2 red with black stripe wires. Follow them from the lower firewall (the engine harness) back toward the tranny. They have open bullet connectors on them. The switch is on the passenger side of the tranny and around the middle.

Already covered it. Those are the reverse light wires. PO obviously messed up. Test them as stated above and go from there.

thank you everyone, i did attach the red cables to the switch and the reverse lights work...THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!

but as for the neutral switch i don't see anything else on the transmission that looks like the reverse switch by the shifter...so i still don't know where the mystery green wires go, but thank you guys for your help

I *believe* the neutral wires are there on all cars, but they are only used on the automatics for most years. I've only had one manual box with a neutral switch, but I think they have all had the wires.

i do have a manual, do you think it would be safe just to connect the two, and tuck it away, without having a switch, i have no place to connect them to, thanks again!

There is a flexible wire harness clip on the body near the connectors. Simply hook the unused harness in the clip and bend the tangs. It can stay that way forever.

reverse lights work now, thank you everyone for all your help!!!