To remove the console where the window winder buttons are located you need to lift up the carpet where it touches against the wood. There are two screws under there. Glue the carpet back down again when you're finished. The leatherette gear shift cover on my car pops up and out after a bit of prying with a blunt screwdriver, once you have it off pull it over the gear stick head, loosen the nut holding the head onto the stick and then turn the gear stick head counter clockwise to get it off.