[V8] reversing lights

[Kent McLean]

Ron Wainwright wrote:
> I had thought this issue was resolved. We/Scott Phillips talked about it on Dana's thread on MG Kent.
> But just to be sure have you checked the fuse?

I haven't checked the fuse but the ace wrench says the wires aren't there.
He also says that the automatic reversing lights are triggered off some
controller that now sits wire-tied in the engine compartment up near the
brake master cylinder.  I understand that the 5-speed has a switch on it
that opens/closes with the shifter in reverse.  The wrench declined to
debug it, as it might take hours.

My thought was to find a 12V power source (keyed or constant), run a wire
from it to the switch, then the switch to the reversing lights. But the
wrench offered that to get from under the car to inside the trunk would
require cutting holes or finding and breaking into the reversing wiring
harness.

I figure finding 12V at the fuse panel would be easy enough. Running
wire to and from the switch on the transmission would be less easy.
But finding where to tie into the reversing lights themselves, and
disabling the existing wiring in case it shorts out, would be the
challenge.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

-- 
Kent