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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 11:49 PM
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my reverse lights are not working what could be my problem?
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Old Dec 23, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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Could be a bad NSS, there are some other threads about that on here somewhere.
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Old Dec 23, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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do you have a manual or an auto?
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Old Dec 23, 2009 | 11:03 AM
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manual 5 speed
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Old Dec 23, 2009 | 01:07 PM
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then its not the NSS
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Old Dec 23, 2009 | 01:07 PM
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first things first,, check your bulbs
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Old Dec 23, 2009 | 11:36 PM
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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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Old Dec 23, 2009 | 11:53 PM
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Probably low of blinker fluid....
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Old Dec 24, 2009 | 12:01 AM
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Manual trannys use a back-up switch.
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Old Dec 24, 2009 | 07:18 AM
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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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Old Dec 24, 2009 | 07:36 AM
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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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Old Dec 24, 2009 | 08:39 AM
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It's this. Swear by it.


http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...WAMS_562192347
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Old Dec 24, 2009 | 09:35 AM
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yea but i dont have an nss. its a manual tranny
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Old Dec 24, 2009 | 09:39 AM
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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.


Originally Posted by yorkite
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Old Dec 24, 2009 | 09:41 AM
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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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