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Old 12-12-2004, 06:50 PM
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Hi guys bear with me if I am being an idiot, but I accidentally slipped a dime inbetween the plastic ribs in the shifter of my a4 98 z28. could this damage anything? thanks.

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Old 12-12-2004, 07:47 PM
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I don't think it can hurt anything. There isn't anything in there for it to get stuck in. It's most likely just laying on the floor. If you want to make sure, just take off your center consol and you will see what I mean.
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oh okay. i have never taken my center console out. thanks for alleviating my fears!

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yeah, just take the two screws out in the console and the staple clip out of the shifter.
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may i ask how you got this down there..were u saying hey i wander if a dime will fit in this...OOPS!!! .
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nah I was cleaning out my car, dropped it o the little plastic ipeces behindd the shifter and it slipped between them by accident when I tried to grab it. cause the pieces push down ya know? lol

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oh i get ya lol..

did you get the dime out?...by taken the console out?
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the dime wont hurt anything, trust me.. its not in the tranny. my daughter is 16 months old, loves to stick pennies and coins into the shifter..
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yea I did get it out. Thinking about replacing the whole console. mine's 6 years old, showing its age a bit ya know? but thanks for the help I apprecate it big time!




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