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Hi all,
I've always found how to guides on the web useful for the variety of cars i've owned over the years. I couldn't find one for the a207 so I thought i'd write one up!
The reason I wanted to remove it was to run a lightning cable from the USB port in the centre console to the front of the car as discretely as possible.
I thought I could just drill a hole in the console (which i did) not realising that the air vents travel under the compartment!
Step 1 - remove the cup holder bottom rubber lining (it just pulls out).
This will expose a single (star) screw which you undo. You can then pull out the whole unit.
Step 2 - this exposes the two screws with yellow paint on them. Remove these.
Step 3 - Remove the rear vent panels. There is one below the vents which you just pry off. The rear vents themselves then take a little bit of prying to remove. Pull it towards the back of the car.
Step 4 - this will expose two more screws (I have taken one off already in the above pic). Removing these will allow you to lift off the top section of the console. The rest of it comes off with a few more bolts from what I could see (near the rear vents) and possibly more up front.
Don't drop the screw down the vent like I did. It took me a while to fish it out with a strong magnet.
I ran the cable from the USB port through to under the cup holders then went down towards the carpet and exited near a join in the interior carpet on the transmission tunnel.
With a 1m cord, it reached my iPhone which is clipped onto the centre airvents.
06-05-2017, 07:38 AM
