How to change the light bulb inside the gear selector ?

The car in question is a 97 corolla with automatic transmission. The
light bulb inside the gear selector has burnt out. How do I change it ?


Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge.

On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:46:19 -0800, buywheels wrote:
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> The car in question is a 97 corolla with automatic transmission. The light
> bulb inside the gear selector has burnt out. How do I change it ?
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> Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge.[/color]


Remove the console and then remove the bezel from the shift lever. You may
not have to do this if you can see the bulb plug without removal of the
bezel.

"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
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> <buywheels@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> The car in question is a 97 corolla with automatic transmission. The
>> light bulb inside the gear selector has burnt out. How do I change it ?
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge.
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> This is just a guess on my part, but you probably have to remove the
> console cover. If you have a storage box under an armrest, look for
> screws in the storage box, behind the ashtray in the back, and the front
> of the console.
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> Ray O
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I had to do this when I got my car.....hope you have a kid with small
fingers.

Would you mind telling me how did you do it ? I un-screw the two screws
at the front part of the rear console but still could not remove the
thing, there seems to be something attaching the rear of the rear
console but I couldn't find and screws anywhere.....
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> > (correct punctuation to reply)I had to do this when I got my car.....hope you have a kid with small[/color]
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<buywheels@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Would you mind telling me how did you do it ? I un-screw the two screws
> at the front part of the rear console but still could not remove the
> thing, there seems to be something attaching the rear of the rear
> console but I couldn't find and screws anywhere.....
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>> > (correct punctuation to reply)I had to do this when I got my
>> > car.....hope you have a kid with small[/color]
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If there is a storage compartment in the console, look in the storage
compartment for screws. If there is an ashtray that opens for the back
seat, remove it and look in the ashtray opening for screws.
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Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:41:44 -0800, buywheels wrote:
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> Would you mind telling me how did you do it ? I un-screw the two screws at
> the front part of the rear console but still could not remove the thing,
> there seems to be something attaching the rear of the rear console but I
> couldn't find and screws anywhere.....
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>> > (correct punctuation to reply)I had to do this when I got my
>> > car.....hope you have a kid with small[/color]
>> fingers.- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -[/color][/color]


There are two screws at the bottom of the storage compartment, and, at
least in cars from the 80's, you pull the seats forward to gain access to
two screws on the sides of the console.