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Old Dec 20, 2006 | 10:20 PM
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Shifter/Console/BU Light switch

I need to get to the back up light switch and the switch that controls the passenger mirror downward tilt when in reverse (likely driven off the same switch?) Back up lights only came on when I held the shifter to the side for a while and then the lights began to stay on all the time and the mirror stays tilted down all the time. I had the shifter bushings changed a while back, so the switch has to be bad or out of adjustment. Any help on the fix or how to get to the switch is greatly appreciated. I searched and searched on the forums but was unable to find a previous post related to this.
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Old Dec 21, 2006 | 09:31 AM
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I have bad bushings which don't activate the reverse lights for some odd reason
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Old Dec 21, 2006 | 08:28 PM
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I have bad bushings which don't activate the reverse lights for some odd reason
Do you mean that the bushings could be bad even though an independent shop I trust very much (Benz by Blair - Got that plug from this forum years ago ! yeah) replaced them?

Still looking for how to get to that switch. I know the bushings are accessed from under the car.
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