Reverse Light quick help needed>please

khemistry

Hello folks,

Anyways just pick up a 91 honda wagon but unfortunately I just found out that my reverse light is not working.

Anyways I check the bulb and it seems to be fine. All the lights are working except for the reverse light. Not sure where to pin point the problem. I have n't check the fuse yet tho?

Another question is the signal light beside the headlight suppose to blink when turning? I notice that mine is not working but the bottom part signal is working.

I'm fairly new to Honda any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Kahuna

The bulb beside the light shouldn't blink.. The reverse lights could be a faulty back up switch in the transmission or in the fuse.. Get a 12V tester and see if you are getting current to the wires, fuse, and then the wires at the switch at the tranny.

wagodizzle

no actually the corner light SHOULD blink, its just most people dont even realize they go out and they really arent that important anyways as long as the bumper lights are working. um, if you wanna change the bulb though what you need to do is unscrew one screw that is between theheadlight housing and the corner light, then gently but firmy slide the lense towards the front of the car and pull it out. then the bulbs will be there to change out

if i confused you i can take pics for you, haha..

wagodizzle

ok here is a simple diagram thingy.

the screw is circled in red.

then the blue arrows show how you have to take out the corner light.

khemistry

Awesome, you guys are already been a big help. So far I'm very please with this forum.

wagodizzle

no problem dude, we're a pretty "tight" community. no bullshit...

ok, maybe sometimes... but just point fingers at Kahuna :x hehe jk

quarters

my wagon currently also has no reverse lights. same thing in my civic hb, the switch that engages it was toasted. i gotta replace mine too, i forget how much one is though....

khemistry

So here are the possible scenario I can think,

1. Change the bulbs (not a big deal)
2. Change the fuses (not a big deal)
3. Reverse light switch (big deal don't know how0

So can anyone give me an idea of how to work on the reverse light switch. The car was an automatic transmission before which was swap to a 95 5 speed manual transmisson. Is this a hard thing to be fix?

wagodizzle

hmm, could be possile the previous owner just didnt mind hooking the stuff up... um, check for dangling wires on the tranny, there should only be 2 wires on it.

khemistry

wagodizzle wrote:

hmm, could be possile the previous owner just didnt mind hooking the stuff up... um, check for dangling wires on the tranny, there should only be 2 wires on it.

I was just about to ask where is the switch located..LOL your fast dude.

wagodizzle

yeah they call me the "hurricane"

:roll:

turbo_teg

i bet its in the switch on the tranny i unhooked mine cuz it kepy blowing fuses but with the new tranny i just put in they worked again. this would prolly make for a good DIY thread.

Kahuna

wagodizzle wrote:

no actually the corner light SHOULD blink

BS.. He is talking about the light beside the headlight, not the one by the fender..


No go eat your fruit loops like the rest of the good kids..





Haha

khemistry

So is this switch hard to fix & where exactly in the tranny is this located?

I haven't really look into the car ever since bought it's just park right now and I have'nt really drove the car yet. I'm trying to get familiarize with it.

quarters

looking at repair manual right now...


the switch is on top of the transmission by the starter. it doesn't LOOK like a switch of any sort, it looks more like a rubber o2 sensor. there are two wires coming out of it, one has a male and the other, a female end. the sensor is covered by a rubber boot and screws directly ontop of the transmission. looks like a 5 minute job.

hope that helps.

quarters

whoa ok, just read that your car WAS an auto.

the reverse light switch on an auto was located under the auto shifter plastic. a 12 pin plug with #2 and #3 terminals controlling reverse lights.

my guess... you might try and go without reverse lights hahaha

khemistry

^^^^ The car used to be auto now it's a manual 5 speed transmission.

khemistry

By the way where is the fuse box?

progress

After the D15B2 in my old CRX blew up, I had another D15B2 swapped in. The guy who did the swap didn't bother to connect the reverse switch to the wires and I had to go in and reconnect things. I'm thinking this is the same issue you have since your car was auto and now is manual.

wagodizzle

there are two fuse boxes, one is under the steering column the other is in the engine bay on the passenger side shock tower.


Kahuna, suck my balls.

Kahuna

Don't be hatin man.. I still love you..

http://rywire.com/store/faqdesk_info.ph ... 228a197202


That might help.

khemistry

Thanks Kahuna, that would definitely help out. Now it's time to get my hands dirty.

wagodizzle

Kahuna wrote:

Don't be hatin man.. I still love you..

awww i wuv you too

khemistry

Kahuna wrote:

Don't be hatin man.. I still love you..

http://rywire.com/store/faqdesk_info.ph ... 228a197202


That might help.

I read the instruction here again and again but I just got so frustrated with my wiring. Seems to be easy but my wires looks like a mess to me.

Please see below and explain me by detail what should I do. I'm sorry if this problem had been an inconvenience to anyone.

khemistry

By the way on the first picture there is a 2 redwire connected to a harness. Just wondering if this is the park. My Park on my dash still has the light on. So I wonder if this affects the whole thing. :?

wagodizzle

yeah that might affect it. see if it connects into anything... :?

as far as the switch location, it is here:


the bluw is where the switch is, the red is the wires coming from it.

Kahuna

No, the 12v power comes through the transmission and runs into the wires..


I will be able to help you more on the wiring tomorrow when I get off work.. I gotta get some sleep though..

khemistry

Thanks Kahuna.

Kahuna

Did you ever get this figured out?

khemistry

Nope, Im still trying to figure it out. I dont want to make it more worst.