My backup lights won't come on, and it seems like I don't get any power to them. I disconnected the switch on the steering column and checked it, and it seems to work just fine. Then I read the voltage between the wires that connect to the switch, and it didn't show anything at all. The fuse is (as far as I can see) the same as for the blinkers, and as they work there shouldn't be a problem on that side. I'm not sure how it's connected, but I figure that I should read 12V on one of the two wires, and get ground on the other one.
Does anyone know if the positive side is a continuous wire to the fuse box, or are there any connectors etc in between that I need to check? Would also like to know it I can safely connect 12V to one of the two wires just to check the rear part of the wiring. I would think that the backup lights will come on if I do that, but don't know which wire to connect to. The car is a -69 Malibu with column shifter.
Does anyone know if the positive side is a continuous wire to the fuse box, or are there any connectors etc in between that I need to check? Would also like to know it I can safely connect 12V to one of the two wires just to check the rear part of the wiring. I would think that the backup lights will come on if I do that, but don't know which wire to connect to. The car is a -69 Malibu with column shifter.