<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-size: 13px;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br>Simon,<div>I have thought about doing the same. The flange opposite the overdrive switch is not as thick and is a bit farther away from the gearshift piece. I did post an image to the list sometime this year . Kees thought a JH switch might be longer. Wiring would be straightforward, just need to run a wire from the fuse block to the switch, and a wire from the switch to the lamp.</div><div>Bob<br><blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 0px; border-left: #0000ff 2px solid; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: black;">-----Original Message-----
<br>From: simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com
<br>Sent: Sep 21, 2018 5:59 AM
<br>To: Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
<br>Subject: [Healeys] Reversing light wiring
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</o:idmap></o:shapelayout></xml><zzz![endif]--></zzz![endif]--></zzz!--[if></zzz![endif]--></zzz!--[if></zzzmeta></zzzmeta></zzzhead><zzzbody lang="EN-GB" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I’m thinking about fitting a reversing light to my 3000. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I was hoping to have it switched by the selection of reverse gear.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">At first I thought I could piggy back it off the gearbox overdrive switch, but that seems like a non-runner for many reasons.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I keep emails to the list that interest me….for future reference. I came across this, the only one on the topic. ” (To Magnus Karlsson. 16<sup>th</sup> March ’99!!) :-<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBodyText">“Earlier on this month there was a flurry of messages on how to install a reversing light switch to the centre shift gearbox.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBodyText">While I do not have a centre shift box I am told it is quite simple to do. As you sit in the car the overdrive inhibitor switch is located on the left hand side of the remote control shift housing. All you do is to locate an additional switch directly opposite on the remote control shift housing in what is in effect a mirror image of what is already there. I am told it is matter of drilling a hole into the housing, tapping the correct thread and then installing in the switch.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBodyText">I am also told that it is also possible to install a switch inside the bell housing, around where the selector rods are, but I think that would be a problem with the switch being way out of reach.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBodyText">All this sounds very difficulty without a gearbox in front of me, but I suspect that even a dummy like me could stumble through it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBodyText">Regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoList">Patrick Quinn<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoList">Sydney, Australia<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Well, this dummy has thought about it and not got the solution. I’d mount the second switch opposite the overdrive switch. But what about the wiring? Does anyone have a diagram? There’s some basic principle that I’m not grasping….probably plain as a pikestaff once someone shows me.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Simon<o:p></o:p></p></div></zzzbody></zzzhtml></healeys@autox.team.net></blockquote><br><div id="elnk_signature_1537529534892" style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: black;"><pre>Bob Haskell
'60 AH3000 BT7 (big project)
'62 AH3000 BT7 (smaller project)
'64 Mini Cooper (small project - by definition)
'68 BMW 1600 (first car - project)
'80 MBG LE (running?)</pre></div><br><br></div></div></body></html>