Slight problem with my car

Quick way take the bulb/s out

Thanks, I was thinking about that... I'll do that later if it stops raining!

Lo Salt was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Sounds like the reversing light switch on the gearbox may have given up the ghost...

I guess that would be an MOT failure.. But would it actually be illegal?

Different car, but i took mine out and gave it a good clean popped it back in again and it is still working now 50k later.

Tom

Not an MOT fail, so I'm guessing not illegal either.

(looked it up when mine weren't working..)

cheers, clive

Never mind. You'll get over it one day.

I shall provide answers in a schizophrenic style:

Not-so-useful: Take the bulb out.

Potentially useful: It could be a dodgy connection/earth to do with either something near the light cluster, or the switch itself, which is attached to the gearbox.

Peter

-- "The truth is working in television is not very glamorous at all. I just go home on my own at night and sit alone and eat crisps."

Yes. White light to the rear when in forward motion.

Gearbox reverse switch is oh-so high tech!! Twist half turn and remove ... clean in oil, screw back in.

.... Look for two black wires going to a thing not far away from the clutch lever ON TOP of the gearbox!!

I can't say for sure, but when I had my 2CV it didn't even have reversing lights, and that got through 2 MOTs while I had it. Unless there's a rule that means they're allowed to ignore them if the car was never built with them.

Ben

reverse lights not part of the test