does anyone know how to remove the silver trim off the centre heater vents i have the vents already out

 

Yeah,

Gear leaver surround pulls up, two screws at the bottom and then the heater controls/radio surround in clips at the top. There quite tight though.

Then the top vent unscrews.

To solute the switches from the facia there are 4 screws holding it together.

 

Jake on yours have u removed the gear gaitor before and does yours have a pop stud or not? Mine doesn't and i cant see how u remove the gaitor without cutting it.

 

What are you trying to remove?

If yours is 5speed

Then you lift the gator up and the **** unscrews.

 

If you want to remove the gator from the **** there is a black rubber circle on the back of the ****. Pull that down the gator is simple sandwiched in between.

 

i want to remove the silver trim around the heaters ive got the heaters out

 

There screwed in same as the lower bit.



That bit middle left

 

yes jake it looks like its held in with clips i can release the tops but the bottom doesnt want to budge

 

It will mate.

Undo the top clips Nd pull back, then the same on the bottom.

When you put them back together they need a good press too as they feel like the in but there not.

 

tops piece of pi55 bottoms wont budge lol using a small flat head to ease apart

 

The stick gaitor. Mines a 6speed like yours, just wondered how u did it if your doesn't have a pop stud on the front. Coz the reverse collar lifter is in the way. So the only way i can doing it is either cut the gaitor or remove the reverse lifter collar, which i have no idea about sorry for stealing the thread tarquin.

 

Umm I undid my surround in situ so never touched the lever or gator.

 

unscrew the gear ****

 

no probs mate we are all after info somewhere down the line as long as it all helps us lol

 

Have u got a 6 speed with a gaitor that doesn't have a pop stud? Removing the gear **** yes yes done that, but if you know what I mean that doesn't help as the gaitor is obstructed by the reverse lift collar! No one seems to know bar cutting the gaitor and writing it off.

 

just pull it man!!!!

 

Pull what? the reverse lift collar or the gaitor? the gaitor will NOT go past it.

 

yup the gaitor, its a tight fit but it will go over it.
ive taken mine out plenty of times.

 

i have taken the full plastic trim off then pushed the gaitor from underneath, think you have to pull it forward a little, you can tell as soon as you take the full unit off and look underneath

ignore above thought you were tryoing to remove the gaitor from the palstic surround, see below with pic

 

as what tubby says it will fit,

https://www.scoobynet.com/showpost.p...11&postcount=3

pics to prove

 

Mine wont, the top of the gaitor is a snug fit around the stick nevermind getting it past the reverse collar.

 

put a pic up, maybe somethings wrong as its not that tight at all and easily pulls over the reverse lifter.

 

I see what you mean lads, but mines been changed at some point i reckon, im gonna have to cut it to get it off now

 

why don't you unclip the gator from the plastic trim at the other end.
undo the sti metal surround and take it off and the gator will unclip from the plastic

 

yea i could do i guess, bit of a faff just to remove the centre piece though :/

 

sure a breaker will have one, why do you need it removed mate?

 

i want to plastidip the dash

 

I cant imagine its hard to get hold of, even new its not going to be expensive.
from what I can remember it sort of sits on a silver cone part below the reverse lifter.

 

Whats underneath then? where the leather gaitor joins the plastic trim? cos surely you can just unclip there and remove the plastic trim over the leather gaitor.

 

yea now that silver cone piece in steve's pic, i dont have that. I reckon i must have a short shift kit i wasnt aware of and the donut who fitted it used the wrong type of gaitor **** knows how they got it on thou