Reverse Lights on with tail lights
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Printed Date: May 03, 2024 at 6:44 AM
Topic: Reverse Lights on with tail lights
Posted By: djv1
Subject: Reverse Lights on with tail lights
Date Posted: December 30, 2004 at 8:55 PM
My reverse lights are constently on when ever my trucks lights are on I have a 1987 GMC any ideas?
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Posted By: MJA1962
Date Posted: January 02, 2005 at 10:49 AM
When did this start happening? Has anything on the truch changed recently?
Posted By: djv1
Date Posted: January 03, 2005 at 11:48 AM
No I haven't really done anything to it , nothing that would affect that anyway, I have just taken the lights out for the time being..
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Rockford 3001M amp
2 12in Kicker Comps
Sirus Sattilte Radio
Posted By: slammedb5
Date Posted: January 05, 2005 at 6:23 AM
Reverse lights will be controlled by a switch that recognizes whether the car is in reverse or not, but not by the headlights. 87 GMC? Most likely an automatic? Check in the steering column for starters. Possibility of pinched wire gounding out? Do they come on with ign/acc or stay on all of the time?
Posted By: Hymer
Date Posted: January 05, 2005 at 8:16 PM
I think the switch will be located on the tranny (a 700r4 if it's an 87, You should be able to get the wire color at the tail light and trace it to the tranny. I could be wrong but I think it is just a 2 wire plug on the driver side. pull the plug thenpull the switch. this is real common on the old chevs.... most guys will just clip the wires at the tail lights and fix it that way... the rev lights arn't to bright anyway....
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Posted By: djv1
Date Posted: January 07, 2005 at 11:50 AM
My truck is an 87 with what I think is a th400 tranny and yes I am thinking that it is something in the steering colum because some times when I go into 1st gear the windsheild wipers come on.. I just took out the reverse lights, it's not like they do much anyways.. ecspecially when you have a lift and tires on your truck, you don't see much..
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JVC deck
6.5in MB Quarts
Rockford 3001M amp
2 12in Kicker Comps
Sirus Sattilte Radio
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