1. Disconnect battery. Terminal is a 10mm nut.
2. Make sure you block off the tires to prevent the car from rolling.
3. Remove passenger seat. There are 3 14mm bolts. The front left is a 14mm nut attached to a stud in the floor. Pry off the plastic covers and remove the bolts. The rear right side was easiest with at least a 6” extension. Tilt the seat backward, and disconnect any connections. Lift and remove seat from the car.
4. Place the car in neutral. The first piece to remove is the upper panel around the shifter. Remove the parking brake adjustment panel (shown).
Reach in through the hole, and you’ll feel a tab. Push the tab gently to the left and lift up on the panel. It should pop right off. It is only held in place by wedge-type clips.
5. There are a quite a few, easy to locate screws to remove. All are Phillips head. Start from the rear, and move forward. There are 2 screws under the rear pass through. Lift and remove the pass through to get to those screws.
Lift the rear armrest, remove the carpet, and remove the 2 screws.
Slide the front armrest cover all the way back and lift. Remove the carpet, and remove the 2 screws there. Remove the accessory socket. It pops right out, and unplug the connector.
Remove the screw in front of the cupholders. For the front portion of the console, there are 6 screws. 2 are located behind the shift boot, 2 in front, and 2 behind the ashtray. Remove the 2 screws at the base of the ashtray.
Then, simply lift the ashtray door, give a tug, and the entire assembly will pop out. Disconnect the connectors. To remove the ashtray light, I found it easiest to simply wedge a small screwdriver (I wrapped it in tape to prevent scraping) and pry it out. There are two clips on a couple of expose bolts. Remove by using a smaller jewelers screwdriver and pry back on one of the tabs. You can then slide the clips off easily.
Remove the 4 other screws.
Once that is done, you can remove the entire center console in one, easy piece.
