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Shifter Stuck/bulb question

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by UberTaco, Nov 13, 2017.

  1. Nov 13, 2017 at 6:55 AM
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    UberTaco

    UberTaco [OP] Member

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    Zaq
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    2001 White Tacoma
    Green led bulbs count?
    I purchased a 2001 Tacoma last week. I was working night shift at the time, so that's when I noticed some of the bulbs behind the HVAC controls were out. I figured ok, that should be an easy fix, I assemble cars for a career. Then, I talk myself into changing the lights behind the cluster and at the time I wasn't sure if the shift indicator had a bad bulb behind it or had any illumination at all.
    I then found myself ordering a radio so I have something with Bluetooth. So I went from changing HVAC lights to a little bit more projects.
    I ordered some Partsam T10 194 LED Light bulbs(pictured below). I saw on a website 194 would be the size for all the ones I wanted to do. Guess I should have double checked, because these were to big for behind the HVAC but worked perfect for the cluster. I end up looking under the shift indicator to see if there was a bulb to replace but there wasn't one and so I ended up getting my new radio installed. So 2/3 things completed, not a bad day.
    So my first question is:
    No auto store in town could tell me what size bulb it is. I have read anywhere from #194 to #74. Is there a recommended site to order these from? And do they come in a green color or just white?
    Second question:
    I get everything back together last night, I check the lights, everything seems fine. Until I attempt to leave for work this morning. It will not shift out park. Even when trying to use the shift lock, it still will not leave park. So, I decide I'll look at this after work, I'll take the other car. Now I can't remove the keys, like it isn't really in park now. So I push the shifter up some and finally I can turn the car off. I haven't had much time to look at it, so really I'm looking for suggestions on what it could be. Searching through the forum I know to check to make sure the brake lights are working which might indicate a bad fuse. I'm hoping it's a connection I didn't make or maybe something actually stuck in there physically preventing me from moving the shifter. Also, is there a good website that maybe has diagrams of the shifter? I thought I could pull up the actual parts on my works data base but I don't have access to that model year. Thanks for any info!

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