Shift Lever Indicator
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Shift Lever Indicator
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I've taken the plate off the center console of my 85 firebird. I'm looking for (if it even exsists) the "pointer" or ANY indicator that tells the driver what gear the car is in. I can see the white plastic channel that has the small light atached to the lower rear portion (so the PRND) is visible @ night. BUT there is nothing that is coming from the actual shift lever to point to or highlight what actual gear the vehicle is in! Any suggestions. Its an 85 standard with auto.
I've taken the plate off the center console of my 85 firebird. I'm looking for (if it even exsists) the "pointer" or ANY indicator that tells the driver what gear the car is in. I can see the white plastic channel that has the small light atached to the lower rear portion (so the PRND) is visible @ night. BUT there is nothing that is coming from the actual shift lever to point to or highlight what actual gear the vehicle is in! Any suggestions. Its an 85 standard with auto.
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The one in my 89 Formula is the same as your 85 I think but I have a buddy that has a 91 that has a shifter that has an indicator. His shift boot and everything is different so if you got the shift boot and inticator from a 91 or so that would give you what you need. Good luck!
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Yeah I thought the same thing when I realized that my buddy's had an indicator and mine didn't! His is even a baseline model and mine is a Formula 350. It just boils down to the year. Sucks but true.
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Ditto on my 85.
I aquired it from a coworker a few years back. Its a base model 2.8 V-6 . Still hard to believe that there is no indicator...
Thanks again
I aquired it from a coworker a few years back. Its a base model 2.8 V-6 . Still hard to believe that there is no indicator...
Thanks again
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why do u need to know what gear u in.. i rarely look down to see what im in, and i have only had my 87 gta 350 for a month or so... im also 16 and have yet to get my license... lol
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Car: '86 IROC
Engine: 305 LG4 awaiting the crate Vortec 350
Transmission: 700R4
Originally posted by 87gtaowner
why do u need to know what gear u in.. i rarely look down to see what im in
why do u need to know what gear u in.. i rarely look down to see what im in
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Car: 1990 Pontiac Firebird
Engine: 3.1L v6
Transmission: Automatic
after a while u just know where it is. park wont move, one click down is reverse and u can bump it down to neautral without pushing the button. once its in neutral it wont move back to reverse unless u hit the button so u can slam the shifter forward from drive and only fall into neutral. i just move it down one notch from neutral and im in drive. not hard, u dont need to look down at it even if it had an indicator.
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Car: 1987 "1991 Z" Sport Coupe
Engine: LG4
Transmission: TH700R4
whats the purpose of shifting from neutral to drive....i quite dont understand the point
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Ok Ok... I understand the point that ashift indicator is NOT necassary, but it still does not anwser the question of why this paticular model does not have one!
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Axle/Gears: 10 bolt posi, 3.73 gears
whats the purpose of shifting from neutral to drive....i quite dont understand the point
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Ok Ok... I understand the point that ashift indicator is NOT necassary, but it still does not anwser the question of why this paticular model does not have one!
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Yeah,, there's a good question.. what years did the birds and cams have a shift indicator? and while we're @ it! Why did they decide to not have them in some but not others... I mean my bird is a base model but... come on!
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