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    Question Q: How difficult is it to remove the factory short overhead console?

    I've got this annoying squeak from the factory short overhead console that goes away when I place a little upward pressure on it; I'm guessing that a screw is loose and was wondering how difficult it would be to access the screws holding it place. For the record, the car has the "factory" moon-roof.

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    Remove the screw at the front(closest edge to windshield), then pull the assembly down, it is held on with clips....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spectragod View Post
    Remove the screw at the front(closest edge to windshield), then pull the assembly down, it is held on with clips....
    Yeah, and you might have to pull fairly hard, the Ford design engineers must have been worried about it falling off, the spring clips in that rascal grip pretty tight.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SC Cheesehead View Post
    must have been worried about it falling off, the spring clips in that rascal grip pretty tight.
    That's what she said!

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    Open overhead console light M-80, place M-80 in console, close console and get out of car. Quickly!!
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    While your at it, why not some LEDs

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    Quote Originally Posted by Haggis View Post
    Open overhead console light M-80, place M-80 in console, close console and get out of car. Quickly!!
    I dunno Gordon, that rascal's in there pretty tight.

    I'd do TWO M-80s....

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    Quote Originally Posted by SC Cheesehead View Post
    I dunno Gordon, that rascal's in there pretty tight.
    ...thats what she said.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spectragod View Post
    Remove the screw at the front(closest edge to windshield), then pull the assembly down, it is held on with clips....
    Thank you for the response, I'll try and tackle it tomorrow if I have the opportunity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SC Cheesehead View Post
    Yeah, and you might have to pull fairly hard, the Ford design engineers must have been worried about it falling off, the spring clips in that rascal grip pretty tight.
    Hmmm... maybe it's just the screw in the front is loose and causing the squeaking, considering how difficult everyone says it is to remove due to the spring clips SC Cheesehead...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Haggis View Post
    Open overhead console light M-80, place M-80 in console, close console and get out of car. Quickly!!




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    Quote Originally Posted by Mercguy04 View Post
    While your at it, why not some LEDs
    What do you mean Mercguy04?
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    He means use leds in there instead of the existing bulbs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zim Hosein View Post




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    Quote Originally Posted by Zim Hosein View Post
    Hmmm... maybe it's just the screw in the front is loose and causing the squeaking, considering how difficult everyone says it is to remove due to the spring clips SC Cheesehead...
    I maybe scared you off, didn't mean to.

    The console is definitely removeable, just don't be surprised if you've got to give it a couple pretty good tugs. IIRC, I ended up using a rag and screwdriver to pry down on one corner to get mine off.

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