swaping out automatic shifter assemblies?

[Ryan01le]

so i was looking on ebay and saw the floor shifter assembly for a 2002-2006 lexus es300, its not the push button shifter though, u just hit the brake and put it in gear, i dont kno the technical name for that kind of shifter sorry for being dumb.lol anyway, is it possible to put one of those in place of the shifter on my 01 camry? i dont exactly understand how u would go about it or if it would even work. so a yes or no would be awesome, or any input would be appreciated. thanks! oh and while were on this, if it is possible to put one of those in, could u use a triptronic shifter( spelling? or whatever the name is?) like the ones u can shift manually but its still automatic? anyone got any clue on this? thanks~

[LynchburgCSI]

Yes, you can eliminate the button on the shifter. Take apart your shifter and you'll be able to figure it out.

You've always been able to manually shift camrys. However, DO NOT downshift using this method. The automatics are 4-speeds.

D, O/D ON = Normal... all 4 gears used.
D, O/D OFF = locked into 1st, 2nd, and 3rd MAX.
2 = locked into 1st and 2nd MAX.
L = locked in 1st gear ONLY.

[Ryan01le]

ok cool, now this is the whole assembly, not just the knob, so itd have to be connected to the linkage and everything else? right? so u have any links or pics of a swap like this?

[the94camryman]

Quick question, but what would be the point of doing this? If you just want to change the look of it, then just change the shifter and not the whole assembly. Changing the whole assembly would be a big PITA, and it wouldn't change the way you shift the car. You'd still have to push the brake in, and you'd still have to move the shifter to the desired gear.

As far as the Triptonic shifter part, that would be a no, unless your car came with it. If not then the answer is no, unless you swapped the entire transmission.

[Ryan01le]

ok i figured the triptronic woudnt work, well its not just looks, i just like the style of that assembly better, no button, and its not just a straight line to go into gear, i just think it looks cool. so how hard do u think it would be changing out the whole assembly?

[LynchburgCSI]

Triptronic DOES work. You just don't want to down shift manually. Up shifting is fine. Take a look at my previous post.

Ryan... take a look at this. Note that there's no button after modification to pull her out of park. Just step on the brake.
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/sh...441#post302441

[Ryan01le]

i read ur earlier post, i get what ur saying. now what im asking is, how do u swap the assemblies out?

[LynchburgCSI]

Click on the DIY link I posted. It's 2 screws on the rear of the shifter.

[Ryan01le]

thanks~ so whered u get that levoc shifter? can u still buy those? online or somethin? got any sites?
thats a nice looking shifter. i got a question about how u shortened it though, after u cut it down, does the new knob have to be screwed in? or does it fit on top somehow? is it really sturdy? thanks for the post i over looked ur link the first time i read that comment. sorry!

[LynchburgCSI]

Buddy, there's a cool site called . Also note that I didn't do this mod on my car. That DIY was from another user, so I can't really answer those questions. Here's some google footwork I did for you though.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=levoc+shifter
http://www.napolex.com/knobs.html
http://www.importscene.com.au/category124_1.htm
http://macgp.clubgp.com/howto/shifter/shifter1.html

[Ryan01le]

thanks. haha yeah i dont kno why i didnt google that. i feel dumb now. lol
and sorry i didnt even take time to look at whose post it was with the DIY, i feel dumb again. anyway thanks for tips and the google stuff, i didnt realize google had a feature like that. haha

[LynchburgCSI]

You're welcome!