Removing the OE phone mount

Here's what I learnt while doing this job:

The plugs under the console:

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Plug 1: 12V Cigarette lighter: remove by squeezing side clips and gently easing it out.

Plug 2: White with magenta guard. From memory, you lift the guard with screw driver, then push under guard to lift white lever:

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Plug 3: This grey plug is clipped to the drive tunnel with a plastic arrowhead that goes in easy and doesn’t like to be pulled out. A large flat-blade screw driver could be used to lift it off the tunnel by sliding it under and turning the blade to lift it from the centre.



Plug 4: From memory, this has either clips on the side or a handle that pivots and, as it rotates, it ejects or inserts the plug..



Plug 5: Lift the magenta guard with a small screwdriver:
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Then push inside with the small screwdriver to lift the clip that holds it together:


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Hope this helps other people who don't want to have to resort to experimentation.
Cheers All!
 
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