How Do I Remove The Center Console?

[ec437]

GAH! I want to take apart the center console so I can recondition all the wood and plastic pieces, but I can't figure out how to take it apart! I can only find 2 screws inside the storage compartment. The part I want to take out of the car is the plastic pieces surrounding the shifter and that piece of wood veneer. Help?

[1991LS400]

GAH! I want to take apart the center console so I can recondition all the wood and plastic pieces, but I can't figure out how to take it apart! I can only find 2 screws inside the storage compartment. The part I want to take out of the car is the plastic pieces surrounding the shifter and that piece of wood veneer. Help?

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Whoa dude, you don't have to actually take apart the middle console to remove that woodgrain around the shifter and stuff. Also, the actual part that has the "P", "R", and everything else is almost non-removable. I've tried it. However, I still think it's possible, but be careful. Anyways, go here and you'll see how to remove everything:

http://www.lexls.com/head_unit.html

[VBdenny]

The plastic bezel on the console is easy to get out. You carefully pry up and it will pop loose. There are four pressure clips that hold it down. Just be careful not to bend it much or you can crack the fine woodgrained plastic.

[ec437]

The plastic bezel on the console is easy to get out.  You carefully pry up and it will pop loose.  There are four pressure clips that hold it down.  Just be careful not to bend it much or you can crack the fine woodgrained plastic.

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woodgrained plastic? I didn't know that some ls400's had plastic there. Mine has real veneer.

GAH! I want to take apart the center console so I can recondition all the wood and plastic pieces, but I can't figure out how to take it apart! I can only find 2 screws inside the storage compartment. The part I want to take out of the car is the plastic pieces surrounding the shifter and that piece of wood veneer. Help?

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Whoa dude, you don't have to actually take apart the middle console to remove that woodgrain around the shifter and stuff. Also, the actual part that has the "P", "R", and everything else is almost non-removable. I've tried it. However, I still think it's possible, but be careful. Anyways, go here and you'll see how to remove everything:

http://www.lexls.com/head_unit.html

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yes, I figured that out, and I did get the trim around the shifter out too. Unfortunately now I need a new overdrive on/off switch, new screws to hold the knob on, and new trim pieces to cover the screws that hold the knob on, among other things. All those pieces dropped into the abyss right above the transmission

oh, and I need it all back together by friday too