Replace hazard switch - remove centre console?

NBTBRV8 · 20-01-2024, 11:29 PM

So in the end I ended up removing the two screws behind the gear lever, then lifting up the handbrake lever boot and folding it back on itself. Then I could get my finger to the back of the blanking plug behind the hand brake lever and push it out.

I could only barely reach the edge of the back of the plug on the passenger side with my finger but eventually got it to pop with the help of carefully putting my fingernails underneath the plug from the outside. Then I removed the two phillips screws these plugs were hiding.
This allowed be to slide the console back and lift it up to push out the switch.

Word of warning though, the centre console thickness felt like tissue paper and I was worried I would break it, so be careful especially not to chip the clear on the edges of holes.

20-01-2024, 11:29 PM	#5
NBTBRV8 S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Other Side of the World Posts: 273 Casino cash: $10796	So in the end I ended up removing the two screws behind the gear lever, then lifting up the handbrake lever boot and folding it back on itself. Then I could get my finger to the back of the blanking plug behind the hand brake lever and push it out. I could only barely reach the edge of the back of the plug on the passenger side with my finger but eventually got it to pop with the help of carefully putting my fingernails underneath the plug from the outside. Then I removed the two phillips screws these plugs were hiding. This allowed be to slide the console back and lift it up to push out the switch. Word of warning though, the centre console thickness felt like tissue paper and I was worried I would break it, so be careful especially not to chip the clear on the edges of holes.