How to Remove the Console From a 2007 Toyota Tacoma

The Toyota Tacoma can have one of two types of center console. This depends on whether the truck has individual bucket seats or a single bench-style seat. How you remove the center console from the truck depends on the type of seats and console that you have. You will need to remove the console if you need to disassemble the truck's instrument panel and work on components from within.

Things You'll Need

• Phillips screwdriver
• Trim stick
• Wrench or inverted screwdriver bit

Instructions

Bench Seats

1. Pull the cup holder and rubber mats out of the center console.

2. Unscrew the two fasteners that were beneath the cup holder and rubber mat using a screwdriver.

3. Pull out the small plastic fastener on the left side of the console.

4. Pry and pull the console away from the dashboard to disengage its clips connecting it to the dash trim, and remove the console.

Bucket Seats

1. Pry off the trim panels from the console with a trim stick. For a truck with manual transmission, this includes the drink tray panel. On an automatic, pry off the panel around the shift lever and the cup holder.

2. Unscrew the two screws at the rear end of the console using your screwdriver.

3. Pull out the carpet from the console box, and remove the two bolts underneath it with a wrench or inverted screwdriver bit. Remove the console's rear section.

4. Remove the two screws that are located behind the shift lever.

5. Detach the console from the dashboard trim by pulling it away from the dash, and remove the console.

References

• "Chilton Toyota Tacoma Repair Manual"; Joe Hamilton; Haynes North America; 2009