Check out-- Opening the Shift guage help.

[mystickid]

I got this far on opening up my shift guage for my gen 4 98' camry. I need to get to the incandescent bulb in there however, nothing else is budging from its place and I can't find anyscrews at all to unscrew. The storage console is opening half way in its front but the back is somehow stuck to the ground still. What do i do from here to get to the bulb.

[mystickid]

Bump. Gen. 4 owners, Some help please?

[white3ch0c0late]

There aren't any clips on the sides or anything? My Gen 5 has very small clips on the right side... I had to unclip those and then one side came off.. I had to pull on the whole piece a little bit after and put some force into it until a big plastic tab slid out of the front of the shifter panel. Don't know if any of this helps, though...

[mystickid]

[wormhole]

there should be some bolts inside of it.

[mystickid]

Ok, I'll check right away.thanx

[mystickid]

Worm hole is that a GEn 4? Do i have to remove the carpet like thingy insde it?? Thanxxxxx!

[chronoti]

try and take out the rear ash try and see if there are any bolts

[bassthrive]

why are you tearing everything in your car out just to get to the shiftgate bulb???



did you try removing the single screw at the top left of your shifter and then popping the entire black gate assembly out???

[mystickid]

Bassthrive,

Don't worry, I love doing this stuff, its like a hobby to me . Yeah i tried the single crew in the top left.

Actually Wormhole was right. there are 2 bolts under the little carpet piece in the storage box just as it shows in the pic he posted.

Thanx for the Help Wormhole. thanx everyone.

[wormhole]

welcome

[wormhole]

did you get the bulb changed out and if you did how did you get that black plastic cover off the shifter (the one that has p,r,n,d).