I need to pull out the center console on my 2001 Forester to see if I can figure out why when I switch from defrost to floor to vent it always stays on defrost. I've never pull the console off before. Could anyone tell me where the screws and hooks are? I assume there's some screws hidden under bottons and things like that and probably some plastic snap hooks around the edge that I don't want to break. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
Alan
Dayton, OH
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Center Console Remove
Started by
wandersub
, Jan 14 2005 06:23 PM
3 replies to this topic
#2
torxxx
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Posted 14 January 2005 - 06:37 PM
well I did that on a 94 legacy wagon. it involved taking out the seats to get to some of the bolts.. this may be different on a forrester, but I know some of the screws that hold them down are in the middle between the seats under the ebrake handle.. should be a plastic cover that you pop up giving access to the screws.
When you get it loose, it will slide straight up.
Just take a flashlight with ya and look under the seats, see if you can get them out without pulling the seats.. take your time, you'll find em all
When you get it loose, it will slide straight up.
Just take a flashlight with ya and look under the seats, see if you can get them out without pulling the seats.. take your time, you'll find em all
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Posted 14 January 2005 - 08:40 PM
If 5 speed, unscrew the shift knob
Open console cover and remove 2 screws at top front, then remove trim from cover to shifter.
Remove shifter cover (just pull the 5 speed bezel off)
Remove 2 screws in bottom of console storage (toward rear seats)
Remove the 3 screws by the shifter, then the console comes out.
5-10 minutes
Open console cover and remove 2 screws at top front, then remove trim from cover to shifter.
Remove shifter cover (just pull the 5 speed bezel off)
Remove 2 screws in bottom of console storage (toward rear seats)
Remove the 3 screws by the shifter, then the console comes out.
5-10 minutes
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wandersub
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Posted 14 January 2005 - 09:59 PM
I'm afraid either I wasn't clear about which part I need to remove or I just have to remove more than I thought I did. The problem is with the vent/defrost control in the same console but above the stereo. Do I really need to remove the console around the shifter and back just to get at the controls in that console that the stereo shares?
By the way, if it makes a difference, it's an automatic.
Thanks again.
Alan
By the way, if it makes a difference, it's an automatic.
Thanks again.
Alan
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