my reverse lights do not work on my new eclipse. i put new bulbs in them and the fuse is fine yet they wont come on. i put a meter to it and they were receiving power is there something im missing or something else i should check? possible relay in transmission to tell it its in reverse?

96 Eclipse GS

you manual or auto? do a search. the sensor on our manual transmissions has a tendency to go bad. it's a brass bolt w/ wire harness on top the tranny near the ecu. happens a lot and people either clean or replace it depending on the situation.

-marc

='95 RS 5spd Red=
Matrix TypeX CAI
A'pexi Turbo N1
Nakayama GT5 17's
Ractive STB
GSX Calipers
AEM 12.5" X-Drilled/Slotted Rotors

255 is fricken short

manual

96 Eclipse GS

Yeah it's probably the backup light switch. The switch is located on top of the transmission. You'll have to remove the stock air box to get to it.

Switch will cost around $25-30 and takes like 5 minutes to install. The switch just went out on my friend at 68k... happens to a lot of people.

You can also jump the two terminals on the harness with a wire and if the lights come on then the switch is definately bad.

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1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS -Sold, I miss it

i just removed mine (22mm deep well socket).... and cleaned it out, put it back in, and they work

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-Ryan

ha well welcome to the wonderful world of dsm i've done all of the above and none of it has worked. Oh well who needs back up lights anyway.. Our cars are known for crappy wiring, if it's not the sensor then it's the wiring somewhere along the way. Hope you can get them to work. Take a clean terry cloth and some cleaner and shine up the ball really nice and stick it back in there, ride a around and see if it works. Then try to replace it if it doesn't JUST DON'T GO TO AUTOZONE they looked at me with a blank stare for 20 minutes cause they have NO idea what i needed. I just gave up and left. Try like napa just becareful and take ur part in cause there are a couple different part numbers they will get.


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