Gearbox Switch for Reversing Light

[Nicholson87]

Hallo.

 

So, got round to looking into why my reversing light (and wiper) was not engaging when the reverse gear was selected.

 

Bulb definitely works, tried in a different holder.

 

Wires leading up to reversing light holder all look in good condition.

 

Both fuses (think they are in location 6 and 26?) are looking spot on.

 

Now thinking it is the switch that fits to the gearbox. Want to give this a go as it looks pretty straight forward (from what I’ve seen it is merely disconnecting the cables, remove the old one and replace with the new).

 

Is it as straight forward as this? I understand it will be a bit fiddly removing the undercarriage cover. 

 

Tried identifying the correct part but couldn’t get 100% confirmation. Found one on europart but when I entered my reg, it no longer showed up and has me thinking it may not be the right part.

 

Any help/insight into this would be much appreciated.

[Breezy_Pete]

Gearbox code would be a useful piece of information, this is written on the data sticker in the boot, under the carpet. Take a photo of the whole sticker and post it if you can't find the code in question.

What year is the car, what engine type?

[Nicholson87]

Gearbox code is LNR.

Reg is 13 plate.

Engine is 1.2 Petrol.

[Breezy_Pete]

Cool. Switch is at front of gearbox low down, item 25 here: https://skoda.7zap.com/en/cz/fabia/fab/2013-697/3/301-301033/

Part number shown as first item 3 here (ignore position shown on this diagram): https://skoda.7zap.com/en/cz/fabia/fab/2013-697/9/945-945050/

 

Well worth eyeballing the wiring near the connector for any breakages, especially if any work has been recently carried out in that area, e.g. clutch stuff.

Will double-check fuse numbers for you in a sec if I can find easily.  Yep, looks like fuse 6.

Edited 28 August, 2019 by Wino

[Tech1e]

Test the switch?

 

disconnect the plug and bridge the terminals. Flick the ignition on, if the lights come on, the switch is faulty. 

[Nicholson87]

Cheers for the information.

Those drawings make it some much easier to understand where to look.

 

Good idea about testing identify if the switch is the culprit.

 

I have not had any work done at that end for some time, I'll have a look about still however.

 

Had a quick search for the part number, identified quite a few different parts. Am I right in thinking they will all fit, just different brands producing them?

Very novice question I know, new to sourcing parts and fitting them.

[Nicholson87]

Sorry to bring up an old thread.

 

Eventually got round to looking at this. Turns out one of the wire has broke off the connector. See the image.

 

Whats the crack here then. Can the connectors be sourced and fitted without soldering and all that? Would rather do it instead of take it to a garage, would be a lot cheaper that’s for sure.

 

I’m hoping so and that it has to be the full harness as that sounds a bit of a chew on!