Ok, I won´t get into all I´m doing, but suffice to say I need to get the big one piece molding off in addition to all the trim.

I´ve gotten all the underside, the front, and the 2 hidden 10mm bolts that are normally hidden under the center console (as it´s out now). As well as the 2 passenger side airbag holder bolts and disconnected it.

It´s still being held in by something, I´m guessing the HVAC plastic tubing is attached somewhere? I can wiggle both ends(driver/pass), so I´m fairly sure I´ve not missed anything there..

Anybody have any experience doing this with the S197´s? All I could come up with in a search were all for the older body´s.

 

Wow. ..nothing but crickets.

Come´on, somebody has to have done this that frequents here.

I´ve followed this, but I´m still missing something somewhere.


Edit: ..And never-mind I figured it out. The plastic molding can't be removed on it's own, the whole shabang (console steel framing) has to go do to the way it's seated. Lame.

 

Here are a couple of shots with the console out. I got busy once I had it inside and got started, then forgot to take snaps with it out on it´s own, but it´s all one piece, steering wheel and all.

Don´t ask me why, but these got flipped upside down by imageshack... Wish I had this much leg-room when the console is in..

 

Is this not what Taco Bill did a write-up on in his little guide thread that is stickied? I could be wrong, but it might be a good start...

EDIT: Just saw you figured it out...need to read the updates you posted before I post, my bad. Glad you figured it out though.

 

Not in any that I´ve seen. Plenty of write-ups on pulling other things, but not the entire front console to do anything that I saw. But, got it pulled, and back in, once I did all the dremmeling and re-wiring I wanted to do just fine, after I figured out what I was missing to pull it.

Heavy as all hell though, and some serious surface rust on it. Surprising to me, as it´s only 3 years old. Wish I´d have thought to get some POR15 before I yanked it. I just sanded it a bit before putting it back in for now. Have to yank it again in a couple years and do that.