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I had some free time and all the necessary pics, so I put this little DIY together.

Hope it's useful to someone.

STEPS FOR REMOVING REAR ASHTRAY & CUP HOLDER, CENTER ARMREST,E-BRAKE CONSOLE, FRONT ASHTRAY, LOWER CENTER CONSOLE AND GLOVEBOX

The following outlines the procedure for removing the above items on a MKIV Jettaand Golf/GTI. The procedure was based on a 99.5 Jetta GLS VR6 with a manualtransmission - it may be slightly different on later-models cars (those with no rearcup holder) and all models with automatic transmission. Please do these proceduresat your own risk and be ready to make small adjustments while doing them. Also,please be observant while removing parts so that they go back together correctly.

- To remove the rear ashtray and cupholder, follow steps 1 through 7.- To remove the center armrest, follow steps 8 through 10.- To remove the e-brake console, follow steps 1 through 17.- To remove the front ashtray, follow steps 18 through 24.- To remove the lower center console, follow steps 1 through 35.- To remove the glove box, follow steps 1 through 42.

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1. Slide the driver's and front passenger's seats completely forward.

2. Open rear ashtray and remove red insert as shown in picture below.

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3. Remove the two sides to the rear ashtray as shown in the picture below. Pry thetop of the ashtray side off of the ashtray housing (1). Once this is done, pullupwards on the ashtray side (may have to pull hard) to remove it (2).

4. The picture below illustrates how the top and bottom of the ashtray sides areconnected to the ashtray.

5. Remove the rear ashtray housing by carefully prying up the two tabs on each sidewith a screwdriver, as shown in the picture below. Be careful not to break the tabswhile doing this - they are somewhat difficult to get off.


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6. To remove the rear cup holder (if applicable), push down the two retaining tabsindicated by the arrows in the picture below.

7. Slide the rear cupholder out of the e-brake console as shown in the picture below.

8. Remove the driver's side of the armrest trim as shown in the picture below. Firstpull the top of the trim towards the driver's side (1) and then pull upwards at anangle to remove (2).


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9. Be careful doing the above. The trim piece is held in by 6 tabs as shown in thepicture below (arrows). I've removed this piece enough times that I've partiallybroken one of the tabs (red arrow). You can use a thin screwdriver protected by athin rag to help ease the tabs out.

10. Remove the 13mm bolt in the picture below to remove the armrest. Once thebolt is out, you may need to wiggle the armrest back and forth to get it free - thenmove it up to remove.

11. Remove the two T20 Torx screws indicated by the arrows in the picture below.


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12. Slide the driver's and front passenger's seats completely backward. Pry out thetrim tab on both sides of the e-brake console indicated by the arrow in the picturebelow.

13. This is easily done with a screwdriver, as shown below.

14. Remove the T20 Torx screws behind the tabs, as shown below.


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15. Pull up the emergency brake handle as high as it will go - the higher it is, theeasier the next step will be. Remove the e-brake console by (1) raising the rear ofthe console relatively high (see picture below for approximate position) and then (2)sliding the front of the console out from under the lower center console (where theshifter is). When the front of the e-brake console is free, slide the console up andover the e-brake handle. This may take a few attempts - it's somewhat difficult tofree the front of the e-brake console from under the lower center console.

16. The image below shows the 4 tabs (yellow arrows) and two posts (red arrows)that make it difficult to release the front of the e-brake console from under the lowercenter console.

17. The picture below shows the position of the e-brake microswitch. It just clipsonto the e-brake support and can be easily removed.


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18. Slide open the front ashtray lid and remove the red insert seen in the picturebelow. (I apologize for the detritus - I should have done some detailing before Itook the pics.)

19. Remove the small trim piece just below the A/C controls (or Climatronic if that'swhat you have) by pulling it towards the rear of the car, as shown below. While thisstep is not absolutely necessary, it makes the removal of the front ashtraysignificantly easier.

20. Remove the T20 Torx screw at the bottom of the front ashtray indicated by thearrow in the picture below.


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21. Using two screwdrivers (only one is shown), pull the two tabs indicated by thearrows in the picture below up simultaneously (1) and slide the ashtray toward thefront of the car (into the center console) approximately 1/2" (2). Be careful to onlypry the tabs up slightly as they break very easily - I managed to break the left onein the picture. They only need to come up enough to clear the metal bracketunderneath that the ashtray attaches to.

22. Raise the rear edge of the ashtray upwards, as shown below, making sure thetwo tabs on the edge of the ashtray clear the center console (1). Once they're clear,slide the ashtray towards the rear of the car and out of the center console (2).

