Reverse lights...

[Kaioshin1982]

Hi my reverse light doesnt seem to be working for god knows how long.... I changed the light bulbs when I had my break today but that didnt fix it. What can be wrong? I dont have TOO much time for me to check them out and... Im a N00B when it comes to anything technical hehe... please help me out? is it a fuse problem? or just wiring? or something else... Thanx in advance

[s14kaibigan]

What year S13 hatch do you have? You might want to also repost this in the Mechanical thread under NICO FORUMS. I hear there's some Nissan Master techs that roam it...but it may be a myth:)Without looking into a FSM or Mitchell, some things that come to mind are fuses/fusible links/reverse switch/wiring connections/wires themselves. Basically let us know what year you've got...and also how did the light sockets look? Has the car been hit or been in an accident? ANything come to mind that could help us help you figure this out? In a nutshell....MORE INFO!

[Kaioshin1982]

I drive a Fastback sorry to mention.. I didnt get into acident on the back so.... Im not sure basically the socket does look a little old but would that make it BOTH out of order? or maybe it was just time for them to go... not sure...

[Aries]

the 2 wires have frobably frayed near the shifter where the microswitch that activates them is.

[Xero]

there is a dedicated fuse for the reverse lights, so that could be it, it could also be the switch on the transmission that activates them, but I'd check the fuses first,

[240_Keyy]

actually there is a switch on the side of the transmission that activates the reverse lights, check that cuz they can go out (mine did)

[GodDrivesA240sx]

Or you could check the ground wire for them on the light sockets. My old s13 had loose ground wires on the lights in the back, caused many problems. I still see a good bit of 240's, or older nissans for that matter, with the same problem. Atleast what appears to be the same problem.