Removal (Impala)
- Apply the parking brake. Adjust the shift control indicator to 2nd gear position. Open the storage compartment door. Carefully pry the rear of the trim plate away from the front floor console. See Figure .
- Pull the trim plate toward the rear of the vehicle in order to disengage the front of the trim plate. Remove the console shift control bezel. Disconnect the electrical connector at the rear of the front floor console trim plate. Rotate the trim plate 180 degrees. Lift the trim plate over the shift control handle.
- Disconnect the wiring harness retainers from the trim plate. Disconnect the ashtray light and the wiring harness. Disconnect the cigar lighter electrical connector. Remove the ashtray. Remove the front floor console trim plate.