23. Disconnect the power wire for the 12v outlet from the ashtray by removing thewire retaining clip (red arrow) from the hole in the bottom of the ashtray (yellowarrow), as shown below.


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24. Disconnect the power wire from the 12v outlet by pressing in the white tab (1)and pulling the harness connector out (2), as shown below.

25. Remove the T20 Torx screw from each side of the front of the lower centerconsole in the footwell, as shown below.

26. Disconnect shifter boot from lower center console by pulling up on the rear edgeof the boot support, as shown below.


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27. Slide the boot all the way up and out of the way and remove the foam piece thatsurrounds the shifter mechanism inside the lower center console, as shown below.

28. At this point, attempt to slide the lower center console backward, disconnectingit from the main (vertical) center console. If you are able to remove the lower centerconsole without any difficulty, goto step 34 (ignore steps 29 through 33 - they arenot applicable to your model year).

29. If you can't slide the lower center console backward easily, there is a goodchance that there is a small metal bracket in the way, indicated by the yellow arrowin the image below. From what I can gather, this bracket only interferes with thelower center console removal on early-model MKIV cars. To remove the lower centerconsole, the bracket must be removed - this is by far the most difficult step of theentire DIY.


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30. Begin by removing the 10mm nut (right) which holds the bracket down, asshown below.

31. The lower center console sits directly above the nut, so a flex-joint socket orsomething similar is needed to remove the nut. I put a 10mm socket onto the nutand then used a socket driver which was not fully inserted into the socket and at anangle to remove the nut (see picture below).

32. Do the same for the left bracket nut, which is shown below.


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33. When both 10mm nuts are off, raise the front of the bracket over the posts thatthe nuts were on and then slide the bracket backward and out from underneath thelower center console (yellow arrows in picture below). This is difficult to do due tothe limited amount of space under the console. Once the bracket is out, you shouldbe able to slide the lower center console backward (red arrow in picture below) andfew inches and then up and over the shifter.

34. The lower center console has two plastic fingers approx. 1.5" long whichprotrude from the front edge (red arrows in picture below points to driver's sidefinger).

35. These fingers insert into corresponding holes in the bottom of the main centerconsole (yellow arrows), as shown below. The fingers (above) are normally bareplastic, but I covered them with felt to prevent the fingers from rubbing in the holes- this caused a loud creaking when side pressure from my knee was applied to thelower center console while driving. This cured the problem. I recommend that youdo this if you have the lower center console removed.


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36. The hidden/mystery 8th screw that holds the glove box in can also be seen inthe above picture (indicated by the red arrow). Remove this screw if you plan onremoving the glove box.

37. Open the front passenger door, open the glove box and pull the rear edge of theside dashboard panel out and then towards the rear of the car, as shown below. It'seasier if you use two hands, but I needed one to hold the camera.

38. Remove the T25 Torx screw indicated by the yellow arrow in the picture below.

39. Use a screwdriver to carefully pry out the rear of the light in the glove box(1)and then slide it towards the rear of the car to get it out (2), as shown below.


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40. Disconnect the harness connector from the light by pulling the two tabs apartsimultaneously, as shown below. Once disconnected, push the wire back into thehole that the light occupies.

41. Remove the three T20 Torx screws on the bottom of the glove box, as shownbelow.

42. Remove the three T20 Torx screws on the top of the glove box, as shown below.Pull the glove box out and disconnect the microswitch for the glove box light fromnear the driver's side hinge. The glove box can now be removed from the car.


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NOTE: Due to length restrictions, this DIY is continued in another thread -PART II ...

REASSEMBLY TIPS

A. When reinstalling the lower center console, make sure the front sides of theconsole slide into the brackets indicated by the yellow arrow in the picture below. Itmay take a few attempts to get both sides to catch. You'll see if/when you try it.

B. When reinstalling the rear cupholder, make sure to pry up the retaining tabs witha screwdriver, as shown below, or the cupholder may slide back out.

C. The rest of the reinstallation should be the exact opposite of the above - followsteps 1 through 40 in reverse.

Here's a pic of everything put back together, i.e., the above directions do work!


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Let me know if you have any questions.

As always, do this procedure at your own risk. I am not responsible for anymistakes in the procedure or those that you make while performing it.

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dudeawesome DIY and picturesi will be using this in the future... will be an awesome archived post.

i plan on getting a 337 ebrake soon and this will help

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Great write-up. Those are the things that are a pain in the ar$e if you don't knowwhere to start.Anybody got one for the instrument cluster?

