Overhead Console - Removal

REMOVAL

TYPE 1





1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the overhead console retaining screw (2), located in the front of console near the windshield.
3. Using your fingertips, grasp the sides of the overhead console (1) and pull straight down evenly to disengage the two snap clips at the rear of the unit.





4. Lower the overhead console from the headliner far enough to access the wire harness connectors.
5. Disconnect the reading lamp wire harness connector (2).
6. If equipped, disconnect the sunroof switch wire harness connector (1).
7. If equipped, disconnect the Compass Mini-Trip Computer (CMTC) or Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) module wire harness connector (3).
8. Remove the overhead console from the vehicle.

TYPE 2





1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Using a small thin-bladed screwdriver, gently pry between each side of the lamp lens and the overhead console housing (1) to unsnap the pivot tabs (3) on the lens from the pivots in the lamp housing.
3. With the lens disengaged from both pivots, pull the front of the lens forward far enough to disengage the tab (2) on the rear edge of the lens from the slot in the rear of the overhead console lamp housing.
4. Remove the lens from the housing.
5. Repeat Steps 1 through 4 for the second lens.





6. Remove the two screws (1) within the overhead console (1) lamp housings.
7. Slide the console rearward far enough to disengage the tab above the front of the console from the bracket above the headliner.
8. Lower the overhead console from the headliner far enough to access the wire harness connectors.
9. Disconnect the reading lamp wire harness connector.
10. If equipped, disconnect the sunroof switch wire harness connector.
11. If equipped, disconnect the Compass Mini-Trip Computer (CMTC) or Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) module wire harness connector.
12. Remove the overhead console from the vehicle.