jimbo74

ok my reverse circuit doesnt work..... that said, there is a wire harness that has 2 wires and exits the left side of my 5 speed tranny on my 85 truck... well this wire bundle has about a 6 foot lead and terminates with a white toyota plug... is this my reverse switch? and also... where does it hook up to? the fuses are fine.... is this harness for the clutch bypass? i am not sure if it was ever connected or not.... but would like to find out what this is, and also track down the no reverse light situation

4Crawler

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Probably is the reverse light switch. To test, shove a powered test light or ohm meter into the connector and see if the switch closes in reverse and opens in other gears. On my '85 4x4, that wire mates up over the top of the tranny on the passenger side.

Dr. Zhivago

I had my reverse light switch fail on my 2000 4Runner. So, they do fail from time to time.

My .02
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jimbo74

i dont think mine failed, but rather that it isnt hooked up, if the harness is even the reverse switch

desert whomper

if its a 5 speed like mine, its on the left side, i just recently had mine go out so i looked at it, i took it out and it is a ball that when pushed in sends the signal to the reverse lights, all i had to do was clean it with some alcohol and it works now.

-ToYoTa-

Alot of lighting problems can be lose grounds...

jimbo74

the harness that comes out of the left side of my 5 speed tranny doesnt even connect to anything... it seems to be routed up into the engine compartment and terminates with a white 2 conductor toyota plug and just sits near my wiper motor...... doubt it being a loose ground.... maybe loose ground and loose power as its not connected... not sure if it is why me truck has no reverse lights... but would like to at least find out where its supposed to go.....

4Crawler

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That is 100% for sure why you have no reverse lights, no mystery there at all. Reverse gear is in the tranny, the reverse light switch senses that the tranny is in reverse gear and closes a contact that is fed through *wires* and *connectors* to the backup lights to turn them on. Don't connect the wires and no power flows through the backup lights.

See my earlier reply, that wire usually runs over the top of the tranny to the passenger side where it connects to the rest of the wiring harness. Look over there for a dangling white Toyota plug to shove it into.

-ToYoTa-

you have to have a power and a ground for a light to work ok well not in all cases, cause u can light a bulb up with a high amp. cb radio lol

4Crawler

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Sure, gas-discharge lights, yes, you can use high energy RF fileds to light them, but a plain old incandescent light needs a complete circuit to work.

jimbo74

ok, where does it hook up to so i know where to look? and am i looking for the mating plug like on hte right framerail or whereabouts would it be? so it is definately not supposed to be routed up near my wiper motor on the pass. side firewall correct?

4Crawler

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Like I wrote earlier, it runs up and over the transmission and connects with a mating connector that comes down along the firewall on the passenger side. Sort of close to where the 4WD switch from the t-case hooks up. I've never traced the wiring to see exactly where it comes from, but the main wiring all goes through the firewall on the pass. side behind the engine for the most part.

jimbo74

ok found it.. i dont have a harness that goes into the firewall... however, i did have the main harness that spiders out everywhere... and there was a white plug... well i plugged it in and now i have reverse lights! the clips broken so i will need to ziptie it..... but im happy.... the lights suck... going to do the 4crawler paint mod..... instead of using silver paint, can i use chrome paint?

4Crawler

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Sure, that's what I used:
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...l#BackupLights

jimbo74

ah, i guess that is the same paint that i got... just didnt realize it until i went home to do the mod... well im all done with it.... light output is a little better but not much... the housing for it just sucks...... its rustoleum specialty chrome paint