What to use to cover the shifter console?
What to use to cover the shifter console?
Always sand in one direction. Do not crisscross your strokes. 09: Use 1/4” masking tape to cover the outer chrome edge of the console plate. Then use 1/8” masking tape to cover the chrome edge around the ashtray, A/C-Heater control, shifter, shift dial area and engine decal plate.
How to remove the center console on a Corvette C4?
Corvette C4 shifter and center console remove. Here I show you how to remove the centre console and take the shifter apart. Getting the shifter head off is easy if you do the screw driver method that I show. Once the pin is removed the head of the shifter can be removed and the console removal is fairly straightforward.
Where is the shifter console on a corvette?
The console area is a focal point in any Corvette interior. Any time you have to shift gears or use the heater or air conditioner, you are drawn to this area. If this area in the Corvette does not look good, it will make the rest of the interior look below par. Restoring the 1968-1976 Corvette console is a fairly easy task.
How long does it take to restore a corvette shifter?
The restoration process is very straight forward and all of the console items that you need are available from Zip Corvette Parts. The console in our 73 Corvette had seen better days so we decided it was a prime candidate for restoration. The whole process took less than 6 hours from start to finish and the results speak for themselves.
Corvette C4 shifter and center console remove. Here I show you how to remove the centre console and take the shifter apart. Getting the shifter head off is easy if you do the screw driver method that I show. Once the pin is removed the head of the shifter can be removed and the console removal is fairly straightforward.
Can a steering column be removed behind the center console?
In the last installment I chased several of the wires in the harness into the dash and removed the steering column as well as the instrument cluster. With the instrument cluster removed it was apparent that the wiring harness was leading behind the center console. This meant that the center console would also need to be removed.
How is the emergency brake console removed on a corvette?
To start I removed the emergency brake console by first removing the storage compartment doors and center storage tray. Doing so allows access to the bolt at the rear of the console which attaches the console to the body (see photo below).
