RE: Back-up Lights

["Duff, Ian" <iduff@charter.com>]

Are the lights in the trunk lid? The path by the hinge where they go
thru a little boot causes them to work harden and break. Peel the boot
back, and look for frayed wires. Splice in new, and protect from chafe,
voila, lights will work.

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Ian Duff, 1990 Coupe quattro 20v, Red/Black
quattro Owners Club member P877

Home: New Bedford, MA, USA
Work: Charter Systems, Inc., West Newton, MA, USA
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>From: 	Bryan R. Schmidt[SMTP:bryan@csd.uwm.edu]
>Sent: 	Tuesday, 29 October, 1996 04:57 PM
>To: 	SMITHE@SHRSYS.HSLC.ORG
>Cc: 	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject: 	Re: Back-up Lights
>
>On Tue, 29 Oct 1996 SMITHE@SHRSYS.HSLC.ORG wrote:
>
>> Both back-up or reverse lights are out on my "86 4000.
>> Fuse and bulbs are good.  Don't see any obvious frayed wire.
>> What else can I look for?
>> 
>> Gene
>>       '76 Silver Fox
>>       '81 Coupe
>>       '86 4000
>>       '86 4000Q (daughter's)
>> 
>
>	I also own an 86 4000 with the same problem and have not been able 
>to determine the problem. (BTW:  Car has 160k miles on it and no problems 
>:)  )  I replaced the switch in the housing for the shift lever 
>(automatic transmission) but still nothing.  If anyone knows what the 
>deal is with this, let me know!
>
>Bryan Schmidt
>bryan@csd.uwm.edu
>
>'91 200 T
>'86 4000 CS Quattro
>'86 4000 S
>