Re: {Chrysler 300} '56 300B Reverse Lights Not Working

I believe I saw a video John Grady did about that switch. Its delicate. be careful removing the terminals, avoid mechanical stress. Rule the switch in or out with a continuity test in R and out. Consult the club site tech section for help in this area.

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From: "BRIAN WALKER" <bwalk05@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2023 2:02pm
To: "Ron Waters" <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "'Chrysler 300 Club International'" <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: {Chrysler 300} '56 300B Reverse Lights Not Working

Hi Ron,

Thanks fir the quick reply & guidance.

Jumping a hot over to the terminal does light up both bulbs, however jumping terminals on the switch does not light them up.

Nor do I see any power at the terminals when testing, so either I missed something on the checking integrity of wires going front switch to the trunk area or it is the switch has gone bad. Thoughts?

Much appreciated.

Thanks,

Brian

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From: Ron Waters <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2023 11:46:34 AM
To: 'bwalk05' <bwalk05@xxxxxxxxxxx>; 'Chrysler 300 Club International' <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: {Chrysler 300} '56 300B Reverse Lights Not Working

Brian -

When you jump across the wires on the switch, do the backup lights work ?

Are you sure that the housing properly grounds to the body ? Jump the housing to bare metal in your trunk. Do they now work ?

Connect a 'hot' lead to the socket wire. Does it now light ? I've had sockets where there was enough corrosion on the brass center terminal to cause the bulb not to light.

You can use a Circuit Tester (not a Continuity Tester, which is the one with the AA battery) to verify that you're getting power to the backup lights.

Ron

From: chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of bwalk05
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2023 11:04 AM
To: Chrysler 300 Club International
Subject: {Chrysler 300} '56 300B Reverse Lights Not Working

Hello Everyone,

I'm trying to troubleshoot a reverse light problem. I've gone through the wires, replaced the bulbs and visually confirmed the reverse light switch on the 5-button TorqueFlite push-button assembly is mechanically working. All other lights are working properly. Any suggestions for what else to check?

Before purchasing a new reverse lamp switch, I wanted to make sure I'm not missing any tricks per say?

Thanks,

Brian

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