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back up lights and other gripes
« on: August 07 2012, 08:32:14 PM »
cannot adjust the back up lights on my T so that they come on when coming from Park or Drive...if I get them on from Park to Reverse, they will not go on when coming from neutral...or if coming from neutral, car will not lock the column going into Park without a hand on the collar...or various permutations of the above.

Looks like there is too much wear in the grommet on the arm out of the column to the rod that goes back to the tranny...looks like those things should be a dime a dozen, but I am guessing I will have to rig something....v iton or other o -rings?

Then between two cars, I have about four or five of the plastic wingnuts that retain the taillite housings to the back of the car that have disintegrated in my mighty hands.....seem s like that ought to be a common item...maybe the help section?
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Re: back up lights and other gripes
« Reply #1 on: August 07 2012, 09:41:01 PM »
ordered a grommet for an 81 skylark...migh t work
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Re: back up lights and other gripes
« Reply #3 on: August 07 2012, 10:46:37 PM »
I put in buick tail light wing nut and got no hits...strange
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Re: back up lights and other gripes
« Reply #4 on: August 07 2012, 10:51:40 PM »
but, I bought some!  Thanks, Dave!
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Re: back up lights and other gripes
« Reply #5 on: August 07 2012, 11:11:48 PM »
I wonder if these would fit , much more available
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Re: back up lights and other gripes
« Reply #6 on: August 07 2012, 11:20:46 PM »
they might...bought five of the first, tho
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Re: back up lights and other gripes
« Reply #7 on: August 09 2012, 02:58:24 PM »
Amazing that the stock ones are hard to find for a Regal?? They made a Lot of that model so they must have boxes of them somewhere???  :chin:
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Re: back up lights and other gripes
« Reply #8 on: August 09 2012, 03:48:38 PM »
some times, knowing the key word to search by makes all the difference....
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Re: back up lights and other gripes
« Reply #9 on: August 09 2012, 06:10:48 PM »
Sounds like I need to grab a handfull next time I'm at pullapart
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Re: back up lights and other gripes
« Reply #10 on: August 11 2012, 10:08:51 AM »
Thanks for the link Dave.  I ordered four from the first link you provided. They are the correct ones.
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Re: back up lights and other gripes
« Reply #11 on: August 12 2012, 08:13:04 PM »
They are identical...on e less thing on the list!
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