dmoralesbello Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 My reverse lights have been malfunctioning intermittently: when I put the car in reverse sometimes they light up and most times they don't. I searched this forum and found nothing specific. I will go under the car and check/clean the connectors to the switch but if the problem persists I will have to source a new switch. I've seen $10 switches from Black Dragon, $38 from MSA, $45 from Z Connexion (apparently Nissan OEM) to $70 ones from another site. Any experience from the forum members with any of these? Are they all basically the same units or is there a true reliability difference among them? Thanks all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizzurp Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 They are nothing special, it's just a switch, polarity doesnt even matter. Check your underhood connectionsfor them first, they can get corroded and start to suck. It's two bullet connectors, undo them, clean the contacts with some fine sandpaper or something similar and grease them/plug them back in and see if you get an improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmoralesbello Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 They are nothing special, it's just a switch, polarity doesnt even matter. Check your underhood connectionsfor them first, they can get corroded and start to suck. It's two bullet connectors, undo them, clean the contacts with some fine sandpaper or something similar and grease them/plug them back in and see if you get an improvement. Are these connectors really "underhood" ? I thought they were located on the right side of the transmission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffer949 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Are these connectors really "underhood" ? I thought they were located on the right side of the transmission. You are correct. They are on the right side of the transmission. You will have to go under the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizzurp Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Odd, mine are in the very front of the tunnel on the pass side right near the firewall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmoralesbello Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Found the probable culprit: a slightly corroded lead just where one of the wires joins one of the female connectors. I did't have a connector at hand so I'll be changing it out this afternoon and hopefully the problem will be fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmoralesbello Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 Update: Cut off the old connector and crimped a new one onto a clean wire end and the lights work perfectly now. Thanks to all for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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