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<p><font face="Verdana">What you will need: Phillips Head Screwdriver, Flathead Screwdriver (or prying tool), cloth (to protect your console). </font></p><p><font face="Verdana">Well there have been a few people who have complained abou the removal of the center console. So here it is...a no nonsense guide to removing the darned thing without damaging it.</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">You'll be able to do this in no time!</font></p><br /><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="Clips holding in the front of the center console" src="/diyimages/cconsole01.jpg" width="480" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">1.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">Alright, let's just jump right into it. Get down and low and at the front of your center console you'll find two clips holding it in. There's one on the driver's side and one on the passenger side.</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">Okay so now how the *#$@ do I remove those clips? If you pull they don't come out...and if you pry you'll just scratch your console. Here's how: Look carefully and you'll see the center is a little circle. Gentley push it in...voila..off it pops. Repeat this for the other side.</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></font></td></tr><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="The rear of the center console with the screws removed" src="/diyimages/cconsole02.jpg" width="480" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">2.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">Alright now it's time to head to the back. You should recline your seats all the way forward and slide them up front. This will give you plenty of room to work. Get down low and you'll see a screw holding the back in -- once again you'll find it on both sides.</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">Simply take your Phillips head screwdriver to the sucker and unscrew it on both sides.</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font face="Verdana"><img height="480" alt="Prying up the top of the center console" src="/diyimages/cconsole03.jpg" width="320" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">3.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">Look carefully and you're going to see that the top of your center console is comprised of two pieces. One that stretches from the front of the console to just behind the shift boot. The second piece stretches from there to the back of the console.</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">The second piece is what we're going to remove. Here's how to do it. It's only held down by a few clips so all you need to do is pry it up. So whip out your flat head screw driver, or other prying device along with a cloth to prevent your crazy @$$ from prying up the plastic too. Start and the back and pry it up.</font></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font face="Verdana"><img height="480" alt="Lifting up the front of the rear piece" src="/diyimages/cconsole04.jpg" width="320" /><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="160" /></font></td><td width="580" bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">4.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">You can theoretically now just pull the whole thing straight up. However what I found to be easier was to pry up one side and get your fingers underneath then pull from left to right (or vice versa) to pop off the front clips. The front clips tend to be in stiffer than the ones around the side and rear.</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">*POP* The entire center piece should now be free!</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font face="Verdana"><img height="480" alt="Sliding it out." src="/diyimages/cconsole05.jpg" width="320" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">5.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">Now you're able to lift the piece straight up.</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">Simply slide the piece up and forward taking care not to scratch anything</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font face="Verdana"><img height="480" alt="The Shift **** is in the way!" src="/diyimages/cconsole06.jpg" width="320" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">6.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">Alright you'll probably discover you can't quite get it past the brake lever.</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">Yup...excellent deduction Sherlock..the gear shifter seems to be in the way.</font></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="480" bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font face="Verdana"><img height="480" alt="Shift It Into First" src="/diyimages/cconsole07.jpg" width="320" /><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="160" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">7.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">Alright time to move out of the way Mister Gear Shifter</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">Slide that baby into 1st gear (Make sure you didn't lower your hand brake!!!)</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font face="Verdana"><img height="480" alt="It's Free!" src="/diyimages/cconsole08.jpg" width="320" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">8.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">It's free! Now you have room to work!</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">Okay now that the gear shift is in first...you have room to carefully slide the piece forward and out without scratching anything.</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font face="Verdana"><img height="480" alt="The Exposed Core" src="/diyimages/cconsole09.jpg" width="320" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">9.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">You should now see the above picture....</font></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="Second set of screws" src="/diyimages/cconsole10.jpg" width="480" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">10.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">So now that you have the rear piece off, you want to remove the front piece right?</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">Well as you can see here, all that's holding it in place are these two screws on this panel.</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></font></td></tr><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="Unscrew the second set!" src="/diyimages/cconsole11.jpg" width="480" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">11.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">Take your mighty Phillips head screwdriver and go buck-wild on those two screws</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">You've now successfully removed everything that's been holding the center console down.</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></font></td></tr><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="Sliding the console" src="/diyimages/cconsole12.jpg" width="480" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">12.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">You should now be able to slide the center console back and forth.</font></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font face="Verdana"><img height="480" alt="The removed center console" src="/diyimages/cconsole13.jpg" width="320" /><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="160" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">13.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">HEY WHAT GIVES? ah yess...the shift **** is preventing you from removing the center console.</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">If you don't know how to do that refer to the "</font><a href="/modules.php?s=&name=DIY&pa=showpage&pid=52"><font face="Verdana">Removing The Shift ****</font></a><font face="Verdana">" DIY and do that first...</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font face="Verdana"><img height="480" alt="The removed center console" src="/diyimages/cconsole14.jpg" width="320" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">14.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">There you should be able to remove it now..and you should see this.</font></p></td></tr></tbody></table>

