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70c10 · 02-22-2006, 09:15 AM

I now have reverse lights!

. Matt posted a slick rocker switch pic a few days ago that's on his B&M megashifter that caught my eye. Heres the thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=189943. I followed Andy's directions and it works great!. Just unplug the connector at the base of the column (the one with the light green wire and dark green wire). Super simple fix with no cutting or splicing. I got a rocker switch and ran one wire to a ground and wires to each of the two openings on the factory plug. I'm not using the backup switch at all. Flip the rocker switch and it lights up to let you know they are on!. Now I have to decide on how I want to cut a hole in my shifter plate to mount the switch like Matt's. The switch came with 4 different color covers and cost $5 at Advance. Thanks guys!

Rollie396 · 02-22-2006, 09:32 AM

a lit up switch is a good idea.The cops used to love it when I drove around with my reverse lights on.I wondered why people stayed so far back.

Brad · 02-22-2006, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rollie396

a lit up switch is a good idea.The cops used to love it when I drove around with my reverse lights on.I wondered why people stayed so far back.

I used to get pulled over all the time coming down from the mountain through the woods. Made for an easy 'probable cause' stop. Lot's of illegal drugs out in the woods and it's an easy way to look inside a vehicle for something more important. I never got a ticket, just lot's of warnings once I explained to them my setup and how I would forget to push the button turning off the reverse lights. I still get pulled over alot, but never get tickets. (looking for wood to knock on!)

Once I had a huge land yacht of a Cadillac tailgating me at a high rate of speed. I decided to brake hard and flip on the reverse lights at the same time. He braked HARD, skidded and went into the turn lane, finally caught up to me as I was turning off and passed me. I'm sure he had to change his shorts after that!

mrein3 · 02-22-2006, 01:59 PM

I used to have a little, unlit toggle under my dash for back-up lights that the PO installed. This worked nice for things like seeing in the pre-dawn at the boat ramp or when you cut the power to your fish house and you're loading up the truck for the trip back across the lake. Of course I left it on all the time.

Then I bought my 3000+ pound bass boat. The brakes for it are surge brakes. Surge brakes that are deactivated by having the back-up lights on (so you can back the boat into the lake).

It took one push through a stop sign because my trailer brakes were deactivated to get me to put a lit toggle where I could see it. Now when the back-up lights are on, the big green toggle is lit.

Problem solved.

TraderJon · 02-22-2006, 02:38 PM

Not trying to step on anyones toes here,,but i use the b&m megashifters in all my hotrods.

They make a tall base mount model for bench seat trucks,,,,,also, they come with a micro switch that mounts under the face plate for back-up lights.
However ,my 67 has a toggle switch now with 85 model column.
Just thought i'd throw that in there!
TJ

70c10 · 02-22-2006, 03:00 PM

TJ- I never noticed that micro switch you are talking about. I'll check mine.

70c10 · 02-22-2006, 09:42 AM

The switch with the light only costs about $1 more but it's a good reminder, lol.

matthufham · 02-22-2006, 11:16 AM

good, now i know mine will work no problems. glad i could help.

Longhorn Man · 02-22-2006, 03:34 PM

I have a toggle and it was wired to an LED, but it burned out. I find myself rolling down the road with my back up lights on once in a while too, I'm thinking of hooking up a small buzzer with a30 second delay on it or something. If it is a fairly quiet buzzer it'll work fine for me, a loud one would drive me nuts the first time it happened.

70c10 · 02-22-2006, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

I have a toggle and it was wired to an LED, but it burned out. I find myself rolling down the road with my back up lights on once in a while too, I'm thinking of hooking up a small buzzer with a30 second delay on it or something. If it is a fairly quiet buzzer it'll work fine for me, a loud one would drive me nuts the first time it happened.

You don't want to spill that Mountain Dew all over yourself

Longhorn Man · 02-22-2006, 08:23 PM

lol, you got that right.

