Here's the procedure:
- Remove floor mat
- Remove screws (I think there are two on the upper part of the lower panel and a clip at the bottom under the pedals). Take out the two screws under the parking brake.
- Remove hood release handle (open handle and remove the cable, I believe there's a screw that holds it on)
- Remove the headlight knob (it pulls off)
- Using a 24mm socket, remove the nut and carefully pull back the trim. There are going to be some electrical connectors to take off.
- Remove trim on that side, it should slide to the left
- Take off the trim around the ignition lock, gently pry from the bottom edge seam, just beneath the lock cylinder
- Remove the screw by the ignition lock, and the two on the left side of the steering wheel.
- When the panel comes down, disconnect the cable at the parking brake (it's a little bit of a pain to get on, so note how it comes apart) and take the handle off.
For installation, there are a couple quick things to note
- Do the parking brake handle first
- Make sure that the cover is slipped into the 'lateral clamp'. I never had a problem with this, it just went back on the way it came out.
- Reverse of removal from here on.
There's a note for vacuum lines on the switch for the 'beam range regulator'. There should be a color mark on the switch if you have it. I didn't.
I have a couple pictures if you need it, mainly of the parking brake and the hood release.
