Reverse light only coming on halfway in gear

J

Jaak

Petrolheads
Hi,
I found a weird thing with the B4 today.

When putting the car in reverse gear (manual), only when I get the gear halfway in reverse then the beeping and reverse light comes on.
When the gear is fully engaged the light doesn't come on.

I think that the switch might have moved from the original position.
Could I get to the switch just by removing the gaitor from the interior?
Or should I go inside the gearbox?

Thanks for any advice :smile:
 
faulty reverse light switch.

Its located on the side of the gearbox. Its on the passenger side next to the neutral switch. both have 2 wires coming out of them. They look identical but one has a black block connector and one has a white connector. Off the top of my head I can't remember which one is the reverse switch but its handy enough to change :thumbsup:
 
Thanks!
To reach it, as you said its beside the geabox, do I need to get under the car?
Or can it be reached from the interior, coming in through the gear lever?

Cheers :icon_grin:
 
you'll need to get under the car either from the front or passenger side :thumbsup:
 
Thanks a lot for the help there :smile:
I don't have stands to get under the car unfortunately.
But it probably wont be too expensive to change at a garage.

Thanks again :thumbsup:
 
No its a simple job.

I dont know how much the sensor is new but you might get one off John @ Subaru Salvage. They are a trader on here :thumbsup:
 
No bother at all lad, thats what we're here for.

Here's his number:

John - 087 9338625

:thumbsup:
 
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