Shift indicator cable

[Guy Dudebro]

The orange (used to be orange, I think) shift indicator on my '67 c10 was cracked so I took it off to see if I could repair. And it looks like it has a cable attached. And maybe the cable was snapped. I see Amazon sells shift indicator cables but not sure they're function or what they attach to. I included a picture. Any help is appreciated.

[AirSpeed]

It's a fiber optic line, it's broken. It should run down the column and into the back of the instrument cluster where it plugs into one of the bulbs. It illuminates the pointer

[Guy Dudebro]

Thanks! so the bulb is in the instrument cluster ... and not the shift indicator. I didn't see a bulb or anything that could hold a bulb in the indicator but figured its worth asking. Will check it out tonight.

[LockDoc]

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Here is what the whole assembly looks like.... The light socket should be right beside the speedometer on the left side.

LockDoc

[leftybass209]

I agree with all of the above. If you need a new housing for that, lots of 70's and early 80's GM vans had the exact indicator. I snagged a few while looking for a tilt column a few years ago.

[AirSpeed]

Originally Posted by LockDoc

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Here is what the whole assembly looks like.... The light socket should be right beside the speedometer on the left side.

LockDoc

Is that the left side of the instrument panel from the front or rear? When I restored my dash I couldn't remember which socket the bulb went to, I think I just put the optic bulb in a socket the fiber optic line would reach. Thanks!

[Guy Dudebro]

Thanks everyone. So I need to remove the instrument panel to plug in the fiber optic line?

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by AirSpeed

Is that the left side of the instrument panel from the front or rear? When I restored my dash I couldn't remember which socket the bulb went to, I think I just put the optic bulb in a socket the fiber optic line would reach. Thanks!

Looking at the panel from the back.

Originally Posted by Guy Dudebro

Thanks everyone. So I need to remove the instrument panel to plug in the fiber optic line?

No, you can reach it from underneath. The light sockets only turn 1/4 turn to insert or remove them. Here is a picture I borrowed from one of Tbone's ads... Thanks Tom.

LockDoc