1. Start by prying up the locations marked A on the image. You should be able to use your fingers and are pulling up on the lighter textured part of the cover. Once those clips are released, continue to the location marked B. The upper section to be removed next is the darker slick plastic.

2. Continue prying up the cover at locations C, D, then E. There will be electrical connectors at location F if you have heated seats or ambient lighting.

3. For reference, here is the back of the cover, with the clips and electric connectors.

4. The connectors will have to be removed before the cover can come all the way off.

5. Lift the boot (G) off the console.

6. If you have an illuminated shifter you’ll have to disconnect the power connector and unclip it from the shifter stick.

7. Unscrew the shift knob. The boot will have to be spinning with the knob, as well as the power cable for the illuminated knob if you have it.

8. Once the boot and shift knob are off the stick, the lock ring has to be removed to release the boot from the knob. The arrows in the second picture below point to the 4 pieces of the lock ring that need to be released.

9. There is a notch for the power wire in this lock ring. Without the illuminated shift knob, that notch won’t be there.

10. To remove the lock ring I used several small jewelers screwdrivers to pry 3 of the plastic tabs from the channel on the shift knob. I then pried the ring up from between the lock ring and the knob.

11. Remove the staples from the bottom side by straightening them out and pulling up from the top.

12. Like this:

13.And this:

14. The boot removed from its frame.

15. Layout the new boot with the frame as shown.

16. I used small spring clips to hold the boot in place while stapling the boot on the frame.

17. I used a regular staple with 3/8" staples to reinstall the new boot.

18. There are thinner spots on the plastic frame to staple through.

19. Underside shot:

20. Folded over the staples to hold the boot in place.

21. Boot inverted to install the shift knob.

22. Knob pushed through the boot.

23. Retention ring installed on knob. There are 4 individual clicks that should be heard when the ring is pressed onto the knob.

24. Reinstalled knob on boot.

25. Push knob down on stick./TD>

26. Screw knob back onto stick. This is easier to do with the boot bunched up towards the knob.

27. Push the frame down into place. There's notches to align it.

28. Set the console cover back on top of the console and reconnect any wires if needed.

29. Push the cover back into the clips, starting with the upper portion at the heater controls, then moving to the lower portion over the boot.

ENJOY YOUR NEW LEATHER BOOTS!