I was wondering does the automatic shifter on a 65 Mustang supposed to have a light so you can see what gear your in at night?

 

Yes it does. In fact, it's legally required in any state I've lived in.

 

Thanks, I'll have to pick one up. Took the 65 to work this morning, first time in the dark and notice there wasn't any lights down there!

 

May be nothing more than a blown blub.

 

I am gonna take a look at it this weekend and see what's up. thanks

 

Yay I get to be useful.

I just changed it on m 68 with a c-4. Dont buy the whole unit...call CJ Pony as the bulbs (sold in packs of 2) are $2.

If you have a console it is a slight pain since there are severl layers to get through but is doable with just screw drivers. The light itself rest if a weird housing which needed to be totally removed to get enough force to remove the bulb.

 

So i took everything apart and looks like the bulb is burnt out, so I ordered the 2 pack from CJ Pony Parts.

 

I played hell trying to get my console light to correctly line up with the gear selection & I got tired of tearing apart my console.

I felt like I was trying to leap over mouse turds and finally said 'screw it' and just have 'em all lit up and count the detents.

 

As i recall you have to full extend the light housing thing for it to slide into the sheath that makes the light slide with the shifter. Once it is in make sure it lines up with park (turn the key but dont start the car) and then start screwing things back into place. If everything is lighting up it sounds like you reemsembled something wrong since the selected gear should be bright with the neighboring gears having a slight amount of light.

Did you put the cover back on the light when you replaced the bulb?

 

Nope. Not the last time, so they're all lit up. The repop plastic arm that connects between the shifter and the light was bendy as hell and it always showed that it was one gear off from where it actually was.