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I supported Toymods
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 MA61 reverse light wiring
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Sun, 02 October 2005 22:26
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Hey guys,
I'm trying to hook up my reverse lights for rego. Can anyone tell me where exactly the plug for the reverse light switch is? What does it look like?
Cheers,
Nathan
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Lost in the K hole
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Re: MA61 reverse light wiring
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Sun, 02 October 2005 22:39
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from memory its a single wire type plug, dangling down with the auto gearbox bit of engine loom...
i think 
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I supported Toymods
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Re: MA61 reverse light wiring
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Sun, 02 October 2005 22:41
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So it was on the original engine loom?
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Re: MA61 reverse light wiring
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Sun, 02 October 2005 22:46
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hmmm... nah, it shouldnt have been on the engine loom. but i do remember the wire being down with that bunch of wires for the auto box
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I supported Toymods
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Re: MA61 reverse light wiring
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Sun, 02 October 2005 22:51
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How about if you didn't have an auto box 
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Brisbane
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Re: MA61 reverse light wiring
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Sun, 02 October 2005 23:05
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In the original loom there should be a group of wires that goes from the fuse box area at the front of the engine bay, past the starter and down to the gearbox. This contains the starter circuit, the neutral cutout switch (auto only) and the reverse light wiring. I actually lost this part of the loom somehow when I did my swap, so I just found the relevant pin on one of the plugs near the fuse box, and ran my own circuit to the gearbox. It's just an earth switch so it's pretty simple to do.
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I supported Toymods
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Re: MA61 reverse light wiring
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Sun, 02 October 2005 23:13
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Don't happen to know what the plug looked like? I thought I checked them all yesterday (the ones under the fuse box) and didn't find anything. I didn't think it was an earth switch, I thought the light earths through the main tail-light earth...
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sydney
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Re: MA61 reverse light wiring
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Sun, 02 October 2005 23:45
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its not an earth switch
power comes down one wire and thru the switch then to the reverse lights
usually red wires
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Re: MA61 reverse light wiring
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Sun, 02 October 2005 23:52
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| sideshow wrote on Mon, 03 October 2005 07:45 |
its not an earth switch
power comes down one wire and thru the switch then to the reverse lights
usually red wires
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This is what I thought, now I just have to find the damn thing! 
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Re: MA61 reverse light wiring
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Mon, 03 October 2005 00:14
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well theres only one way to learn
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Brisbane
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Re: MA61 reverse light wiring
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Mon, 03 October 2005 00:41
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OK my bad, I must have been thinking of something else. It's been a while since I did this.
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Re: MA61 reverse light wiring
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Mon, 03 October 2005 05:05
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I agree with where norbie says it runs tho.
On mine it follows the starter power wire from near the fuse box, mine has a green plug near the battery that is rather large.
Cheers
Wilbo
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Re: MA61 reverse light wiring
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Mon, 03 October 2005 05:16
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| wilbo666 wrote on Mon, 03 October 2005 13:05 |
On mine it follows the starter power wire from near the fuse box, mine has a green plug near the battery that is rather large.
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I saw a big green plug, but couldn't find any connection between the pins on it and the reverse lights. I'll have another look when I'm at the workshop next.
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Re: MA61 reverse light wiring
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Mon, 03 October 2005 05:54
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Send me a PM to remind me and I'll have a closer look at my car's wiring tonight.
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I supported Toymods
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Re: MA61 reverse light wiring
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Mon, 03 October 2005 06:18
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Done, thanks mate.
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I Supported Toymods
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Re: MA61 reverse light wiring
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Mon, 03 October 2005 10:38
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Question, does the reverse light wires run past on the drivers side to the back of the car or passengers side?
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: MA61 reverse light wiring
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Mon, 03 October 2005 12:25
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OK I just checked out the wiring on my car. I've spliced into two wires near the fuse box which I think were originally attached to a big square plug, but I got rid of all the unnecessary stuff (starter and auto wiring) and was left with just that. It's a yellow wire with brown dots (which I assume is the positive) and a white wire with a black stripe (negative). Hopefully that will be of some assistance.
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