It took 10 years, but I finally fixed them! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

67ChevyRedneck · 06-21-2007, 10:50 AM

It's one of those little things you never really pay attention to, but is a cool feeling when you get them working.

Back in NY I needed the back-up lights to work, but the PO hacked all the wiring and put a floor shift in for the 'ole 3 speed. So I added a goofy looking toggle switch on the dash. I more than once (ok, many times) accidentally left them on

Then I moved to SC and NO MORE INSPECTIONS! So no more working lights, especially after I painted the bed, I didn't bother to hook them up

I had some free time while the primer was drying on the dash yesterday, so I ran a wire from my fuse box to my Lokar floor shift switch and then another one from the shifter switch to the back-up lights. I had to ground the lights and viola! Back-up lights!

Thanks for reading

1969K10 · 06-21-2007, 10:54 AM

Nice! Yeah, I'm running w/o back up lights these days also... But no inspections, so no real incintive to fix them.

67ChevyRedneck · 06-21-2007, 11:07 AM

^Yeah, that's the same problem I had

The pic doesn't do the lights justice. I had the flash on

I painted the housings white and those little boogers are BRIGHT!

Brad · 06-21-2007, 12:44 PM

Very nice! Now you won't get pulled over anymore for having white lights on while driving, and people won't get frustrated at you for not having seen you backing up out of a parking space until the last minute, due to not having reverse lights.
I fixed mine last year also and feel much better about it-no more worries like I've described.

retodd7711 · 06-21-2007, 01:38 PM

I've got a big mag-lite I shine out the back window for back-up lights! But seriously where is the switch located on a four speed tranny? P.O. swapped trannies and never hooked up.

67ChevyRedneck · 06-21-2007, 01:42 PM

If it's a truck tranny (3 speed with granny low) it's on the driverside near the top near the belhousing. If I recall correctly, the wire to the switch is green.

Shyguy · 06-21-2007, 02:05 PM

Congrats on getting your backup lights working. Fixing my backup lights is on my list of things to do also, but so far they are pretty low on the priority list.

Hopefully since I decided to quit working for a while I will be able to spend some more time on my '71 C-10 Daily Driver. First though I have to work on the #1 priorty, at least my wife says so, is to get the 16'x24' craftroom built before Thanksgiving.

Danny - Southeast Missouri

NONHOG · 06-21-2007, 02:33 PM

Hey thanks for the reminder ! gotta fix mine too

Longhorn Man · 06-21-2007, 02:39 PM

I never had them on any of my trucks, so on this one, I wired them to a toggle. After leaving them on like descrobed above, i replaced the toggle with one that has a red LED in the tip. Now only once in a while do I forget about them.

PanelDeland · 06-21-2007, 06:28 PM

I hate to say this but...... aren't any of you guys smart enough to wire that toggle switch to a switched power terminal on the fuse block???Then even if you leave them on they go off when the switch is turned off.

bills67 · 06-21-2007, 07:04 PM

Good job! It's been 9 years, mine still don't work.

Captain Knievel · 06-21-2007, 07:17 PM

Let's see ... I've got backup lights around here some place ...

Longhorn Man · 06-21-2007, 09:26 PM

mine is hooked to the factory power, so they DO turn off with the key, but that don't help when there's a cop behind you and your back up lights are on. (no one mentioned the lights staying on when they go inside or anything)

krue · 06-21-2007, 10:13 PM

Dang, something else I forgot to put on my list of things to do.

lowdowndirtyshame67 · 06-22-2007, 12:02 AM

Man, you guys have to have reverse lights for state inspections? That blows. We have inspections here (but not for long I hear), but reverse lights are not required...I am a lisenced state inspector here in MO...

67ChevyRedneck · 06-22-2007, 08:32 AM

Mine were on keyed power, but that doesn't help when you turn them on to back up and drive around for a half hour when they're on, still forget, shut the truck off, start up the next day with them on and not remember

I think I drove with them on for like a week once

No more inspections here in SC since like '96, but it's just one of those things that should work

06-21-2007, 10:54 AM	#2
1969K10 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Clarks Hill, Indiana Posts: 733	Re: It took 10 years, but I finally fixed them! Nice! Yeah, I'm running w/o back up lights these days also... But no inspections, so no real incintive to fix them. __________________ 1969 K10 - V8, 465, 205, 12 bolt, D44 2002-current 1969 K20 - V8, 465, 221, Eaton, D44 2012-current Nothin' but drums on all 4 corners! past horses in the stable 72 C10-short step (97-02), 68 C10-long fleet (06-12)

06-21-2007, 11:07 AM	#3
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: It took 10 years, but I finally fixed them! ^Yeah, that's the same problem I had The pic doesn't do the lights justice. I had the flash on I painted the housings white and those little boogers are BRIGHT! __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

06-21-2007, 12:44 PM	#4
Brad Out of the carpool lane. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Clark Co, WA Posts: 5,672	Re: It took 10 years, but I finally fixed them! Very nice! Now you won't get pulled over anymore for having white lights on while driving, and people won't get frustrated at you for not having seen you backing up out of a parking space until the last minute, due to not having reverse lights. I fixed mine last year also and feel much better about it-no more worries like I've described. __________________ 1968 C-10 SWB, 5.7 Vortec/700R4/3.73 posi, Torch Red 1968 Camaro, 250/Powerglide, all original (No, I'm not gonna drop a 350 in it!...Jeez!) 2000 Honda VFR in the faster yellow! 2008 Husqvarna TE-610 1967 C-10 SWB 'Six Appeal'-Gone but not forgotten...

