nrd10

Not sure if the P, R, N, D, 1, 2 spots on the gear shifter for a floor shifter are supposed to light up. It is a pain in the butt at night trying to shift out of park and into drive without turning on the dome light. If they are supposed to light up then does anyone have a link on how to remove the whole console to replace the bulbs.

Thanks.

Squirtbottle09

Yes they are supposed to light up, lol. To get to the bulb open the center console lid. Grab by the cupholder and pull up HARD. It will snap the plastic around the shifter and stuff up. Then if my memory serves me correct, you should have access to the bulb. It has a little cable coming out of the back of it. It is inline with the P, N, R, D, 1, 2.

Zero_Fx2

ooo this would be cool to replace the regular bulb with a red one to make the gears light up in red!.. if the plastic cutouts or letters for the gears arent translucent green tint

Squirtbottle09

They are tinted green, lol.

nrd10

Thanks, I asked the dealer where I bought it from and they were clueless. But it didnt make sense to me as to why they wouldnt light up. So all I have to do is pull up hard on the cup holder to get that whole section up? I read somewhere that there were all sorts of screws to un do?

Squirtbottle09

Nope, just pull up hard. It will pop right out.

Dingy04

If you open the center console, and stick a flathead screwdriver in where it latches, it make it a little easier to pull up the plastic around the shifter. Just pull hard, it won't break. once removed there are two clips on each side of the chrome shifter piece. Pry them out and lift on the piece and you will see where the bulb is located. Twist it out and replace. I believe the size is a 194 wedge.
superbrightleds.com has a good selection of LED's to put in there. Make sure yo uget a small one as te opening isn't real big. Replace the bulb and snap everything back in place.
There is green tint on the clear plastic piece that disperses the light, but if you peel that off, you should be able to put any color bulb in there.

nrd10

Thanks. I just bought a bulb from Ford for like 2 bucks or something like that.

Lowell

Your Information was spot on. Thanks!

If you open the center console, and stick a flathead screwdriver in where it latches, it make it a little easier to pull up the plastic around the shifter. Just pull hard, it won't break. once removed there are two clips on each side of the chrome shifter piece. Pry them out and lift on the piece and you will see where the bulb is located. Twist it out and replace. I believe the size is a 194 wedge.
superbrightleds.com has a good selection of LED's to put in there. Make sure yo uget a small one as te opening isn't real big. Replace the bulb and snap everything back in place.
There is green tint on the clear plastic piece that disperses the light, but if you peel that off, you should be able to put any color bulb in there.[/quote]

Dingy04

No problem! Glad to help. I put an LED in mine that was about 2 bucks also, so at least Ford isn't charging a rediculous amount for a tiny little bulb!