't trust even a recent repop matt. Probably will need a new matt if you decide to open up the hump panel.

08-27-2017, 07:00 PM	#2
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,622	Re: Bach Up lights Switch Have you tried to get at the switch from underneath the truck? That's how I got to mine. It would be alot easier to reach from the top if pulling the seat, floormat, gear-shift lever, and transmission hump, were not involved. My reverse switch plug was not on properly, after a clutch change. It only needed to be firmly seated. I had a backup light with audio alarm, I swapped for the normal 1157 bulb. When I heard it shriek, I knew the contacts were good. As for the rubber matt, they don't make them as well as they did 50 or-so years ago. An old one won't survive the operation, and I wouldn't trust even a recent repop matt. Probably will need a new matt if you decide to open up the hump panel. __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not. Last edited by '68OrangeSunshine; 08-27-2017 at 07:06 PM.