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10-03-2007, 04:33 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Howell, MI
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Back-Up Lights
I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure out my back-up lights, they just don't work period, I am not getting any power back to the lights, fuse is ok, lights are brand new and I bench checked them before I installed. Where should I start looking? BTW, I have a 68 stepside LWB,
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10-03-2007, 04:44 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Whitehorse YK Canada
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Re: Back-Up Lights
Is the reverse switch hooked up? If the truck is an automatice or 3 speed manual the switch should be on the column. For a 4 speed I believe it is on the transmission.
You can take the wires off the switch and with a test light you should have power to one side of the switch. If you do, then use a jumper wire and put power across and eliminate the switch, and if they work now you probably have a bad switch.
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10-03-2007, 05:06 PM
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Re: Back-Up Lights
The lights also need to be grounded to the bed. There should be a ground strap from the bed to the frame. If your truck has been repainted, there may no longer be a metal to metal contact.
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10-03-2007, 07:28 PM
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Re: Back-Up Lights
Mine did not work when I got the truck.I used a nutdriver(5/16 I think?) and adjusted the backup light switch.Took all of about 5 min once I figured out the problem.
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10-03-2007, 11:30 PM
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Location: northwestern wi
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Re: Back-Up Lights
i just fixed mine yesterday by ajusting the neutral safty switch
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