HEY NIC,
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE GIVEN UP, OR ACCOMPLISHED YOUR GOAL. THE LOWER CONSOLE COVER HAS A "ROD" THAT AIMS TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE CAR IN IT'S INSTALLED POSITION. tHE ROD GOES THROUGH A HOLE THAT KEEPS IT SNUG TO THE BLACK CONSOLE FRAME. MINE IS MADE OF AN ALLOY BUT MOST OF THE NEWER 123 MODELS HAS THE ROD MADE OF PLASTIC. THE ROD IS ABOUT AND INCH LONG. ONCE THE ASHTRAY AND BRACKET ARE REMOVED THE WOOD UNIT SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE MOVED DOWARDS THE REAR FOR THE VEHICLE. YOUR VEHILCE HAS THE FLUSH MOUNTED WINDOW SWITCHES, RIGHT MIRROR ADJUSTMENT, FADER, AND HAZARD SWITCH. THE WOOD UNIT WILL BIND ON THE SHIFTER HOUSING AND THE HAZARD SWITCH. 1) REMOVE THE CARPET OUT OF THE REAR CONSOLE POCKET THIS SHOULD GIVE THE WOOD UNIT A LITTLE MORE ROOM TO MOVE. 2) USE A PICK TOOLE TO REMOVE THE HAZARD SWITCH. CAREFULLY PULL UP IN THE FRONT OF THE WOOD UNIT UNTIL IT CAN SLIDE OVER TOP OF THE FRONT OF SHIFTER HOUSING THIS SHOUD GIVE YOU ENOUGH ROOM TO GET THE WOOD UNIT BACK FAR ENOUGH TO RELEASE THE ROD FROM THE COSOLE FRAME. ONCE THE BACK RELEASES, REACH UNDER THE WOOD PANEL AND CAREFULLY PULL OUT THE PLUGS FOR THE WINDOWS, FADER, AND R. MIRROR. ONCE THE WOOD PANEL IS OUT IT IS VERY SIMPLE TO REMOVE THE OTHER SWITCHES, I HOPE THIS HELPS