Centre trim - leather wrap :)

[Guiseley]

Help required please.

Car in bits, but run out of bravery / talent on my way to wrapping it with leather, so have a question that some of you may be able to help with.

The switch unit is still connected firmly into the console, and the console is only connected to the car by the three electrical connectors feeding that unit - I can have a blind fumble behind and try to disconnect the wires, but hope there's an easier solution where I remove the switches from the top of the console.

Tried search a few times and can't figure it out.

Should be easy I know, but can't figure out how to remove the switch unit - help please. Will post pictures when I'm done as a reward!

 

[Bing]

Guiseley - open the ashtray, take out the actual ashtray, and underneath there's a screw... Might be a torx screw, might not, can't remember. Then grip the front of the unit, pull up till free then rotate out of the unit. Neds gentle force. Hop I have understood what you are asking and it helps

 

[ZedFourM]

Sorry to ask, but have you removed the cross-head screw at the bottom of the ashtray?

If so, then there's just the 3 cables.

 

[Guiseley]

Guiseley - open the ashtray, take out the actual ashtray, and underneath there's a screw... Might be a torx screw, might not, can't remember. Then grip the front of the unit, pull up till free then rotate out of the unit. Neds gentle force. Hop I have understood what you are asking and it helps

Cheers - I've done the screw, so looks like I need some brute force (I'll get the plasters ready!)

Just done it - Cheers

 

[PawnSacrifice]

Tony, you're not far wrong there - I haven't done this for a while but from the front of the console (nearest the gearstick) pull in and upwards, you have to rotate the whole thing up from the front, and then out. From what I remember.

Good luck! What's the mod?

 

[Guiseley]

Cheers all - now to mod the Alu centre with something darker to match the lovely leather dash already installed.

 

[PawnSacrifice]

Nice work so far

 

[Guiseley]

OMG leather wrapped console sneak preview

 

[Bing]

Oh nice work

 

[Shappers]

Like that a lot!

 

[chrisba]

Cheers all - now to mod the Alu centre with something darker to match the lovely leather dash already installed.

Is that a genuine Alpina dash or a custom jobby?

 

[Swiftly]

OMG leather wrapped console sneak preview

Very nice bit of work been going on there, I like

 

[jaRED]

That was a genuine dash, but only on loan so now have a custom one which is the colours reversed

 

[mickeyblade]

Cheers all - now to mod the Alu centre with something darker to match the lovely leather dash already installed.

Is that dash panel easy to remove ? thinking of carbon dipping mine

 

[paddy wright]

Good effort mate- begood to catch up on a run soon (when both our zs are back in one piece!)

 

[jaRED]

The dash panel is relatively easy to remove, the centre panel is a nightmare particularly on a coupe. There should ne some how to's if you search the forum. The hardest bit is getting the vents out.
Although I wouldn't be an expert - Guiseley did all the hard work on mine

And Paddy - We may soon be zed less, but I'm sure that won't stop us lurking at the back of some great runs

 

[jabber]

How difficult was it to wrap it with the leather