Hi guys,

My reserve lights never have worked since I bought the coupe.
Today I examined the problem.
To begin with there was no positive electric current on one of the two wires to/from the reverselightswitch in the gearselector-housing.
Under the dash I found a free positive plug, switched by the ignitionswitch, just what I needed.
New wire from there to the reverselightswitch, the negative wire was earthed well.
Got the reverselightswitch out, connected everything, and when I pushed the switch, the reverselights were working, hooray sofar.
The switch was/is plugged in on the rear of the left Side of the gearselectorhousing, is this the correct position?
There also is a same size threaded hole on the right frontside?!
When I remounted the switch, turned the key to last position, put the gear in reverse, no reverselights ....
No matter how far I screw the switch in, no reverselights ....
Bought a new switch, and when I put it in, no reverselights....
It seems like the reversegear doesn't press the switch, or not far enough.
Who has Got a good idea, I'm out of them...

Cheers
Harold

It should be at the front right of the selector box.

I had to drill/tap a hole there to fit one.

Hi Ken,

Thanks for the picture, that makes it a lot clearer.
I just looked at mine, en there is no hole there...
The hole on the right side of my gearselectorbox is in the middle of the thicker part, not in the thinner part of the box.
Somehow my mind wants the switch to be on the left side of the box, when you put your selector in reverse (up rear and right), because of the knuckle in in the selectorbox, something moves to the left, right?
But somehow my mind is not always trustworthy

Is the gearselectorbox somehow adjusted from the original mini one or is it standard?
I wonder if I should get a newer selectorbox with the hole allready in or get me a unc(?) tap somewhere.
What size thread is it?

Cheers
Harold

I just reversed what I had on the opposite side, I seem to think it's an 3/8" x 16 UNC thread.
The selector is standard, with the base plate (The bit that gives you the reverse stop) turned around 180 degree and the two "dowels" at the top swapped sides.

@ken: I understand, because the gearselectorhousing is turned 180 degrees, the switch will have to be repositioned.
If there is not a threaded hole in the new position yet, and you do want reverselights, you will have to drill and tap.

Cheers Harold

See what I have :

Do they got off when moving forward

I only drive backwards

Sometimes its the safest way down all those mountains you have.

Hahaha, more hills than an occasional molehill we don't have .....
All is flat around here! (That is the landscape, not the women )