I have some questions in regards to my shift gate.. I know there's some lights that are supposed to be in the shift selector area, and there's some other burnt out bulbs in there I'd like to replace just so it's working again.. and now since we have another working vehicle I can take this one out of service for a little while and get every thing up and working again... So my questions are

1) how do I safely remove the Shift gate trim without buggering it up.
2) Can I replace the bushings in the shifter with the gate open as it tends to rattle like mad driving me mad.
3) are the bulbs in the shift gate the same tiny ones that also go in the instrument Cluster?
5) How easy is it to Find the wood etc that goes into the shift and button area? Mine is some what cracked and I would like to either repair or replace it.

(notice there was no number 4?)

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed