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hi anyone know if u can still get a reversing light
switch for t25 auto 1990

Yes mate redily available from any autoparts store they're about a fiver and take ten mins to fit

Or online at Brickwerks, GSF or JustKampers..Mark

The reversing light switch for an auto is basicaly a couple of bent copper contacts on the gear selector lever.
I dont think Brickwerks have them????

Can you not fabricate a new one?

T

hi thanks for the replies the switch on an automatic is
nothing like the ones everyones mentioned the switch
is part of a module that fits on the gear linkage that
will not let u start the vehicle unless its in park or
neutral

Try VW part no for switch 171927145A,for carrier 311927147B best to replace both easy job I got a set a couple of years ago from them.

boilerman63 wrote:hi thanks for the replies the switch on an automatic is
nothing like the ones everyones mentioned the switch
is part of a module that fits on the gear linkage that
will not let u start the vehicle unless its in park or
neutral

You are describing an inhibitor switch that also contains the reversing light switch. Possibly its all one possibly the reversing light switch is a seperate entity contained within it. Never taken one apart so I cannot say. HOWEVER if you cannot get/make/repair/bodge one that fit a switch on the dash with a warning light that can only be switched on with the switched accessories (A2) on key. perfectly legal and allows use of the reversing lights to see what you are doing at the rear of the vehicle when stationary.
HTH
Richard

As I said above, the switch is a very simple afair of fixed copper contacts and a sliding bar fixed to the gear selector.
If I remember from mine, there are contacts for the starter inhibitor and separate contacts for the reversing lights.
Fairly simple to adjust or bodge.

T