Gear Shifter Cover Fix | Ford Mustang Perfect Repair & Tips for All Cars

Broken gear shifter cover? Watch how I fix an automatic gear shifter trim blind cover on a 2005-2009 Ford Mustang and make it look like new. This goes beyond the plain generic replacement cover and keeps the orange shift indicator intact. Many cars have this problem, so I also offer other ways to understand what gear you are in, depending on the make and model of your car.
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Broken Auto Shifter Trim Blind Covers are common on many older cars. This video demonstrates repair for replacing a Gear Shifter Trim Blind Cover On a on a 2004 - 2009 Ford Mustang s197 Gen 5 model and presents tips that may provide insights into how automatic gear shifter trim blind covers work and ways to fix them.
If your gear shift indicator is hard to read, this video also provides tips for many makes and models on how to know what gear your car is actually in, even if the indicator is broken.
Topics and vehicles related to this video include:
Lexus broken shifter slide plate
Gear lever cover replacement
Toyota
Honda
Chevy
Ford
Kia
Hyundai
... as well as overviews that relate to DIY car repair, used cars and older models in need of gear shifter covers, trim blind covers, shifter slide plates and more.
@MartinsUsedCarsCollectiblesLLC inspired me to take on this job because he did a great video on how to remove the broken gear shifter cover. Martin is the man!
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[@jayviz]

excellent method which takes this repair to the next level, far beyond that generic plastic strip they sell. Well done, Merv!

[@onsmtn]

Wow huge props to you, I saw a video of a guy replacing this part and he decided not to use the old part. However seeing your video made me think twice about buying the part, thank you 😄

[@MervsServiceSecrets]

Cool, thanks!

[@BigX698]

Great idea! Did you have the link to take apart the shifter? Thanks

[@BigX698]

I found it, sorry about that!

[@gussygoro2469]

That’s really super

[@MervsServiceSecrets]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.