[SkIpAi]

Hi all,

Wheres the easiest spot to tap into the reverse lights? I have a rear flood light I want to have come on when using reverse (with isolation switch of course).

Drivers side of car would be where I would like to tap in.

Could I tap into the trailer plug?

Cheers

[Jester]

so wheres your relay going? or are you planning to burn out rev switch? i picked mine up at the engine bay (was auto orig) so my relay is behind the battery along with front spotties relay

[TheOtherLeft]

I installed a rear work/reverse light in my GV using the reverse switch as a signal. I tapped into the reverse wire in the centre console forward of the gearstick and ran a wire to a relay near the battery. I can't remember the colour of the wire though.

[303zuke]

SkIpAi wrote:

Hi all,

Wheres the easiest spot to tap into the reverse lights? Could I tap into the trailer plug?

Cheers

Unless you have particularly requested it when installing the plug, the reverse plug wiring SHOULD NOT carry the revese light circuit. There very few trailers with reverse lights, although some types of Caravans, Horse Floats, etc will use the 7th pin Auxillary as a 12v power supply for interior lighting or on-board battery.

[Scales]

If you havent figured it out yet Skip. dont wire another light into the reverse circuit. if you want to use it as a trigger to switch on the light via a relay, thats fine. You have no option but to run a suitable cable from your 12v source to the back of the car.

[SierraDan]

If you had an LED work/flood light you can wire it up to the rev switch as they draw less than one of the two standard bulbs.

I ran one off the standard wiring without issue.

[kristov]

SierraDan wrote:

If you had an LED work/flood light you can wire it up to the rev switch as they draw less than one of the two standard bulbs.

I ran one off the standard wiring without issue.

thats what i did just taped into the existing wire being led they use stuff all power

[SkIpAi]

Ok what wire under the bonnet is best to use to trigger my relay?

Cheers

[SierraDan]

Reverse switch..

[SkIpAi]

Pic? Sorry I don't know where this is.

[Scales]

on the transmission.....

read the service manual, its literally step 3 in the removal of the transmission, took me 20secs to find. can trace from there, or find wire color in same manual

[SkIpAi]

Cheers mate. that makes it easy!

[SkIpAi]

Which colour do i need from the reverse switch on the g/box to trip the relay. brown or yellow?

cheers

[royce]

get a test light and turn the ignition on

the wire with power only when the thing is in reverse is the right one

[SkIpAi]

That's supposed to be "Yellow" and "Red" wires. The red one works.

Cheers