robvmarr Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I have a 2002 K Series Supersport with a carbon fibre Stack dash.My car has passed it's MOT, but the garage say that I should have a full beam blue light and a white/clear reversing light visible and working on the dash for it to pass next time.I can not for the life of me remember if I ever had them or not when I bought the car.I have had the car some 4 years and wonder why I am only being told this now on its 3rd MOT with the same garage.Is this correct and should I have them or were they never there in the first place.Can anyone give me any pointers please?Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted January 13, 2015 Member Share Posted January 13, 2015 Don't know how it works on Stack dashes. Have you got a wiring diagram: let me know if you want one.Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvmarr Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 Ta, but I dont think it is supposed to be in the Stack bit itself, I was just giving this for a description to help people on here.I think they mean I should have drilled holes in the actual carbon dash with bulbs in.Maybe I should post a photo to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Reversing light indication on the dash ????? They are having a laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 SM25T - indeed!...but I actually wish that this would become a requirement/common item for new mass-produced cars. I know it's not too much to deal with, but with three different gearbox patterns on my driveway - and only one (the Caterham) having a conspicuous mechanical reverse-lockout - I sometimes find myself wondering which direction my partners car will leave in when I drive it (reverse beside 1st). I seem to remember my old Focus being quite vague too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revilla Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 "BEEEEP! BEEEEP! This Caterham is reversing!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonyH Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 white/clear reversing light visible and working on the dashReally??? I don't believe I've ever seen (or even seen reference) to such a thing.If so there's a lot of manufacturer recalls needed to rewire all those millions of dashboards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted January 14, 2015 Member Share Posted January 14, 2015 Might they have got confused with the telltale for high intensity rear lights? Do you have one of those?MoT Inspection Manuals.Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug phillips Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 You can see the blue high beam light, just above the starter button on mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorset7 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I've never had a car with a reversing light indicator on the dash - surely they've made a mistake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS2000 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 They may have been confused.... We're going back a few years now.... but if you have a switch to turn on a reversing light then that has to have a tell tale, usually it was a switch that lit up. Bizarre to think a 2002 7 would need it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I remember those .... retrofits on our cars in the 1970s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS2000 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Showing my age now... or perhaps just the age of cars I could afford as a youngster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Agree about the reversing light bit -- shurely shome mishtake? for it to pass next timeBut that bit puzzles me. Unless the MOT rules change between your latest MOT and the next one, either the car should pass next time or should have failed this time? Am I missing something? Maybe I should post a photo to helpYes, please.JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted January 17, 2015 Member Share Posted January 17, 2015 Confusion with manually-switched reversing light is a better theory than mine about high-intensity rear lights.but if you have a switch to turn on a reversing light then that has to have a tell tale, usually it was a switch that lit up. Panel with a switch and a light, finished in black crackle, and strategically positioned to penetrate your patella? Paddy Hopkirk spotlight on the back? ;-)Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS2000 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Yes all the road rally boys had a big lamp on the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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