The bulb is dead and I was wondering if anyone can tell me how to remove the shift cover and how to replace the bulb

thanks

 

just pop it with your nail. its extremely easy

 

pop the black plastic surrounding the metal shiftgate first.

as for the metal shiftgate itself. it's tricky. what i do is push it horizontally towards the passenger side as hard as i can then lift it up from the right side. it'll probably take a lot of back and forth nudging though

 

i was able to remove the plastic cover and all and im able to see the bulb but how do i get to remove that?? will i have to remove that big cover in order to get underneath of it or can i pop it out from the top?

 

I have the same problem. I just bought a bulb from the dealer. However, I found that the shift knob is very tight. How do you unscrew the shift knob?. Another member told me the shift knob need to be out.

 

You have to remove the clear piece that spreads the light out. then take a needle nose plires and pull it out

 

fsttyms1: is it necessay to unscrew the shift knob?

 

yeah, un screw it. just turn it real real real hard to the left. it'll probably be set on here but turn it it's meant to come off. then you have to remove the silver shift gate too

 

I had just worked on the light and also taken a video of how it is like. The plastic pieces are loose already. I just want to show how they come off. Hope it will help. Here is the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hj2T4bISKU

 

Thanks for the help. Just got my TL. I didn't even realize there was a light in there! Thanks for the video dtong. I'm adding this to the diy list!

 

sweet thanks!

 

Just a quick update. I got a replacement bulb from radio shack today and with a little tweaking I got it working. Thanks to everyone posting their tips.