The wood's not at all hard to get out, and the routine should be on the site. The basic drill is remove the ashtray, remove two screws to pull the ashtray holder (right side comes out first, power plug's on left), remove two more screws to free up main console wood, slide backwards to free the forward-pointing peg that comes off the back end of the wood. The panel for the AC control comes off easily once the ashtray holder's out. Reverse the process with new parts, or send the old ones to Heritage for refinishing.

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Craig Bethune

'97 SL500, 40th anniversary edition

'04 Olds Bravada (SWMBO's)
'06 Lexus ES330
'89 560SL (sold)


SL--Anything else is just a Mercedes.
(Kudos to whoever said it first)