Originally Posted by johnee78

You must first remove the ashtray and then on the base of the shifter there is a plastic cover that slides down..When you slide it down there are 2 screws that you remove and the shifter comes right off..Once this is done you pry up the back of the plate and also lift it from the front were you removed the ashtray.. Hope this helps..

Originally Posted by pingpong89

how does the ashtray come out? do i pull on the ashtray itself or do i pry on the entire assembly?

Originally Posted by johnee78

You have to put the shifter in 2 so that you have room to remove the ashtray..Open the ashtray and pull/wiggle from the door on the ashtray..Once the ashtray loosens up pull from either corner that pops out first..the rest is self explanitory..