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How to remove the center console & EPB switch - tucpal - 26:th-Feb-2014 How to Remove the Centre Console & EPB Switch. Yes This is a Big Job... Step one......... Remove the Radio surround Trim. Step two...... Remove the Trim from the side of the Centre Console one each side it just Pulls off. step Three..... Remove 4 10mm Bolts 2, at the Front and Two at the Rear. Step Four......... Remove the Upper Trim one each side Again this just Pulls off. Step Five....... Pull out the Storage Tray and undo the Connector and put it out the way. Step Six..... Unplug the Main Harness Connector for the Centre Console it is Located on the Above Picture On the Right Hand side. The Centre Console is now Ready to be Removed from the car Pull the Centre Console Up at the back & Pull it Away from the Dash it has Two Clips at the Front That need to come out as you Pull the Console back. The Centre Console is Now out off the car. Step Seven........ Is to Replace the EPB Button Turn the Centre Console over and Remove Three Torque Screws. Step Eight...... Remove the Connector for the EPB. STEP NINE........ Remove the Harness Clips under The Storage Tray use some Pliers to Pull the Clips out. Step Ten............. You can take the Storage Tray out of the Centre Console. Step Eleven.......... Remove the EPB Button just Push the Clips out at the Back and Swap the EPB over for the New one. That is it Job Done..... Now just Put it all back Together and you have a Nice New EPB Button. It's a nice Cheap Upgrade & looks a lot Better than the all Black EPB Switch but yes it is a lot of Work but well Worth it if you Need any Help just ask Here. AS WITH ALL ELECTRICAL HOW TOO,S. you do this at your own risk if you follow the how to correctly there should be no problems thank you. RE: How to remove the center console & EPB switch - sheppy1 - 23:rd-Jan-2016 Thanks for this mate! finally found a RHD centre console with arm rest and manual handbrake slot!!! coming soon so will follow your tut to get it installed RE: How to remove the center console & EPB switch - tucpal - 23:rd-Jan-2016 Its seems a long how to but really it is not that hard at all RE: How to remove the center console & EPB switch - sheppy1 - 23:rd-Jan-2016 Tbh it doesn't even seem that hard (famous last words ha). It just looks drastic as there's a lot to remove. Hope the console is intact and without issues as I got it suspiciously cheap! Haha Sent from my XT1092 using Tapatalk RE: How to remove the center console & EPB switch - tucpal - 23:rd-Jan-2016 you may need to swap the loom over show some pics on here when it turns up mate and we will go from there RE: How to remove the center console & EPB switch - sheppy1 - 23:rd-Jan-2016 (23:rd-Jan-2016, 22:59:40)tucpal Wrote: you may need to swap the loom over show some pics on here when it turns up mateWill do mate! Cheers [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES] Sent from my XT1092 using Tapatalk Guess id just swap over whatever looms are on mine to the new one anyway wouldn't I? Sent from my XT1092 using Tapatalk RE: How to remove the center console & EPB switch - tucpal - 23:rd-Jan-2016 yes mate best to do that RE: How to remove the center console & EPB switch - sheppy1 - 23:rd-Jan-2016 Awesome! Will post if I have any issues [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES] cheers dude Sent from my XT1092 using Tapatalk How to remove the center console & EPB switch - Rusty2009 - 23:rd-Jan-2016 (23:rd-Jan-2016, 22:54:42)sheppy1 Wrote: Tbh it doesn't even seem that hard (famous last words ha). It just looks drastic as there's a lot to remove. Hope the console is intact and without issues as I got it suspiciously cheap! Haha Haha it will be easier than you trying to drive up the road in snow. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk RE: How to remove the center console & EPB switch - sheppy1 - 24:th-Jan-2016 Oooooo snap!!! Hahaha. I'm not gonna go near another lightly snow dusted Hill again in this thing! Lol Sent from my XT1092 using Tapatalk How to remove the center console & EPB switch - Nemo - 24:th-Jan-2016 This is going to haunt you ever @sheppy1 RE: How to remove the center console & EPB switch - DikoAJ - 4:th-Feb-2019 Thanks alot. I spent 4 hours looking for any info on how to remove that brake button. +1 to your karma) |