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'68 backup light switch location?

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i have a 68 mustang coupe with c4 transmission. My backup light switch is not making contact. i know it is mounted on the trans somewhere but does anyone know if it can be accessed from inside the car or do i have to go under the car to get to it? At my age crawling under cars is a pain literally.
 

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you'll have to get under the car. It is integrated into the neutral safety switch. The wires will run in the engine compartment up your firewall and there is a connector a few inches from the lip at the top slightly towards the drivers side. It has four prongs. You can test there to find where your problem.
 

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The male and female pin pairs go together. One pair is neutral safety and the other is reverse lights. You can use a test light to figure out which is which.
 
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gikort said:
you'll have to get under the car. It is integrated into the neutral safety switch. The wires will run in the engine compartment up your firewall and there is a connector a few inches from the lip at the top slightly towards the drivers side. It has four prongs. You can test there to find where your problem.
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thanks for the info. i'll take it to my garage and put it on the rack. the switch works if i wiggle the shifter just right so i assume maybe it just needs adjustment. Bythe way i like the pics of your car i just wish i could see them enlarged especially the engine and sub woofer in the trunk pics. Or is that the trunk? i am having a sub and some other things done to mine in a couple weeks and was trying to figure out a good way to mount the sub. anay suggestions? i have a good head-end and good pioneer speakers and 300 amp fosgate amp for those 4 but will be adding a sub or 2 and amp.
 
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