Ralph Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 John / JonathanHad to remove the tunnel cover so I had access from both the top and bottom of the gear box.Fitted a new 2 Pin Switch to gearbox and undid the loom in the tunnel next to the gear box.Used a multimeter to identify the wires and connected at follows.1.Cut green live wire (Original feed for the old reversing light) fitted bullet connector2.Cut original connector from Green Brown Wire fitted bullet connector3. As suggested by Jonathan I connected the green/brown to the green wire on the new loom.Thanks to all for helping me with this as I NOW HAVE A WORKING REVERSING LIGHT !Ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Excellent news!JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted September 19, 2021 Leadership Team Share Posted September 19, 2021 Well done Ralph, it sounds like you're making some good progress now.Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted September 19, 2021 Member Share Posted September 19, 2021 Thanks for the update. Well done.And I'd guess that this discussion will help someone else sometime.Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted June 25 Member Share Posted June 25 Please can someone say how Caterham are currently fitting reversing light switches on new Mazda boxes: 1 Does the switch have two terminals? 2 Is it switching earth or live? Thanks Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlastairA Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 Hi Jonathan - just posted the below image on another thread - mine is a 2023 supplied kit. As you can see, the switch has two terminals and I believe that when reverse is selected, it simply connects the two terminals together. Unsure if this is ground or live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted June 25 Member Share Posted June 25 Thanks Are those Green/Black and Green/White from the loom? Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlastairA Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 1 minute ago, Jonathan Kay said: Are those Green/Black and Green/White from the loom? Yes they are - you can just see the loom tie-wrapped to the gearbox housing and disappearing off the bottom of the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted June 25 Member Share Posted June 25 22 minutes ago, AlastairA said: Yes they are - you can just see the loom tie-wrapped to the gearbox housing and disappearing off the bottom of the picture. Thankyou Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 On 25/06/2024 at 12:00, AlastairA said: Hi Jonathan - just posted the below image on another thread - mine is a 2023 supplied kit. As you can see, the switch has two terminals and I believe that when reverse is selected, it simply connects the two terminals together. Unsure if this is ground or live. Could you possibly clarify something for me? Are the two white connectors actually connected to anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlastairA Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 (edited) No - not connected to the loom John. They connect via the visible blue wires to a switch within the gearbox which provides a "Neutral" indication. Edited June 27 by AlastairA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 5 hours ago, AlastairA said: No - not connected to the loom John. They connect via the visible blue wires to a switch within the gearbox which provides a "Neutral" indication. Ah, so that's not the reversing-light switch, then? JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlastairA Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 (edited) No the reversing light switch is the one closer to the engine bay - green/white and green/black loom wires in the photo that connect to the blue wires which disappear into the gearbox. Edited July 1 by AlastairA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 23 minutes ago, AlastairA said: No the reversing light switch is the one closer to the engine bay - green/white and green/black loom wires in the photo that connect to the blue wires which disappear into the gearbox. Thanks. I've learnt something there. (I've no experience of the Mazda box at all.) JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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