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Re: reversing light speedometer switch


Toby Erkson wrote:
> 
> Uhhh?  This sounds cool if I'm hearing it correctly.  Some T3s have an
> idiot light in the speedo that lights when you put the gearbox in reverse?
> Could someone shine some more light on this subject (Big Al, please control
> your puns ;)
>      Toby Erkson
>      air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
>      '72 VW Squareback 1.6L modified to 2.0L
>      '75 Porsche 914 stock 1.8L
> 
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> Subject: reversing light speedometer switch
> Author:  type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE
> Date:    1/22/97 10:01 PM
> 
> As I have reversing lights on my 'S' I had the brainy idea of actually
> connecting them up the other day so I was wondering if anybody out there
> has a genuine VW or for VW switch thingy that goes on the back of the
> speedometer and turns the lights on when the cable turns backwards? No I
> don't want to have a normal switch or pull the gearbox and change the
> nose cone for a later model reverse light switch unit. I am only after
> one of those cool switch's. Any body out there?
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Hsssss!

The lights are back-up lights, probably mounted on the rear bumper.  
There is a switch that can be mounted between the speedometer 
cable/casing and the speedometer, which will close contacts when the 
speedometer cable is rotating backward (car is in reverse).

Tim Dapper


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