02-22-2006, 09:15 AM	#1
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,856	Thanks Longhorn Man and Matthufham I now have reverse lights! . Matt posted a slick rocker switch pic a few days ago that's on his B&M megashifter that caught my eye. Heres the thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=189943. I followed Andy's directions and it works great!. Just unplug the connector at the base of the column (the one with the light green wire and dark green wire). Super simple fix with no cutting or splicing. I got a rocker switch and ran one wire to a ground and wires to each of the two openings on the factory plug. I'm not using the backup switch at all. Flip the rocker switch and it lights up to let you know they are on!. Now I have to decide on how I want to cut a hole in my shifter plate to mount the switch like Matt's. The switch came with 4 different color covers and cost $5 at Advance. Thanks guys! __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

02-22-2006, 09:32 AM	#2
Rollie396 someday it will be done! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lloydminster,AB. Canada Posts: 1,620	Re: Thanks Longhorn Man and Matthufham a lit up switch is a good idea.The cops used to love it when I drove around with my reverse lights on.I wondered why people stayed so far back. __________________ '72 C-10 Proud owner of a million new and used pieces that used to be and will once again be(god willing) a testament to the term "they don't build em like that anymore. '80 LWB 2wd beater '67 GMC long fleet (cab donor) '66 long step (parked till it's turn comes around) '65 short step (parts truck that will donate it's bed and possibly frame to the '66) '06 Grand Prix wife's car (she hardly lets me touch it) my pics

02-22-2006, 01:59 PM	#4
mrein3 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Center City, MN, USA Posts: 3,254	Re: Thanks Longhorn Man and Matthufham I used to have a little, unlit toggle under my dash for back-up lights that the PO installed. This worked nice for things like seeing in the pre-dawn at the boat ramp or when you cut the power to your fish house and you're loading up the truck for the trip back across the lake. Of course I left it on all the time. Then I bought my 3000+ pound bass boat. The brakes for it are surge brakes. Surge brakes that are deactivated by having the back-up lights on (so you can back the boat into the lake). It took one push through a stop sign because my trailer brakes were deactivated to get me to put a lit toggle where I could see it. Now when the back-up lights are on, the big green toggle is lit. Problem solved. Attached Images __________________ '70 cab, '71 chassis, 383, TH350, NP205. '71 Malibu convertible '72 Malibu hard top Center City, MN

02-22-2006, 02:38 PM	#5
TraderJon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: League City,Texas Posts: 66	Re: Thanks Longhorn Man and Matthufham Not trying to step on anyones toes here,,but i use the b&m megashifters in all my hotrods. They make a tall base mount model for bench seat trucks,,,,,also, they come with a micro switch that mounts under the face plate for back-up lights. However ,my 67 has a toggle switch now with 85 model column. Just thought i'd throw that in there! TJ

02-22-2006, 03:00 PM	#6
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,856	Re: Thanks Longhorn Man and Matthufham TJ- I never noticed that micro switch you are talking about. I'll check mine. __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

02-22-2006, 09:42 AM	#7
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,856	Re: Thanks Longhorn Man and Matthufham The switch with the light only costs about $1 more but it's a good reminder, lol. __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

02-22-2006, 11:16 AM	#8
matthufham Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Carl Junction, Missouri Posts: 2,061	Re: Thanks Longhorn Man and Matthufham good, now i know mine will work no problems. glad i could help.

02-22-2006, 03:34 PM	#9
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: Thanks Longhorn Man and Matthufham I have a toggle and it was wired to an LED, but it burned out. I find myself rolling down the road with my back up lights on once in a while too, I'm thinking of hooking up a small buzzer with a30 second delay on it or something. If it is a fairly quiet buzzer it'll work fine for me, a loud one would drive me nuts the first time it happened.

02-22-2006, 08:23 PM	#11
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: Thanks Longhorn Man and Matthufham lol, you got that right.



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