84 300sd
Man this job is kicking my tail.
I started off pulling my panel for my window switches. So far so good. Interior of switch for problem window was really grimey. Contacts cleaned and I assume its good to go.
Next thing you know I read up on the fiber optic cables and the bulb in the octopus thingie. I brag to the wife about the cool german engineering with only one bulb to burn out or replace for all these components confident that I will have a well lit front panel in short order. Over 3 hours later after wrestling out the climate control and removing factory wire ties to get to the bulb way in the back I was spent. I denouced all enthusiam for german engineering and called it a night.
Start back to the project tonight. Bulb goes in, fibers light up, but no light at the shifter.
I can see only one cable sheathing going to the black shifter box. It goes into the front. There is no bulb access on the left side as Ive read some people have. Ive tried unbolting the 4 bolts that hold the black box down but there is vent piping on both sides that wont let me get to the bolts.
My window switches are lit by LED's and not fiber optic cuz I had all those apart. Any idea about my shifter light? Ive got this much time invested I dont want to do a 90% job.

Also. Ive gotta stop reading old threads or Ill never button this thing up. I read that there is a light in the center of the headlight switch and that you simply pull out. My knob pulls out about 1 inch and seems to be purposely spring loaded. Is this serving some control function I don't know about?

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84 300SD 274K
38K miles on flatplate heat exchanger and various diesel/veg blends. prior to that 4K miles on unheated veggie blends with kero and DinoD.