NO REVERSE LIGHTS

[Sanchez]

I DONT HAVE ANY REVERSING LIGHTS,
IVE CHECK THE OBVIOUS, FUSES,BULBS CONNECTIONS EXTRA BUT CANT WORK OUT WHY THEY DONT WORK. MR HAYNES AINT TO HELPFULL EITHER.

CAN ANYONE HELP ME, IM GETTING REALLY PISSED OFF POEPLE RELLING ME THEY DONT WORK.

[Jamesb318is]

Have you checked the switch on the g/box? it will be on the offside (i think) of the box, a screwed in 17mm nut with a connector+wire from it.
Unplug the connector, and short the wiring (not the switch), with a small piece of wire, if the lights come on, bingo new switch needed.

[oze30]

Auto or manual?

I can't help, but the transmission type will be helpful!

[Jamesb318is]

very true! assumed it was a manual!

[Sanchez]

its a manual, 318is

[sabrje]

I think the wires sometimes get shorted around the gearstick. The following link will give you more information:

http://www.bmwe30.net/cgi-bin/datacgi/d ... Section=02

I had the same problem on mine and simply moving wires around (without the need for drilling of cutting wires) sorted it. Good luck!

[Brianmoooore]

Have you checked the switch on the g/box? it will be on the offside (i think) of the box, a screwed in 17mm nut with a connector+wire from it.
Unplug the connector, and short the wiring (not the switch), with a small piece of wire, if the lights come on, bingo new switch needed.

Easier than crawling under the car to do this, is to lift up the gearlever gaiter, and to find a white two pin plug abnd socket down by the right hand side of the base of the gearlever.
Pull this out and seperate the two halves. The wire from one half will go through the big gear lever grommet to the underside of the car and to the gearbox. Take the other half of the plug and socket and short the pins together on this.

[Jamesb318is]

There you go, dont even have to get dirty! (you can tell i dont work on e30's much!)

[Sanchez]

hopefully ill get to solve the problem soon but its brass monkys out there.
Thanks for all your help.