XJ?2010

Okay I am a new cherokee owner and dont know anyone who has one so help me out here when i turn on my lights (running, headlights, my one working fog, ect.) anyway my T case selector lights up so u can read 2hi, 4FL, 4PT, N, 4LO any question is does the gear selector normally light up on your jeeps so you can read park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive i ask this because mine does not light up and it seems odd to me

BlueXJ

The newer ones like yours may be different but my old junk has multiple bulbs that illuminate the gear selector selections. You may have a bulb burned out.

XJ?2010

Yeah thats what i figured haha i know its a jeep but come on the tcase alone wont cut it lol
Any ideas how i can get to the bulb and what kind of bulb it is?

COSXJFAN

You should be able to pull the cover from around the shifter, and the bulb fits into the back of it. I don't remember the size of the bulb, but they are very common. HTH!!

XJ?2010

ok maybe i'll go look at it real quick and if anyone has a link or pics on how to remove the cover please share lol

XJ?2010

Alright so i ran out into the garage and investigated a little bit but im stumped heres why (i took pics too)
A pic of my setup

heres a pic that show the T case lit up but not the gear selector

After i took the pic i just poped the cover off (which was very easy i must say) and after looking at all the linkage cause its cool i realized that there are no bulbs and no harness you can clearly see the wires running down to the Tcase lever for the lights if you look closely you can see to groups of wires running down there do you think both bulbs are down there? or what?

xjjeepthing

My 2001 has a socket and bulb in the panel you removed. It goes in the panel pretty much on the back side of the D indicator.

89xjgrey

Looks like the bulb and socket are there, just tucked under...they should be there somewhere though...

XJ?2010

So do you guys think it is tucked down by my T case indicator how do i get down there i was messing with the pannel and it doesnt look like it pops up like the tranny one

Mykal

Try GENTLY tugging on the wires to see if it just fell off and down into the crevice.

XJ?2010

tryed that nothin seemed to be pretty well down in there

Mykal

Is there a spot on the back of the cover you removed for the light to fit in?

XJ?2010

i couldnt see that well i will check more in depth tomarrow do u know of anyway to get down to the t case linkage?

moses

Go to the auto parts buy a small bulb and socket splice it to the wires that go to your transfer case shirt window. Install new bulb and socket any where you get the amount of light you want on your P-N-D selector window. If you dont want to drill or screw clean good use a gob of silicon RTV your choice of colors I faver clear. let sit for 24 hours your good to go. spray a little wd-40 or something similar on you shift pivota and linkage and a little grease where the lockin assy part is it will glide beween park and drive,, Good luck

BlueXJ

Loosen the console. I bet what you need is down in there somewhere close to the set of wires feeding the transfercase selector window. You may get rich too. I found 47 cents inside mine. Just a few screws to get the whole thing loose if it is like my older one.