Philip -
The reversing switch is mounted on the passenger's side of the gearbox,
just at the base, and forward of, the shifter, You should be able to see
it by removing the shifter boot, but I'm not sure how accessible it is to
fingers or tools, from either above or below.
The perforated stuff is sound deadening material, and you can't peel it
back. It is stock.
Steve Byers
Havelock, NC USA
'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
"It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool
than to speak, and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
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> From: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>
> To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
> Subject: Reversing Lamp Switch
> Date: Sunday, May 24, 1998 8:28 PM
>
> Well, I went back in to check on this and got to a point where I thought
> I'd better ask a question.
>
> Reading from Haynes I realized that I am supposed to peel carpet and
sound
> proofing back from the tunnel on the left side (driver's?) and there is
an
> opening to get at the switch. Pulled back the carpet. Pulled back some
> cloth insulation. Is this what the manual meant by sound proofing? Then
I
> hit a sheet about 1/4" thick with holes in it like pegboard. This
doesn't
> seem to peel back. Seems like it will just chip off and I won't be able
to
> replace it.
>
> Questions for those more knowledgable than I are:
>
> 1) Am I supposed to peel this back anyway?
> 2) Is this stock or something a PO put in to get around another problem?
> 3) Am I even looking on the right side (driver's side)?
> 4) Can I get at this switch from underneath the car so I don't have to
mess
> with the tunnel?
>
> Thanks for any replies.
>
> Philip
> Burgundy 1974 Midget
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