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auto shifter
I have a 01 f-250 the shifter on the column i missing the black plastic end -the piece around the overdrive button i called a dealership and they didnt know what i was talking about anyone have a part number or do i need the whole shifter?
thanks jeff
thanks jeff
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From: Deforest
I assume your talking about the cap that holds the overdrive switch in, right? Try ebay i found a overdrive button and cap for $9.00 on there. I tried Ford, and they want you to buy the whole shift lever now (65.00). I told them I just needed the O/D button and cap. They dont sell them like that anymore, you have to buy the whole lever. Thats what my dealer told me anyway. Hope this helps.
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I assume your talking about the cap that holds the overdrive switch in, right? Try ebay i found a overdrive button and cap for $9.00 on there. I tried Ford, and they want you to buy the whole shift lever now (65.00). I told them I just needed the O/D button and cap. They dont sell them like that anymore, you have to buy the whole lever. Thats what my dealer told me anyway. Hope this helps.
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They do that for alot of things and it's not just them, but every dealership that I have been to makes you buy the whole set rather or not you need a part of it or not.
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The cap is not available separately, you have to buy the entire lever. Junkyard would be a good place to find one...
Well, would you like Ford to sell the contacts inside the multi-function switch individually too, in case you loose one when you're taking it apart? 
Why would Ford even bother to sell a $5 plastic piece that's glued to an entire assembly that they buy as a complete unit from a supplier?
Originally Posted by FordxFour
Yep, let's assemble something out of pure junk and when "Johnny Public" comes in to replace a part of it we will make him buy the whole thing again.
Why would Ford even bother to sell a $5 plastic piece that's glued to an entire assembly that they buy as a complete unit from a supplier?
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krewalt, if I manufactured or sold a product such as this whereas a simple button cap was just falling off, then yes I would make that part available for the public to replace it. This is a very common thing with this shift lever. If the lever was assembled and glued correctly I would have no problem buying the assembly if the switch went bad, but the problem is not the switch, it's the simple piece of plastic that holds it in. I find it kind of ironic that under warranty Ford would replace just the cap, but as soon as the warranty was up, look out, now the owner has to buy the whole assembly. IMHO
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Yes, and that someone was myself. Went to the dealer to buy the part, the parts guy couldn't find it on the computer but had an open bag of them in his hand. He call over the Sr. parts guy who told him in front of me that these were no longer a retail part. With the Expy. still under warranty I went to the service counter and requested the part for the shifter. The guy walked over to the parts counter, got the part and put it on. I was only going to purchase it because the original one was lost. Just was trying to be nice about it because the warranty covered it coming off but I didn't expect them to cover something I lost.
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I was able to find it in the y2kford (FTE/PARTS-GUY) web site, just the cap.
#3 in the following pic:
If you go into the collision catalog, Steering Column, Housing and components, Cap.
$5.99
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#3 in the following pic:
If you go into the collision catalog, Steering Column, Housing and components, Cap.
$5.99
FTE/PARTS-GUY - where ARE you
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reps to you!!!!! Looks like if this part is indeed available to the retail customer I'm gonna have some questions for the owner of this dealership. This is the same diagram the parts counter guy showed me but it wasn't listed as for sale retail on his computer. They told me you could only buy the whole assembly. Can dealers pick and choose how they sale components?
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Oh, and "EXPY"? Excursion or Expedition? Different animal