My back up lights only work when the parking lights or headlights are on. This has been annoying me for awhile and I decided its time for me to fix it. Has this happened to anyone else and what's the fix?
thanks
madguy
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They are working correctly!
Mike
Mike
Mike's right.
You only need back up lights at night - and at night, you turn on the lights, and that enables the back up light circuit.
So, you just saved yourself an adventure of delving into the wonderful world of Lucas.
Pop open a cold one and go look for another project. Backup light is solved.
Larry
You only need back up lights at night - and at night, you turn on the lights, and that enables the back up light circuit.
So, you just saved yourself an adventure of delving into the wonderful world of Lucas.
Pop open a cold one and go look for another project. Backup light is solved.
Larry
quote:Originally posted by LF - TP 2511:
Mike's right.
You only need back up lights at night - and at night, you turn on the lights, and that enables the back up light circuit.
So, you just saved yourself an adventure of delving into the wonderful world of Lucas.
Pop open a cold one and go look for another project. Backup light is solved.
Larry
that's so funny...you can't argue with italian logic!!!
I had the same issue with my car (US Vs Euro spec?). The car came with the backup switch connected to fuse# 3 (as shown in the wire diagram), but if you read the descriptions for each fuse it could go to fuse#12 (switched hot when ignition is on). Just unplug the green wire from #3 and plug it into the unused terminal on #12 and the car is ready for the US market.
Madguy, who's the girl on your picture?
quote:Originally posted by 74LQQKR:
Madguy, who's the girl on your picture?
That's my future baby's mama Milla Jovovich "Ultraviolet"
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Weird,
I've never seen this behavior on a car in the UK.
Could this be a De Tomaso thing?
I've never seen this behavior on a car in the UK.
Could this be a De Tomaso thing?
quote:Could this be a De Tomaso thing?
Get a bunch of Italians to put together a car's back up light system made with a German switch, Italian tail lights, Lucas electrics and wiring using a questionable color code, and you're lucky it works at all.
Larry
Hey come on! What's a matta fo u?
Just curious,
Anybody know what colour the headlamp wires and indicator wires are?
Standard lucas wiring colours (from memory) are:
Indicators:green + white and green + yellow.
Headlamps:blue + white and blue + red.
Alternator and ammeter: Brown and brown + white.
If not then only some of the wiring is Lucas...
Anybody know what colour the headlamp wires and indicator wires are?
Standard lucas wiring colours (from memory) are:
Indicators:green + white and green + yellow.
Headlamps:blue + white and blue + red.
Alternator and ammeter: Brown and brown + white.
If not then only some of the wiring is Lucas...
On my car with the original wiring the back up lights work whenever th ignition switch is on. This is also what is shown on the backup light and switch diagram from SOBill on Mike Daily's website.
Forest
Forest
quote:Originally posted by Pantera2088:
I had the same issue with my car (US Vs Euro spec?). The car came with the backup switch connected to fuse# 3 (as shown in the wire diagram), but if you read the descriptions for each fuse it could go to fuse#12 (switched hot when ignition is on). Just unplug the green wire from #3 and plug it into the unused terminal on #12 and the car is ready for the US market.
That did the trick, thanks!