Yaemish Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 I just bought a mahogony (no button) shifter that goes to a newer model STS. I would like to install it on my 96 Eldorado which uses the leather bound (button) shifter. I need some help not only removing my old shifter but direction on how to install my new shifter and still be able to get the car out of park and reverse being that there is no long a lock button. Any help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHE Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 I don't think you will be able to accomplish this successfully. You will need to figure a way to operate the park lock cable with the new shifter. The new shifter has one cable and uses a serpentine pattern to provide the shift detent rather than the pushbutton on the shifter knob and two cables. I don't recall if the cable travels are the same for the '98+ shifter as the '93-'97. To top it off, there will be fit-up issues with the new shifter bezel to the old console. The consoles were completely different. Kevin '93 Fleetwood Brougham '05 Deville '04 Deville 2013 Silverado Z71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronson Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 Will the 93 thru 97 interchange? Do they look the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHE Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 The PRNDL indicator changed once or twice in that timeframe as did the entire shifter assembly for the '96 model year. Kevin '93 Fleetwood Brougham '05 Deville '04 Deville 2013 Silverado Z71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonA Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 Will the 93 thru 97 interchange? Do they look the same? I THINK they will interchange, but they're not the same. Every 92-95 model I've seen has the "t handle" shifter. In 1996, with the interior redesign, the shifter changed to a "cobra head" shifter (as someone here on this board described it). Jason(2001 STS, White Diamond) "When you turn your car on...does it return the favor?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaemish Posted June 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 So its pretty much not possible to put the mahogony shifter on? darn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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