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Offline DirksCuda

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Dash Reverse Lamp
« on: April 05, 2019 - 04:00:04 PM »
The wire that comes threw the firewall from the lamp where does it connect under the hood. Does it go to the 4 spd somewhere. Thanks Dirk




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Re: Dash Reverse Lamp
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2019 - 05:15:32 PM »
It has to connect to the back up light switch.
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Re: Dash Reverse Lamp
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2019 - 07:45:46 PM »
That's what I was thinking I just don't remember another terminal on the switch Thanks I will take a look

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Re: Dash Reverse Lamp
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2019 - 07:58:16 PM »
70chal440 there are only 2 terminals on the backup light switch do u have to spice it in to them. I don't have the harness that comes from the firewall to the switch Thanks Dirk

Offline javakm70cuda

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Re: Dash Reverse Lamp
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2019 - 09:11:18 PM »
two prongs on light switch on 4 speed. look at four speed on drivers side behind where shift rods attach to 4 speed.

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Re: Dash Reverse Lamp
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2019 - 06:40:14 AM »
I see the switch on the 4 spd, that's where the backup wires for the the lights , those 2 wires come out of the fuse box under the hood. So where would a guy plug the reverse wire.

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Re: Dash Reverse Lamp
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2019 - 01:07:12 PM »
I cannot find an actual diagram, however the wire from the light goes through the firewall and then connects to a wire coming from the transmission reverse light switch. The plug on the trans can be installed in 2 ways, if you have it wrong the back up lights and the dash reverse light will be on all the time. It is a simple circuit, basically one side of the switch it power, when the trans in placed into reverse it connects the power side and the light side thus energizing the back up  (an reverse) lights. If you dont have a wire, you can tap into the the light side of the switch.
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Re: Dash Reverse Lamp
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2019 - 01:07:50 PM »
Found this old thread from 2009 taking about the same thing.
http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=64515.0
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Re: Dash Reverse Lamp
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2019 - 07:53:27 AM »
Found these two pictures, edited out some of the non-relevant stuff.
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