Alumnite

Here is a video of this process to get a better idea of how to do this. ( I take no credit for the making of the video nor the tutorial in anyway I just came across the video and it helped me so much that I figured it could help out a lot of other people as well)

This is the link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME8Uu...feature=fvwrel

Alumnite

I didn't mean to double post. But is this process different with an automatic honda? I'm only asking this because I have to do this to my car and mine is an automatic..... Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

7genmarathon

iTrader: (1)

I like your resized pics, looks very detailed as well(aka no glare)...

Both of my clips on pic #1,2 are broken on my car been like that for months...Haha I didnt feel like being savvy I was in a rush

What a meticulous post great job!

20ex02

I am having trouble with removing the shift boot console area piece. I can remove the e-brake piece by lifting from the sliding compartment. However, it's like impossible to remove that piece in front of the e-brake. I've tried pulling it and sliding a flat head screwdriver. I can't even take out the whole center console because of the armrest if that is what it takes to remove just that one shift boot piece.

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

recline the driver seat back completely to give clearance to remove the console. unscrew the shift **** first.

20ex02

Thanks ghosty and gearbox for helping me out with this DIY. I took the shift boot and put it over the e-brake just to see how it would look. In the meantime, I am looking for a shift boot to match the new shift ****.

civicchick2001

hey, thanks for this DIY. I think I am going to try this soon. since I painted my shift **** numbers blue, i want to paint the ring around the ****, and also the ring around the boot blue as well. i think the only way to do this is by taking it apart like this. i took the **** off the other day, and noticed a little zip tie holding the boot onto the smaller ring at the top. (on the inside). would the best way to paint this part be to completely tape up the boot and console area? leaving only the gold ring and the top ring visible? i dont know if you remove that ring thats secured, if it can be put back on.. ? if anyone knows, or has done this, i'd appreciate any advice thanx

xRiCeBoYx

iTrader: (22)

Just take it all apart. It'll be easier in the long run, and most likely end up looking better

civicchick2001

kk will do

xRiCeBoYx

iTrader: (22)

Another word of advice, I just noticed the paint my shift boot connector ring is a bit worn out from contact, so you may wanna add a few coats of clear on top of the color coats, at least on that piece. And I'd also keep from getting paint on the inside of the ring, so it still engages the shift **** with no more resistance that it already has. You don't want to have paint on the inside effectively gluing your shift boot to your **** after a while from constant pressure/contact

civicchick2001

thanks for the tip.. what kinda clear coat would you recommend? i have been using the auto spray paint from dupli-color i think its called, and they have a clear coat enamel can too.. so might check that out. i think im just gonna take it all apart, like ^ up there, and tape every single bit up except for the outside part of the little ring and of course the bigger ring around the boot. that way im not takin the boot off or anything.. ill just wrap it up really good with tape. i was gonna do it today, but the weather was back and fourth and i didnt know if it was gonna rain or not. hopefully tomorrow