No back up or running lights in the rear
i dont want to drive at night in fear of a ticket:nono: or someone not seeing me also backing up blind due to tinted windows!
Any ideas?

Reverse lights could be sign of NSS bad. By running lights do you mean taillights or brake lights. Also check the fuses under the dash to see if any of them popped taking out the lights.

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Intermittant reverse lights are a good sign of the NSS (neutral safety switch) being gunked up. Not hard, just search for those keywords.

If its brake/running lights, a ground short, but more likely fuse is the main issue. You may need to dig deeper though.

~good luck