How to Replace Center Dash Storage Compartment 2005-09 Chevy Equinox
Created on: 2017-01-11
How to repair, install, fix, change or replace a broken or snapped off interior console latch on 08 Chevy Equinox.
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step 1 :Removing the Shift Knob
- Pry the chrome bezel down from the shift lever with a trim tool
- Remove the T10 Torx screw
- Remove the shift knob
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step 2 :Removing the Center Trim Console
- Pop the lower trim panel back
- Lift the e-brake
- Remove the lower trim panel
- Lift the bottom and pry out the console panel with a trim tool
- Turn your key on
- Place the vehicle in neutral
- Lift the bezel up and back
- Place the vehicle in park
- Remove the key
- Disconnect the electrical switches from the center console
- Carefully pry the tabs to remove the microswitch/stabilitrack
- Remove the console
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step 3 :Removing the Center Dash Storage
- Flip the center dash over
- Remove the four 7mm screws from the HVAC
- Remove the HVAC control unit
- Remove the 7mm bolts from the storage compartment
- Remove the storage compartment
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step 4 :Installing the Center Dash Storage
- Insert the storage pocket into the center dash
- Insert the HVAC control unit
- Tighten the 7mm screws
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step 5 :Installing the Center Trim Console
- Place the key to the on position
- Place the shifter in neutral
- Insert the microswitch/stabilitrack switch into place
- Connect the wiring harnesses
- Align and press the center console into place
- Place the vehicle in park
- Turn the key off
- Press the lower console panel into place
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step 6 :Reinstalling the Shifter Knob
- Insert the shifter knob into place
- Tighten the T10 Torx screw to the shifter
- Pop the chrome bezel into place
Tools needed
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T10 Torx Driver
Socket Extensions
7mm Socket
Ratchet
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In this video, we are going to be working with our 2008 Chevy Equinox. We're going to show you how to remove and replace your vehicle's center dash storage cubby.
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Here are the items you'll need for this repair: T10 Torx driver, 7mm socket, ratchet, socket extension
Using the trim removal tool, carefully pry the chrome bezel down on the bottom of the shift lever. You have to kind of work your way around this. It's a little tricky, but just stick with it because you really don't want to break it.
You'll need a T10 Torx screwdriver to loosen this bolt. Carefully remove the shift knob from the shifter. Place that off to the side. Pop this lower trim panel back. I've lifted the e-brake up here so you can get it by. Now we'll lift up on the bottom and work our way around the edges with our trim tool, releasing all the clips. There are some in the corner here that you will have to pull back and up. Turn your key on. Place the vehicle in neutral. Carefully lift the bezel up and back. We're going to put the vehicle back in park and take our key out for now.
Remove the electric connectors for the switches at the bottom, as well as the ones on the back of the HVAC unit, and the four connectors at the top as well. That's a micro switch there, and those can be very delicate. Be safe. We're just going to pry up on these tabs and remove that entire switch as opposed to just releasing the connector.
To remove your storage cubby on the center dash bezel, you'll want to flip it over and remove these four 7mm screws first and then the bottom two. We'll do this using a 7mm socket and ratchet. Now lift your HVAC control unit out of the center dash bezel. With your HVAC unit out of the way, we can remove the two bolts at the bottom of the storage pocket and remove that.
Reinstall the storage pocket and the two 7mm screws at the bottom. We'll start those by hand for now.
Reinstall your HVAC control unit and start all four of the 7mm screws by hand. Now you can tighten the screws down with a 7mm socket and ratchet. You'll see I'm just holding the head of the ratchet here because you really don't need a lot of torque on these. Otherwise you're just going to break the little plastic studs that are on there.
Put your key on and your vehicle in neutral, which is two clicks down on the shifter. Snap your StabiliTrak switch back into its spot in the bezel. Reconnect the rest of the electrical connectors. Lay the panel back into place. Carefully snap all of the tabs back into place. Put the vehicle back in park, and turn your key off. Reinstall the lower cover. You have to align the tabs. Snap the cover back into place. Reinstall the shifter. You may have to wiggle this a little bit to get the set screw to line up. Put the bottom bezel back into place.
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