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that's some awesome writeup and great photos. I understand everyone tries tohelp, but a lot of the tutorials, DIY, or even instructions from the manufacturers arenot very clear.Your photos and those arrows are great!

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Now I just need to see how many people would be interested in making that whole

dash + that entire center console piece in carbon fiber with OE replacement fit.

anyone?!!!

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Thanks guys. I should be posting some more soon - door panels, pollen filterreplacement, door lock mechanisms, etc - all the stupid stuff that gets askedeveryday and is hard to describe without pics. I posted one the other day onreplacing the trunk microswitch.I've gotten a ton of help and info from the people on this site and I just felt likemaking my contribution. That and I have a ton of time since I'm unemployed at themoment.

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This is great. Where in there would I replace the ash tray lid? I just got analuminum one from an R32 and I want to put it in.Also, it would be great if you could get insructions and a pictorial up on removingthe door panel. I also got aluminum door pulls (the ones you pull to actually openthe door from the inside) and I cant find how to install those either. No info in theBentley. Does anyone know how to install those? If so, please IM me. Thanks.

Great job by the way. This should definatly go in the DIY section.

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Also, I am looking to get an aluminum e-brake button instead of the chrome one Ihave now. Does anyone know where I can get one? Thanks again.

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Also, I am looking to get an aluminum e-brake button instead of thechrome one I have now. Does anyone know where I can get one? Thanksagain.

That is the R32 e-brake button. Last I heard, blitzen155 was trying to get a partnumber so he could get them from Germany. He wasn't having any luck with thepart number though.

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dang, i wish i had found that when i first joined vortex

awesome writeup!

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Very helpful post. The rear cupholder did not apply to me. I was also able todisassemble the entire interior to swap the carpet, but steps 28-31 and 36 wereunneccessary.Excellent post.

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Anyone know what the purpose of that foam piece in #27 is?

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It's probably some type of noise (and possibly heat) insulation.

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but steps 28-31 and 36 were unneccessary.

Thanks for the heads up. I addressed your concerns about steps 28-31 (now28-33). It looks like the bracket is only in the way on early-model cars. VW musthave realized it was difficult to disassemble and changed the design. Both scenariosare now covered in the DIY. Thanks.


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I have a cup holder back there? Cool easter egg. had this car for 2 years and did notknow that.

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Re: DIY - Removing interior parts (bastion72)Sorry. Later model car don't have them for some stupid reason. I've never used itthough - I guess that's why they got rid of it.

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I have a cup holder back there? Cool easter egg. had this car for 2 yearsand did not know that.

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awsum job but now if u guys could make one for the dash cage to change the dash

... but god job !

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awsum job but now if u guys could make one for the dash cage to change

the dash ... but god job !

Does this help?

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Quote, originally posted by TDipowered »

awsum job but now if u guys could make one for the dash cage to change

the dash ... but god job !

I should be adding the steps to remove the center console cage to the DIY soon.

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i saved this DIY...i so can use this for the small lighting things that im going todo...once i get the 2 weeks off in between summer / fall classes...hotness!!!!

greate write-up!

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Make sure you check back in a few days. I'll be adding more pics and instructons toit soon.

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Sweet write up bud.I'll definetely be referring to this in the future.

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So all of you guys who have see this DIY know, I've also put together DIYs forremoving the front and rear door panels and removing/replacing various parts.Front doors - http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=961163

Rear doors - http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=960833

And one more, for replacing a faulty trunk microswitch

Trunk micro - http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=945378

Hope these help out as well.

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It's probably some type of noise (and possibly heat) insulation.

does anyone have a PN for that foam piece? I went to the dealership to get one andthey couldn't find one. Does anyone know if the later years have it or not?

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My mother-in-laws 2002 Jetta TDI has one, but it's a different type of foam. I'll gooutside and check if there's a part# on mine. I have to go run some errands, so Iprobably won't post the part# for two hours or so.

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I checked and there is no part# on the foam insert. It would probably just becheaper for you to make one yourself. Go to an art and crafts store (A.C. Moore orMichael's) or a fabric store (JoAnn's) and buy a small piece of 3" thick foam. 1 sq. ftis sufficient, but you there may be a minimum you need to buy. The foam shouldcost you a couple of bucks. Here's a photo of the insert with the dimensions listedso you can cut your own.Join Date:

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Hi great write up man, questions regarding the process to remove the lower consolefor auto/tiptronic transmission. Would that be the same procedure as the manualtransmission? thanks

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It will be slightly different since you'll have to take the shift knob off among otherthings. There was a write-up on how to do this somewhere in this forum. Eithercheck the DIY page or do a search. Sorry that I can't ehlp anymore than that.Gary

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