After 12 years I finally decided to diagnose my non working backup lights. This after getting a new lens from Jdelgado (thanks!). The lens broke when I backed into my garbage can because it was too dark to see, ironic huh?
The issue ended up being the switch on the transmission. I have one coming in the mail.
Anyhow, I took the opportunity to also wire up the backups on the cargo tail lights I have on the van. They were all I had as a replacement after a tree branch camping attacked my left LE tail light lens. Plus I figured 4 lights are better than one.
To get the cargo backup lights to work is pretty simple. The ground is already on the factory LE harness which plugs into the cargo talight. For power I tapped into the red black backup light wire going to the rear door backup lights. I then ran a wire to the left cargo back up light, and fished a wire along side the factory harness (behind the bumper) that runs to the right side and connected it to the right cargo backup light. That's it, now I have 4 backup lights.
I searched the topic, but I am still not sure if this has been covered before.
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