pw95 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2013 Hello i have just finished an auto to manual conversion on my 1989 E30. Im having a problem of finding the reverse wire from the gear box to connect to the wires in the car ill upload a photo of the gearbox its a Getrag 260 ... need help urgently!!!! Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2132 Report post Posted October 21, 2013 on a G240 which is very similar, its on the side, usually a small round plug looking thing with a terminal coming out of it. from memory its near the back of the transmission (but still on the side), opposite side to your photo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pw95 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2013 cheers bro !! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2959 Report post Posted October 22, 2013 Yup, the switch is on the other side of the box to the one shown, towards the back - with two terminals usually, and there is a connecting wiring loom about a foot long which comes up into the car through the gearshift lever hole. The issue is with finding where to tap these two wires into the body loom, you need a +12v feed into the switch and then the wire out of the switch needs to feed into your reversing lights - this is where I got stuck as I couldn't find the equivalent connections on the Auto car body loom. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
allan 295 Report post Posted October 22, 2013 Is this any help www.gobookee.org/bmw-e30 318i-wiring-diagram/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pw95 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2013 mine doesn't have a wire that connects from where you've explained, so would i have to buy one or can i use a similar wire? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2959 Report post Posted October 22, 2013 You are probably going to need to add wiring to join that up to the main loom anywhere, so if you don't have it I wouldn't worry and connect straight to the swtich on the box. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pw95 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2013 Ok sweet as jon thanks alot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
