Taking it all out... (How?) Options

[6gcs3nz]

Hi guys

Firstly.. sorry for posting yet another interior query.

I've bought the materials/paints/spare plastic parts to practise on and have read a lot off this site on how to paint and take out our vents/inserts etc. Thank you all who have taken the time to write up How To's of these. You have no idea how much I appreciate it. I still have a couple of questions for those who have done the entire centre console and the driver under side panel (Below the steering coloumn). So here are my questions :

1) How do you remove the driver under side panel (below the steering column)?

2) How do you remove the steering colomn and the plastic piece in the front of the counters ? (The piece that runs across over the steering coloumn and has the ignition chamber face)

3. How do you remove the entire centre panels? (The housing where the front ashtray and centre compartment is)

Are these pieces easy to remove? Would I need a jack-hammer?

Any help on these question GREATLY appreciated! Thank you all for making this site so damn addictive!!!

I'm going to start on the vents and the centre shift and stereo panels

[Hym3n]

Lotsa screws for the 'under steering wheel' piece. While you're at it though, I suggest also painting your kickpanel, it's fairly easy to remove while you're down there doing all that unscrewing. The center piece is easy. Pry out the piece around the shifter with flathead screwdriver. A white and a yellow connector, take those off (I had difficulties with the yellow, but just keep pulling and it'll come off). Remove that piece. Two screws keeping main piece on, remove them, then pry the piece from every angle. Remove that piece. Done. Most everything is just a matter of prying and unscrewing, but don't lose/drop your screws like I did, unless you don't mind having to go get replacements at home depot [wherever].

Good luck, and I wanna see pics when you're done!

-Brian