Help! STI Gear Surround Loose

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24 January 2009, 12:14 PM

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Help! STI Gear Surround Loose

Afternoon all,

The STI gear surround in my bugeye STI is loose. 5 of the 6 bolts screw into nothing, and the remaining 1 is still attached but partly out. I've had a look on here but not to much luck.

Any suggestions please? Can I remove that centre console easily enough?

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25 January 2009, 08:41 AM

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Anyone? If I just pull hard is it going to come off intact?

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25 January 2009, 12:09 PM

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No worries. Got brave and pulled. To anyone interested, you need to pull the trim from around the handbrake off first (has 4 plastic clips) and then you can pull the trim from around the gear shift. You do not need to remove the gear **** as the gear shift boot has a pop stud allowing it to pass over. The screws keeping the STI gear surround on have nuts underneath, which suffice to say were scattered in amongst the gear stick linkage. I only have 5 so will be looking for 1 more from somewhere.

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