Bck up (reverse) light switch location

Can any one advise where the back up switch is located on the Speedster.

In most cases it is in the nose cone of the transmission.

My transmission didn't have a place for it so I have a switch on the back of the speedometer.

I think there are a few cases where is inside the tunnel at the rear.

I would assume that the switch is easily accessible?

Yup. Jack up the rear, slide under the car until you get to the front of the tranny. You will see it there. It should have two wires coming off of it. The original VWs pulled power from the coil I believe.

Yep, what Jeff said. It's on the passenger side of the trans. to the lower front. The switch faces rearward.

~WB

The switch has two male spades and located on the passenger side of the trans nose cone.
One wire goes to coil + with an in-line fuse and the other wire goes to the back up light + (Be sure to also ground the back up light.)

it's far from 'easily accessible' though. it is, however, accessible.

i had to use needle nose pliers to hold/install the spade terminals when i installed my new wiring harness.

My back up light is staying on all of the time. Since the car has sat idle for the past 5 or so years since it was built, I am thinking that the pin may be corroded or stuck in the "on" position. Any feedback would be appreciated.

Check to see that the wires are still connected and not shorting out against one another. You could remove the switch and try cleaning it. It's just a spring loaded plunger that gets depressed by the shift rods in the trans. It could be just gunked up a little....or just replace the switch.
You can see the plunger from the inside of the nosecone in this pic. It's the ball looking thingy sticking out in the lower left of the nosecone.


~WB

The wires seemed to be secure. The issue started when I put a shift kit in and finally got the trans into reverse. When it was assembled, someone used bolts as spacers under the shifter plate and the pin at the bottom of the shafgt was over the top of the "bowl" thus allowing it not to seat properly.

The shift kit helped resolve the pin problem, but that is when the lights started staying on.

Is there a common part number for this switch or do they differ?

113.941.521

Should be readily available, here's one listing:
http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=1536

When I did go under the car, I found the switch and it was located on the top, just off center slightly toward the drivers side. If this makes any difference.

Woo-Hoo. The new switch solved the problem. I wish I had shorter arms or was a contortionist.

Way to go, Steve! Glad that was easy!

Yeah that's not the easiest to access. ~Alan