As an aside...I was happy to figure out with no head scratching whatsoever, how to remove the nice wood center console assembly that houses the shifter, hazard flasher and window switches. Pulled out the ashtray and saw that the console extended underneath, so I removed the ashtray housing, and found two little screws countersunk into the trim. There's a pin on the aft end of the console trim that slides into a hole to hold the back side down.Remove the screws by the ashtray and the trim slides back and then the whole thing lifts up. No need to remove the shifter, nothing. Nice.

BUT - of course - i get the whole thing out, and the socket for the aforementioned pin is ripped upwards. Some previous owner apparently went at this or some related project with a pry bar instead of a brain!

Swinging by the dealer now....

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jsjmb450sl
1979 450 SL
Red Bank, NJ