OT : car electrics - help please

PBo

Ok hive mind.

Skoda roomster 2 1.4 08

Reversing lights not working.

Both bulbs fine. Fuse fine.

Any ideas?

Caveat: my knowledge of car electrics is rudimentary at best.

Cheers

shdaxner

Could be the reverse light switch, basically a switch on or near the gearbox which activates the lights once put into reverse.
Unfortunately, i have no idea where this is or how to get to it on your car.

meanredspider

Have you got a multimeter?

I assume the other lights in the cluster work? Then you can be reasonably sure the earth connection is ok.

Switch is most likely the problem

veronese68

As above most likely the switch.
Assuming you have two reverse lights and other lights are fine it's unlikely there's a bad earth only to both reverse lights. If other lights are acting up, try getting someone to indicate whilst pushing the brake and go through other light functions, look at the earth connections to the bulb and the lamp unit.
As MRS says, a multimeter makes tracing the fault much easier.

The Ors

Try the forums at http://www.briskoda.net

Ben6899

It's almost certainly the switch. This will either be very easy or a complete bastard - owing to location - to fix. I'm afraid my money is on the latter.

mostly harmless

Same thing happened on my Mondeo, applying judicious quantities of air duster and then WD40 to the switch and it's contacts sorted the problem.

PBo

Thanks all!!

now, to find it..... :?

greg66_tri_v2.0

Take it to the garage:

<sucks teeth>

It's a write-off, mate. There's nothing we can do for you.

Have a chat with my colleague here. He'll fit you up right good and proper with a new motor.

<sniggers to self>

tgotb

PBo wrote:

Thanks all!!

now, to find it..... :?

Have you looked in the street, just outside your house?

kelsen

PBo wrote:

Ok hive mind.

Skoda roomster 2 1.4 08

Reversing lights not working.

Both bulbs fine. Fuse fine.

Any ideas?

Caveat: my knowledge of car electrics is rudimentary at best.

Cheers

You're driving forward?

DJFish

Generally a plug like this will be attached to your gearbox housing with a couple of wires sticking out of it.
Usually behind the rad and therefore exposed to airflow, moisture & crud.
Unplug, squirt with WD40, plug in, see what happens.