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Old 12-22-2009, 11:49 PM
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my reverse lights are not working what could be my problem?
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Could be a bad NSS, there are some other threads about that on here somewhere.
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do you have a manual or an auto?
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manual 5 speed
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then its not the NSS
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first things first,, check your bulbs
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yea ill do that first thing in the morning. but is there a plug that plugs into the tranny for them? because wen i took the motor out to put the new one in my dad went on an unplugging rampage and unplugged everything on the tranny thinkin i was taking it out too
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Probably low of blinker fluid....
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Manual trannys use a back-up switch.
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Originally Posted by JSwamper
first things first,, check your bulbs

When we bought ours used neither backup light worked. Found that the bulb sockets are really cheap. Here in Arizona anything made of rubber, plastic, or wood dry rots real bad over time and both the socket's internals suffered this fate. I managed to "repair" both sockets, and they're working but it's not perfect by any means. I really want to cut them out and replace them, but haven't been able to find anything that I can splice in yet.

Yours might be something totally different. Just wanted to share what ours turned out to be.

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i replaced my bubls on mine i didnt check the sockets cause it was dark but my reverse lights work maybe once a month when they feel like it i believe its the nss on mine $250 from every parts store though
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yea but i dont have an nss. its a manual tranny
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Originally Posted by krkx93
yea but i dont have an nss. its a manual tranny
Click on the link, it's not an NSS for an Automatic tranny.


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hey frank do you know wheree thats located on the tranny? i think it might have just been unplugged


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