(T) Reversing lights not working

Stilo 1.9JTD 02 plate - can someone please tell me where I can find the reversing light switch - exact location please as I am unsure what it looks like - any photos would be a great help - many thanks

An easy double check to make sure it's the switch (and not a fuse or bad electrical contact or even duff bulbs) is to check if your rear wiper works automatically when you select reverse with front wipers on. If that doesn't work either then odds are its the switch

Switch looks like this and is usually on top the gearbox

On a JTD it is on the rear of the gearbox , out towards the passenger side wheel and accessed from underneath the car with the engine under tray (if you have one) removed.

There you go then, lying on your back job on a JTD, got to be easy

You will need a 19mm offset ring spanner 10 minute job, switch about £12 if I remember correctly.

Thanks Deckchair5 for boths posts and John55 and Cris1117- much appreciated - now that I know what and where the switch is. Got a quote for switch from Fiat dealer around £20 - many thanks all

Go to a good motor factors shop and they should have them for half that price. I just changed mine recently, bought it from fiat and then was asking about something else for the car in a local shop when they mentioned they had reverse light switches, but not the part I wanted.

Thanks for this, just done mine after reading this thread took about 15 minutes and cost me around £5 for the switch from local motor factors, happy now I've got reverse lights although I cant get mine to do that mirror thing.

That mirror thing is rubbish anyway (at least on mine) it moves a bit, but not really in a way that is very useful for reversing.

whats the mirror thing?

When you select reverse gear, the passangers side mirror moves to a supposedly better position for reversing.

I need to change my switch, can anyone who's completed the job be more specific with its location or is it really obvious, LOL

It is the only wiring plug going into the gearbox so it is not like you can get the wrong one. Look up from underneath at the gearbox and you will see it on the outside end, nearest to the passengers side front wheel.

LOL,
yeah I found it easily in the end, easier to get to by removing the n/s wheel and the side trim.
Had to order the switch from Fiat as my local motor factor didn't have it listed and woudl take a week to get it from Lucas.
Should get the Fiat one on Fri morning, £17+VAT.

I have a 1.9 JTD 52 plate - the reversing light switch is not working - I Removed the engine tray cover but could not see any switch under the engine (passenger side) - I plan now to remove the NS wheel, will this give me access to the switch? - any diagrams would be useful - thanks