Managed to get mine out eventually just by following my nose, what a pain this job was, anyway now it's done no problem, it's the finding out initially thats the hard bit. OK,
Step1.
Firstly you need to remove the screws that hold the centre section to the transmission tunnel, there are three down each side, the most forward one is behind the knee pad this is hard to remove but does prize off, the other two can been seen by the holes on the section shown below;
Step 2.
remove gear gaiter, handbrake cover and the screw in the bottom of the ash tray, i managed it without removing the gear knob by the way, once the ash tray screw is removed take out and disconnect the wire feeds from the ash try consoul, take it out completely, cut the cable tie from the handbrake gaiter and totally remove this also.
Step 3.
Now we have to remove the rear section that houses the storage and CD stacker. Firstly remove the door by unscrewing the two retaining screws on the hinges, these are visable when the door is open, the door just pulls out when the screws are removed.
Step 4.
There are two small screws retaining the top cover of this section, remove these this section will then come off, you need to pull from the top/back of it to release some retaining clips, the pics shows where the screws are.
Step 5.
Once this section is out it reveals two large retaining screws to be removed at the top;
Then go to the bottm of the centre section and there is a small flap to pull out that will reveal two retaining screws at the bottom to be removed, the flap i am talking about is revealed by the removal of the door.
Now all the securings are free the centre section between the seats will slide up out of locators and come free, this will enable the centre consoul to lift up wards and rearwrds for removal, Along the way you will need to apply common sense and remove any electrical connectors the need to be unplugged, once the centre consoul is out you will see the underside shows the obvious screws that are holding in the section you want out, basically you just need to remove them all to get the section out.
Mine is all done and i am going to order the new section tomorrow, it is only £20 so i ain't gonna bother trying to paint it, hope this helps and you are able to get yous done too, let me know how you get on and please ask if there are any questions......
Andy
