Automatic shifer install
Automatic shifer install
My 89 240 has overdrive on the shifter, if i replace the shifter does it have to have an overdrive button on it, and will anything happen if i replace the shifter w. one that dosnt have this button.
I've done it on my car and it is actually rather easy.
2 options:
1) buy an automatic shifter knob - I know razo makes a nice one, I have a knock off version of that. These usually go for around 70-100. They include the overdrive button. I personally don't like the buttons cuz you can accidently press it when shifting from park to drive. I plan on rerouting the button to a control panel.- one thing to note: make sure your knob comes w/ an "extender" plastic piece that can be cut to fit the system. I know that the manual looky shift knobs were not long enuf to fit the entire length of my shifter. The one I bought came w/ an extension piece which I was able to cut and fit pretty good.
2) get a shifter knob with the overdrive button and reroute the overdrive to a switch or button. If you take apart your center console and the parking/reverse/drive display panel, you can see that there are two wires going into the knob. You just have to hook that up to a switch that "opens and closes" that connection.
hope that helps.
2 options:
1) buy an automatic shifter knob - I know razo makes a nice one, I have a knock off version of that. These usually go for around 70-100. They include the overdrive button. I personally don't like the buttons cuz you can accidently press it when shifting from park to drive. I plan on rerouting the button to a control panel.- one thing to note: make sure your knob comes w/ an "extender" plastic piece that can be cut to fit the system. I know that the manual looky shift knobs were not long enuf to fit the entire length of my shifter. The one I bought came w/ an extension piece which I was able to cut and fit pretty good.
2) get a shifter knob with the overdrive button and reroute the overdrive to a switch or button. If you take apart your center console and the parking/reverse/drive display panel, you can see that there are two wires going into the knob. You just have to hook that up to a switch that "opens and closes" that connection.
hope that helps.