Yes: The wood comes off in a manner similiar to that described in the stereo removal article on early w124 cars, not sure about the later one. The shifter light was discussed in the thread Where is the light for this?

There are a number of other threads under shift light, shift bulb, center console trim, etc.

Hope this helps

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