mine was complete craked into piece yesterday and my car is sitting at the shop now, some say yes and some say they are complete different

 

ok, I called the dealer and confirmed they are very different about where linear switch

 

ok, I found a XKR shifter within NY state 2 days shipping and wondering if they are the same part

otherwise there is only one XJR shifter online from LA takes 5 days-shipping


I am debating between time and distance now,

 

Yes, the XKR and XJR shifter assemblies should be the same, assuming the XKR is a five-speed Mercedes year (2002 and older) and not the six-speed ZF (2003 and newer).

 

thanks, David. I believe they are the same. with respect to say, anyone else could also confirm that with me, I am about the call the seller to place the order, I am running out of time. please help me

 

Lookup the part numbers for both. If the numbers match, then they are the same part.

 

ok, found one for XJR according to the seller it is from an "R"

I called my mechanic,he said he could not just swap the whole sifter assembly in my car but salvaged some parts from my old shifter and some needed parts from yours to rebuild a shifter. no doubt he charged more labor than I expected

why why

 

I just did this today and fitted a XJR J Gate to an XKR and I checked the part numbers on the back, apart from manufacture date they were identical

So visa versa.......

 

that should work, right

the only thing is the gear shift illumination does not lid up now, seller told me he tested his before shipping to me