Tools/Parts Needed:

1 - Philips head screwdriver
1 - roll electrical tape

Step 1.

Move the shifter boot out of the way by squeezing the sides in and gently pulling it up.

This should expose 2 Philips head screws that hold the shifter console panel down.  Remove these and pull the panel out.  Disconnect the 2 window control connectors from the panel and put the panel aside.

Now, you should see 2 Philips head screws holding the ashtray console
area down.  Remove them.

Now, you want to remove the storage compartment between the ashtray
and the climate control panel.  To do this, just put your thumbs against the two inside
walls of the compartment and pull it out.  It takes a little bit of jiggling and pulling,
but it doesn't require too much force.

Once you get the compartment removed, there are two more screws
at the top of this console that need to be removed.  Once this is done, you can pull out
the console.

Remove all the connectors on the backside of the console.  Some of them may
have already popped out when you pulled the console out so make sure you note how many
connector sockets are on the back of the console.  Disconneting the two wires from the
cigarette lighter is a little bit dangerous since the +12V wire is hot all the time.  It
does have a big white plastic cover to protect accidental touching with ground, but I just
wrapped some electrical tape over it to make sure.