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73 E-TYPE BACKUP LIGHT SWITCH
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Not sure on that new......and we are talking manual trans, right?......top cover, you'll see it, and it isn't the switch.
If it was, the fuse would blow as soon as you turned on the ignition.
Since it blows when you actuate the switch, it's load side.
Pinched a wire somewhere, run a screw through, or actual reverse light assembly is shorted.
Unplug the reverse light in the boot or under the rear valence, try it again.
If it blows, the issue is wiring. If it doesn't, it's the lamp fixture.
If it was, the fuse would blow as soon as you turned on the ignition.
Since it blows when you actuate the switch, it's load side.
Pinched a wire somewhere, run a screw through, or actual reverse light assembly is shorted.
Unplug the reverse light in the boot or under the rear valence, try it again.
If it blows, the issue is wiring. If it doesn't, it's the lamp fixture.
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Remove the spare tyre cover, and gas tank cover to gain (some) access to the bullet connectors for the lights. Look for evidence of prior repairs (taped up splices and things like that ) Also, look at the grommets where the wires come out of the body, if they are missing or displaced the wires can chafe there. finally (or mebbe first) make sure one of the bulbs has not come loose and is shorting to the lamp housing.