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Old Apr 16, 2017 | 12:39 AM
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hello fellow vette pals... can anyone give the the secret of getting the console out of an 82. i thought i took all bolts out but there must be a few hidden ones that are $#@%ing with me. Does anyone have suggestions? thanks
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Old Apr 16, 2017 | 03:06 AM
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Did you get the one that goes in from the storage compartment behind the seats?
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...i thought i took all bolts out but there must be a few hidden ones that are $#@%ing with me...
Remove the two under the center cluster.

...Does anyone have suggestions?...
AIMs are wonderful things to have.
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Old Apr 16, 2017 | 10:12 AM
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There are three screws on each side of the shift console on my '81. Under the gauge cluster, center of transmission tunnel, and attached to parking brake console.
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Old Apr 16, 2017 | 10:27 AM
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thank you all for the responce.... i have taken out he three on each side ... did not realize there might be one in the storage compartment... will try this and get back... again thanks for hte help
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...did not realize there might be one in the storage compartment...
There isn't one after 76.
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thank you all for the responce.... i have taken out he three on each side ... did not realize there might be one in the storage compartment... will try this and get back... again thanks for hte help
Being as you are new to this..I'll make a hearty suggestion.

BUY THE FACTORY ASSEMBLY MANUAL FOR $19.99 (BINDER IS $5.00)

This is the way the guys did it at the factory...with pictures and everything.

10,000 times you'll say 'I'm glad I bought this!'

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just ordered the manual ...Thanks for the suggestion it will come in handy

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Being as you are new to this..I'll make a hearty suggestion.

BUY THE FACTORY ASSEMBLY MANUAL FOR $19.99 (BINDER IS $5.00)

This is the way the guys did it at the factory...with pictures and everything.

10,000 times you'll say 'I'm glad I bought this!'

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Also purchase the service manual if you plan to do a lot of the work yourself. You'll answer a lot of questions before you need to ask here.
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just ordered the manual ...Thanks for the suggestion it will come in handy

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The old saying; "Buy the book BEFORE you buy the car"!

Anyway...much more effective than the "X-RAY GLASSES" you see for sale in the back of comic books! (do they still do that????) LOL

For the young guys...The X-RAY glasses were a pair of VERY cheap plastic frames...with FEATHERS mounted where the lenses were supposed to be.
So you'd look thru the feathers and everything was fuzzy and double!

Next is 'Sea Monkeys" lol.
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