man i been outside for 2 hrs i've been tryin ta chrome out my shiftgate all that time...no problem removin' tha shifter or black thingy or light bulb..now im lookin @ tha silverish part and cant get it off for nuthin' i did a search and everywhere said that was tha hard part and they werent lyin' it says to stick a screwdriver in a wiggle it off...WTF mine must be superglued....so can u guys help me out a lil cuz i want it chromed bad... thanx

 

lol guess i did a bad job or SOMEONE didnt read the directions! theres 4 tab things on either end, thats wat holds it in place

 

take two flat head screw drivers ...stick one under each tab on each side...pop it out

 

i feel your pain letahaface. That damned shiftplate - i've tried three sperate occasions, and that damned thing dont want to come off. Someone please take a pic of the four "tabs" in question, it would be GREATLY appreciated

 

You don;t need a screwdriver. Just use your fingers to pull on all four, it's not that tight. You can see them. On the outside edges at the four corners, there are four tabs thahave asmall hole that goes into a clip on the shiter mechanism. Just use two hands, pull them OUT and lift it up. I replaced mine AT the dealer when I bought the RL one in the parking lot in about 3 seconds!!!

 

thanx fellaz ....nah naba u aint do a bad job @ all u directions was very explainatory..(and pix) but i see where tha tabs are and all but i stuck a knife,screwdriver..etc in there and tried to pry it up but it wouldnt budge.. but ill try again maybe i was juz stickin' tha knife in tha hole and NOT under tha tab..i'll try that then come back and bitch to u guys agen if i fail..lol OH vishnus.. MY BESTEST FRIEND NABA...(pointless plug..lol) gave me these step by step (wit pix) directions i can forward them to u if u want me 2, juz pm w/ ur email add.

 

I had the worst problem taking it off too. Then one day, when I was running wires for my iPod, I took the center console off and ran the wires along with taking the shift plate off. It finally came off because the extra room you can work with. Try that.

 

vishnus11@hotmail.com - i'd really appreciate the email and any pics and tips you have if you manage to get it off. I'll give it another try too. Good luck bro.

 

i better be getting some kind of roalties or somethin.... lol im screwin wit u guys, letha if u still have it please send it cause i think i erased it all when i reformatted my comp. ooooh and coming soon how to install cross drilled rotors and new brake pads on the 3.2...i hope

 

wat part of jersey u in again?? if anything i can meet up with u before i meet.. it takes a couple secs...

 

I posted pictures of it off, but none taking it off. I didn't think it wass going to be needed as I didn't have any problem at all. I used a screwdriver on one side and poped 2 of the clips off and off she came.

 

im in springfield..N.J. juz moved up here not to long ago..

 

this takes too much of your time man, just get a shift plate from the dealer.

 

....wouldnt he still have to remove the plate to get the new one on tho??

 

Haha...yeah. If you get the right stuff, you can definitely finish this mod within 5 minutes. It really did take me 5 minutes to strip the paint off and reinstall the plate. What took the longest was taking it off. Like I said, I took the center console out to give me more room to work with. There are 4 tabs on each corner, if I remember correctly. Once you pried 2 tabs, you'll be in business.