Reverse Lights

[CBruff]

Hi,

Bit of a simple question (I Hope).  My reverse lights don't work.  The buls are Ok.  Is there a common problem (i.e. microswitch broken?) that is might be?

Any help is greatly appreciated,

Chris

[vw-bob]

sorry to come across from the mk2 section  but when i got my carf the reverse lights didnt work, turned out to be the switch on the gearbox. have you checked the switch?

[CBruff]

Ha - being my first Golf, I didn't know where to look?  Is it under the gearstick gater?

Cheers,

Chris

[vw-bob]

on mine it was on the top of the gearbox, just pull the plug off and undo with a 19mm spanner.


not sure on the mk4 though

[J5H VW]

I had this problem on my Mk4.  Changed the bulbs, the fuse and the switch (located on the gearbox) but it turned out to be a fault with the wiring that an auto electrician had to find.

Good luck mate - but if the switch and fuse (cant remember if its the same fuze as the lights) seems ok, there might be need to call for help!

[richw911]

I had this problem on my Mk4.  Changed the bulbs, the fuse and the switch (located on the gearbox) but it turned out to be a fault with the wiring that an auto electrician had to find.

Good luck mate - but if the switch and fuse (cant remember if its the same fuze as the lights) seems ok, there might be need to call for help!

Yeah mine was a wiring fault aswell 

[J5H VW]

Its a good job not everything in life is as [un]reliable as a volkswagen! 

Anyone had a issue with sidelights that seem a bit "sensitive".  I have the OE xenons on mine, and the left hand side side light/parking light seems to not always decide it wants to work.  We all know how much of a mission it is to change the bulbs too - so investigating it seems a nightmare, i just live with it!

(ps: sorry if it seems i might have hijacked this thread)

[ub7rm]

Yes!  I noticed my passenger side sidelight had blown, after spending about half an hour trying to replace it I abandoned the project.  I checked in the hope that I had sorted a dodgy connection but nothing.  A couple of days later it was working fine!  I noticed that if I switch to full beam then back to sidelights it seems to work but often (not always) not just by turning the sidelights on.  Mysterious.....

[J5H VW]

Yes - its spooky!  Seems that they have a mind of their own!

Also - since the swines have made everything in the engine bay so cramped, its a nightmare trying to do anything with the headlights!

Anyone noticed the illumination on the climatronic ever flicker - like its cut out for a millisecond.  I often "think" i see this out of the corner of my eye, but not sure if its just a pigment of my imagination.