The new shifter and e-brake boots came in the mail today so I went ahead and wrapped up this install.  Here is a shot of the new boots.  Love the smell of fresh Italian leather.  🙂

So I started pulling the old console apart and what was underneath was just putrid.  The only way I can describe what I found underneath the top cover is what you might see if you were to shine a light on the floor under theater seats.  There must have been gallons of soda spilled into the console over the years.

As I started to do a little clean up I began to find all sort of objects and change scattered about in there.  I’m starting to get the idea this is the culprit of at least some of the rattles I’ve had.  So I start pulling it all out and it just never seems to stop and so I start digging around under the carpet and I could feel more but couldn’t grab any of it.  So I pulled the passenger seat out of the car and pulled the flooring back and saw this.

After a while of digging around between the flooring and pans I came up with a business card, dental pick, hair barrette, cough drop, foil from a cigarette pack, raffle ticket. a button, opened alcohol pads and a whopping $12.16 in change.  And I know that this isn’t all the change but I didn’t feel like pulling up all the flooring to get to any more of it.  How in the bloody hell the previous owner managed to get all of this under the shifter console I can’t even fathom.  In addition I found yet another cable randomly unplugged for whatever reason.

So after cleaning up all the console pieces a bit I installed the new boots and put the console back together.  Here are a couple shots of the finished product.