06-21-2007, 01:38 PM	#5
retodd7711 chrome makes it go FASTER! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cleveland Tennessee Posts: 2,884	Re: It took 10 years, but I finally fixed them! I've got a big mag-lite I shine out the back window for back-up lights! But seriously where is the switch located on a four speed tranny? P.O. swapped trannies and never hooked up. __________________ She can't cook and she won't clean. But she looks good in a skirt and she brings me beer. She can stay for now. EDIT:: But she left me anyway, So forget her. 1962 GMC Stepside V6 4 speed My rolling resto thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=324226 My old farm truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post3465005

06-21-2007, 01:42 PM	#6
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: It took 10 years, but I finally fixed them! If it's a truck tranny (3 speed with granny low) it's on the driverside near the top near the belhousing. If I recall correctly, the wire to the switch is green. __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications! Last edited by 67ChevyRedneck; 06-21-2007 at 01:44 PM.

06-21-2007, 10:50 AM	#1
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	It took 10 years, but I finally fixed them! It's one of those little things you never really pay attention to, but is a cool feeling when you get them working. Back in NY I needed the back-up lights to work, but the PO hacked all the wiring and put a floor shift in for the 'ole 3 speed. So I added a goofy looking toggle switch on the dash. I more than once (ok, many times) accidentally left them on Then I moved to SC and NO MORE INSPECTIONS! So no more working lights, especially after I painted the bed, I didn't bother to hook them up I had some free time while the primer was drying on the dash yesterday, so I ran a wire from my fuse box to my Lokar floor shift switch and then another one from the shifter switch to the back-up lights. I had to ground the lights and viola! Back-up lights! Thanks for reading Attached Images __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications! Last edited by 67ChevyRedneck; 06-21-2007 at 10:50 AM.

06-21-2007, 02:05 PM	#7
Shyguy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southeast Missouri Posts: 2,436	Re: It took 10 years, but I finally fixed them! Congrats on getting your backup lights working. Fixing my backup lights is on my list of things to do also, but so far they are pretty low on the priority list. Hopefully since I decided to quit working for a while I will be able to spend some more time on my '71 C-10 Daily Driver. First though I have to work on the #1 priorty, at least my wife says so, is to get the 16'x24' craftroom built before Thanksgiving. Danny - Southeast Missouri

06-21-2007, 02:33 PM	#8
NONHOG Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Marana, Arizona Posts: 3,455	Re: It took 10 years, but I finally fixed them! Hey thanks for the reminder ! gotta fix mine too __________________ "I feel the need for speed!"... as soon as I am done with my nap.

06-21-2007, 02:39 PM	#9
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: It took 10 years, but I finally fixed them! I never had them on any of my trucks, so on this one, I wired them to a toggle. After leaving them on like descrobed above, i replaced the toggle with one that has a red LED in the tip. Now only once in a while do I forget about them.

06-21-2007, 06:28 PM	#10
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,992	Re: It took 10 years, but I finally fixed them! I hate to say this but...... aren't any of you guys smart enough to wire that toggle switch to a switched power terminal on the fuse block???Then even if you leave them on they go off when the switch is turned off. __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"

06-21-2007, 07:04 PM	#11
bills67 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: south dakota Posts: 36	Re: It took 10 years, but I finally fixed them! Good job! It's been 9 years, mine still don't work. __________________ 67 Chevy C-10 LWB Fleet 95 Chevy Silverado Z-71

06-21-2007, 07:17 PM	#12
Captain Knievel Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 458	Re: It took 10 years, but I finally fixed them! Let's see ... I've got backup lights around here some place ... Attached Images __________________ 1970 C10

06-21-2007, 09:26 PM	#13
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: It took 10 years, but I finally fixed them! mine is hooked to the factory power, so they DO turn off with the key, but that don't help when there's a cop behind you and your back up lights are on. (no one mentioned the lights staying on when they go inside or anything)

06-21-2007, 10:13 PM	#14
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,448	Re: It took 10 years, but I finally fixed them! Dang, something else I forgot to put on my list of things to do. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

06-22-2007, 12:02 AM	#15
lowdowndirtyshame67 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 45	Re: It took 10 years, but I finally fixed them! Man, you guys have to have reverse lights for state inspections? That blows. We have inspections here (but not for long I hear), but reverse lights are not required...I am a lisenced state inspector here in MO...



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06-22-2007, 08:32 AM	#16
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: It took 10 years, but I finally fixed them! Mine were on keyed power, but that doesn't help when you turn them on to back up and drive around for a half hour when they're on, still forget, shut the truck off, start up the next day with them on and not remember I think I drove with them on for like a week once No more inspections here in SC since like '96, but it's just one of those things that should work __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

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