I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to remove the center dash, where the radio is and nav. hole. I need to see what's behind the nav. compartment (I don't have Nav.) but have no idea how to get back there. Any info would be great.

 

assuming you have a manual trans, stick your hand under the front center console piece at the rear of the shift boot. This does not require removing the boot, just put your fingers on the boot, and wrap them under the trailing edge and pop it up. When you do, the heater controls will have to be detached, their is a simple ribbon cable with a connector to remove. Twist the console out of the way, but leave it on the gearshift.

For the rest of the console, their are two screws in the back sides, two in the front sides and one in the middle of the console. Remove them and it comes right out.

For the stereo/nav/gauge cluster, I believe there are two screws under a rubber mat at the bottom of the nav compartment (I have nav, so its a pop-out panel instead), remove them, then remove the 2 screws holding the head unit in at the top, accessed through that hole.

then remove the 2 screws at the bottom of the panel, plus 4 screws holding the panel and the white box that has the heater unit in it at the bottom towards the fire-wall. pull from the bottom and slide out at top, then disconnect the 2 cables at the top and its out.

 

If you are doing an install of something take the shifter out and boot off as well.
That will keep it from getting scratched.

 

Thanks for the help, I'll try it this weekend. My G/F gave me sat. radio for Christmas and I want to install it inside the nav. cubbyhole. I just don't have the deptht necessary to do this and be able to close the door so I need to do some creative cutting back there.

 

Here are some pics that you can use with the instructions posted above.

Console Removal

 

If you do take the shift **** off make sure you brace the rod when you are torquing on that ****, from what i hear it's hard to get off. Anyway i've read a lot of posts from people that have had major problems because they bent the rod from the shifter when trying to take off the ****. If your install isn't major just leave it on, i took the dash off to install my amp yesterday and left the **** and boot on, no big deal just be careful not to damage it.

 

You can actually remove the boot and entire center piece wothout removing the shift stick. I never understood why everyone was taking off the stick to remove the shift console pieces. There are a few small screws holding the boot and its plastic piece to the transmission hump plastic pieces.