206 no reverse lights

206 no reverse lights

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chriz1

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689 posts

222 months

Sunday 6th March 2016
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I have no reverse lights on my 206 hdi, fuse is ok, bulbs are both good, I've taken off the the multiplying to the gearbox switch and tested with a multi meter I get power on the green wire fine, not sure what the other is meant to do whether it carries the signal back but it doesn't buzz with the multimeter when I touch against an earth point so I don't think it's earth??
I also took out the switch and tried the multimeter on buzz setting on the terminals and pressed the switch nothing buzzed.

The other thing I tried is to bridge the multi plug terminals with a bit of wire and this didn't activate the reverse lights.

Little confused now, can anyone help

Clivey

5,263 posts

211 months

Saturday 7th May 2016
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I've just had the same problem on my recently-purchased 206 shed. - It actually turned-out not to be the switch in my case...the seals on both rear light clusters had let moisture in that'd corroded the bulb holders. Once cleaned-up, the reversing lights started working again. smile

chriz1

Original Poster:

689 posts

222 months

Saturday 7th May 2016
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Mine was a connector that simply hadn't been plugged back in, near the firewall in engine bay. Think the previous owner had the cambelt done before selling and garage couldn't have plugged back in

Clivey

5,263 posts

211 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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chriz1 said:
Mine was a connector that simply hadn't been plugged back in, near the firewall in engine bay. Think the previous owner had the cambelt done before selling and garage couldn't have plugged back in
Haha, I've not long read about someone else having the same issue. Glad you've got it sorted. thumbup