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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 02:28 PM
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i dont want to break mine.

thanks.
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 03:17 PM
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pull the front part up slowly, then pull the back part of it off after removing the shift ****. That's how I do mine..
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 03:30 PM
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take the top part of the console off...
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 06:17 PM
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why would u take the console off when u want your boot off? i squeezed two sides together and it came out...
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 05:59 PM
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got it thanks.



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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 06:44 PM
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UMI short stick?
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 07:07 PM
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I find it 10x easier to take the top part of the console off than the boot when doing any shifter work.
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Sgt. Spuds
I find it 10x easier to take the top part of the console off than the boot when doing any shifter work.
Can you describe the procedure for removing the console?
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Old Jan 22, 2006 | 02:05 AM
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yeah the whole console front piece was moving but i wanted to be a hard *** and try to remove the boot, luckily i ddint break it, but i can see how its so easy to.

anyone have a clue what that wire is? looks like it goes to the cig. lighter.

yeah umi short stick.
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Old Jan 22, 2006 | 08:56 AM
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yea its for the lighter, the extra port that doesn't have a lighter in it I belive.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 06:39 AM
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I bet the cabin is a noisey cuss with that hole you cut in the body boot.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 08:18 AM
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does your short stick hit your ashtray or the piece in fron tof it? min does but its aWS6Store short stick, maybe they are different?
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 02:55 PM
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i dont think so, the umi is angled right where it mounts keeping it away from anything when its in reverse, or 6th gear.

i didnt cut any body boot or anything, it bolts right in, not that if that was directly to me or not calhoon
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 07:16 PM
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with the UMI SS u feel more gear, a litte more noise too. but u dont have to cut anything.. and its angled perfectly and makes the throws 100x shorter
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