hahaha I feel you on the shifter light. I heard that thing is a PITA to replace, and its why I haven't bothered with it yet. Finding the right bulb can be hard from what I remember reading, but finding an easy way to get at the shifter column is even harder.
Some people take the whole thing apart, some people do it with shortcuts that required good dexterity and finesse, going from the top or the bottom.. I kind of just deal with it too but I'd like to have it lit up.
I was thinking of changing my instrument panel LEDs to Blue (I like blue its good at night, and my radio is set to blue and easier to see in the day as well). and then I read/saw what was involved. Why couldn't they have just made them replaceable bulbs