remove arm rest/cupholder console

[kvncamry]

I was just cheking to see if anyone has any pics of how to remove the armrest and cup holder consoles between the seats in the Gen 5 Camry. Want to do a little customizing but want it to have a custom look.

[Super Kaioken]

ohhhhhh all you gotta do is get a flat head and put it under the console towards the front of it and pop it up. but you gotta have the arm rest thing up though to lift it out.

[drunken_panda]

^ yep. I couldnt get the cup holder part off though.

[somick]

Originally Posted by Super Kaioken

ohhhhhh all you gotta do is get a flat head and put it under the console towards the front of it and pop it up. but you gotta have the arm rest thing up though to lift it out.

I was afraid to brake something, so I simply pulled it up with my fingers. Do not forget to pull the parking break lever up. It will help you as well.

Sam

[elhsgrad04]

yep that console is near imposible to get the whole thing out tho...

[white3ch0c0late]

Originally Posted by drunken_panda

^ yep. I couldnt get the cup holder part off though.

Yeah, thats why you have to lift the armrest. If you don't, you can't unclip the last 2 clips. After you pry it up near the shifter, lift the armrest and use your hands to pull out all the clips and the whole center panel (not the armrest console) will come off exposing all the shifter components and the e-brake line and some other stuff.

[Super Kaioken]

yeah, you gotta have ebrake up and the arm rest up. or else you can't pull it out.
it's easy to put it back in too. Thumbs up to Toyota.

[kvncamry]

Thanks. I wannt to do a little custom install and I needed to get that out to do it. Thanks for the info.