replacing center console

[perry190]

Have just spent the last couple of days spray painting the center console and a few other bits and I'm struggling to get it back in with scratching the lovely new paintwork :(

Are there any tricks you can do to get it back in? I'm assuming a fair few owners with silver/painted consoles have fitted short shifters (arriving tomorrow :D ) so there must be a few tales of woe and consequent remedies?

I managed to twist it out, but not keen on treating it so roughly now its freshly painted.

I've searched but to no avail on this occasion so apologies if the problem has been covered before?

I did read on a post something about undoing the hand/park brake cable so the handle can stick straight up in the air? wouldn't have a clue on where to start to do this tho?

any assistance much appreciated as would like to get the car bag on the orad tomorrow really as obviously its the weekend and need to hit those roads :D

many thanks

Perry

[Eric (Plug Guy)]

Perry, we provide full instructions with our custom painted interiors. What year/model is it? Was the console just painted in your garage/yard? If so, you might be throwing good money after bad. We use a 14-stage process that can take up to 11 full work days to complete, and is a factory matched coating/chemistry when completed, more durable than the exterior, at half the price of the factory option.

Email me: eric@bumperplugs.com

I can help you through it. You might also want to visit www.bmracing com and review the short shifter install file...with pics.

[perry190]

Hi Eric

yes it was just painted in my garage but has had plastic primer, 3 coats of colour (speed yellow) and seven lacquers. its been flatted down, cut back with G3 and then polished back up to lustre. Then meguires 3 pack polish treatment so it actually looks better than the outside ;-)

Have read the B+M shifter install guide but it doesnt offer any guidance on refitting other than 'twist it in' was hoping there might be another easier way that members have found?

Thanks for your reply tho bud, its a 2000 Bocster 'S' by the way :-)

[adsach]

B&M shifter install mentions reclining the passenger seat.

Sliding the passenger seat 6 inches forward and reclining fully seemed to help for me.

[perry190]

cheers bud

[perry190]

in the end as I also had the upper dash trim pieces out for spraying I removed the plastic cage (4 screws) that holds the climate control and CD storage trays, the center console then just slipped straight in

thanks for your input guys

[Gundo]

I have been through the wringer on the center console story. Ordered one from some dude that I trusted, it was crap. I sent to Bumperplugs, nothing they could do to fix it. I even painted one myself using all the right paints. Came out okay, but I was not happy with the result. Finally did what I knew should have been done all along - I ordered one from Eric at bumperplugs.com. The finish is absolutely unreal. As for the install, best bet is to remove the cd stack & lower trays below the upper center console. Then the center drops right in. But in the end, Eric's products simply cannot be beaten.

[perry190]

all back in now thankfully :) ....phew

[Jinster]

all back in now thankfully  :) ....phew

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Nice work. Perry, are you running a carputer setup with a touchscreen? I will be very interested to know your configuration as I am currently deciding which hardware to go with myself.

[perry190]

Thanks Jinster.

No mate afraid not. mines a pretty basic set up, The double din is TV/CD/DVD/Tuner and I'm running an Alpine NVE-N099P DVD based sat nav unit through the screen.

Perry