[T3] Type 3 Reversing Lights

S UNSWORTH s.unsworth816 at btinternet.com
Fri Apr 7 01:04:41 PDT 2017


Interesting to read what Dave Hall said about the base model not coming with Reversing Lights.

Mine is a UK RHD 1600A Variant Automatic, therefore the base model.

I have owned it since 1988. It has always had Reversing Lights. They were there when I bought the car anyway. 

Is that because of the Auto Transmission maybe ?

Regards,

Steve

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 Today's Topics:
 
    1. Re: No reversing lights
 (Keith Park)
 
 
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 Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2017 20:04:39 -0400
 From: "Keith Park" <topnotch at nycap.rr.com>
 To: <type3 at vwtype3.org>
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 Aw geeze! how he's gone and bought a
 new car and he's lost in it! ;-)
 
 Here I am, getting rid of the
 Boremobile for an older car for next winter,
 my dad's old 95 cirrus, it really a
 mitsubishi and they galvinized and glued
 them  in 95 so they never rust
 out...
 
 Keith
 
 
 Now for a confession, I've bought a 2
 year old Golf SV with a 1.2 (1197) TSI
 gas engine and a DSG auto box, having
 had such great mpg from our hired
 Jetta last invasion. It's a lovely
 drive, lets me rest my clutch leg after a
 lifetime of pushing down on VW clutch
 pedals!  Brisk eough, and I got over
 54mpg UK (43 US) on a rural journey the
 other day, and only a few less on
 city roads, unless it's in stop-start
 traffic.  It's called a SportsVan in
 some countries, has more space than a
 Golf and a higher driving position,
 plus some nice extras.  The rear
 seat adjusts front to rear and is split
 1/3:2/3, giving almost as much space as
 a Jetta wagon (Golf estate).  The
 DSG box has a sport mode to flick into,
 and can be used like a tiptronic
 stick if you really want.  
 There's no handbrake, a hill-hold button does it
 for you! The icing on the cake is it's
 a Wolfsburg car.  I'm loving it!
 Anne's got the same engine downrated a
 bit in a NEW Polo (I'd never buy a
 new car, but her Mum left her some
 money). It's also an auto DSG - well,
 we're both getting older, and diesels
 are coming in for a lot of stick over
 here.  The Polo comes from South
 Africa, where they used to assemble Type
 3s.  So all change, and no change
 left!
 
 
 Dave
 UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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 late UK cars had no backup
 lights?  or just the early ones?
 
 Keith
 
 
 Topnotch Restorations
 topnotch at nycap.rr.com
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 71 Squareback  "Hothe"
 65 Notchback  "El Baja Rojo"
 93 RX7  "Redstur"
 87 Golf  "Winterat" RIP
 01 Sentra SE "Boremobile"
  
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 UK, and no doubt other markets, didn't
 come with the reversing lights on the
 basic trim - the switch, wiring and
 inline fuse, bulbs and holders weren't
 fitted.  Sounds like you may have
 a Frankenstein car, eh?  Maybe the 1600
 'A' model.  Are the vent wings
 painted or bright?
 
 Dave
 UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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 Well, no wire with fuse in the engine
 bay and no wires to the switch on the
 transmission.  So, I guess I will
 have to make my own harness
 
 Brian
 
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 > There's an inline fuse in a
 torpedo-shaped holder in the engine 
 > compartment. Could be that's
 blown. It gets power from the ignition coil.
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 > UK VW Type 3 and 4 Club
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 > > On a 71, where is the switch
 for the back up lamps?  Bulbs are new, 
 > > but
 > no
 > > light.
 > It's in the transmission
 nosecone.  Passenger side, facing forward a 
 > bit above and to the side of the
 pad for the front mount .. if I 
 > remember right.
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 > Can't help on the other
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