Changing Automatic Shift Knob

[SaintJ619]

Hello one and all, Finally a tech articleHello one and all, Finally a tech article
And one that most can do.

How to change your automatic shift knob to an after-market shift knob.

Keep in mind that the over drive button is the major hurdle in this.

First: remove the center console


remove the bolt in the rear of the center console


Unclip the center harness holding the auxiliary wiring



If you have the accessory lights, unclip it here (remember it is directional wiring, keep in mind when putting it back together.

With the center console off, more clear access to the shift knob and the overdrive wire.


unclip the cover upper right of the shifter, this will expose the quick release.



Push the button, and the shift button to bring the shift knob down to get easy access to the screws. Unscrew the screws and store in a safe place

My camera screwed up showing the wires to the over drive, I cut the wire near the base of the shifter.
You can see the cut wires in the following pic.
After cutting the wires you can slip off the old shift knob.




at this point you can put the center console back together if you wish, or wait until you put the shift knob in.



the shift knob i have isn't long enough to go over the plastic switch.


this white plastic will need to be cut


after cutting (measure twice cut once) place the new shift knob over the shifter, and tighten the fasteners,


Finished product, Now put everything back together




As for the over drive, after i cut and removed the wire and over drive button, i reattached the wires using a molex connector. The overdrive button is a 'dumb' switch. Meaning there is no polarity needed for the wires, you just need to connect the wires back together.
I have the switch connected and wedged from the center wiring harness and the parking brake. So i can still switch it if i want/need to.

This shifter in particular i really have to push the button all the way down to release the latch to shift to the gear.

At this point you can either leave it as is, or put a boot. I am still debating this myself.
I hope all the steps make sense and Happy modding.

[Blue_Estel]

Here's a pic of my auto shift knob:


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[Nuvs]

geee ... that's cool .. how did u do that ??