Replacing the Gear selector surround DIY without removing seats or centre console. Ford Falcon BA/BF

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How to replace a gear shifter surround plate on a ford falcon BA/BF without taking seats or centre console out. Hi guys, I couldn't work out how to remove the centre console as I went but I managed to find a way to get the job done as I filmed. I hope this vid helps you out. Feel free to comment any questions or future video requests. Cheers
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@robert3325 2 года назад

I'm glad you included the assembly of it all, because It gives the big picture, so thanks for sharing that whole tutorial it was great!

@FordMercGuy 2 года назад

Thanks alot for your kind words mate. Very glad I could be of help.

@queenslander954 Год назад

Brilliant tutorial mate , a lot of us would be swearing & bleeding .. well done , you’d make a great teacher.

@FordMercGuy Год назад

Very kind of you mate but yes I've got to give credit to the videos that were already out at the time of my doing this job initially that guided me to start with however hoped to bridge some gaps and show my way of doing it

@queenslander954 Год назад

@@FordMercGuy It was very calming , I think you could easily defuse a bomb in one of those old WW2 .Movies .✅

@FordMercGuy Год назад

Hahahah I like the sounds of that

@samanthajefferys5147 3 года назад

Thanks for all your help, so much easier than pulling half the car to pieces just to put a surround in. :)

@FordMercGuy 3 года назад

Thanks so much! Yeah, I also thought the same! Hahah

@rebz1907 3 года назад

Thanks for the video. It still took me over an hour because I couldn't seem to move the console back far enough, but I got there in the end

@FordMercGuy 3 года назад

No dramas mate! 👊 well of course the centre console can be removed to make the job easier but certainly a little bit tricky in this method but doable

@daleberg15 Год назад

Just did my BF, similar but a bit different. would have been lost without your vid, cheers!

@FordMercGuy Год назад

Thanks brother! Glad I could help 👊👊

@alimir5228 3 месяца назад

Awesome video, I just replaced the light bulb under the shifter with out any issues. Thanks to your video. Also, with regards to the two side nuts on the center console you can easily access them by sliding the front seats forward.

@FordMercGuy 3 месяца назад

Sweet as mate! Glad the video could be of help. That's right, if going with console removal process: sliding seats forward gives access indeed.

@aussiegrace 2 года назад

Yay I just got the whole centre console out and the very well stuck on brake sleeve. I’m winning.

@FordMercGuy 2 года назад

Woooo good stuff!

@cokeypokey1 Год назад

Great helpful video, appreciated the reverse reinstall at the end, for right screws and sequence. 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟.

@FordMercGuy Год назад

Many thanks legend!

@bigpoppaozy9372 5 месяцев назад

Really well done and such an easy to follow and understand tutorial. I’ll be taking on this task in the near future and will order the new faceplate off eBay as suggested as well. Great job mate👍 Thanks for the trouble you went through to video it 😊

@FordMercGuy 5 месяцев назад

Many much thanks mate!! Very appreciate your time with your great feedback, glad the video can be of help. Cheers

@aboulfofinator 3 года назад

Awesome video bro!!! Thanks, I actually look forward to doing this now

@FordMercGuy 3 года назад

Cheers bro!! Ahh maad awesome to hear!

@izzybluffin820 2 года назад

Thx bro. Vids have helped out immensely

@FordMercGuy 2 года назад

I'm super glad to hear it mate! Cheers for watching!

@rubenk1414 3 месяца назад

Thanks mate great video

@FordMercGuy 3 месяца назад

Much appreciated mate!!

@connor4920 4 месяца назад

Very good video thank you 👍🏻

@FordMercGuy 4 месяца назад

Many thanks legend was trying to work it out as I go

@TheCityofGod 10 месяцев назад

Thanks bro my shifter bushing came out and I was going crazy trying to take that gear cover off

@FordMercGuy 10 месяцев назад

You are welcome bro hahaha yes the gear cover is a pain in the ass isn't it

@Gangoosek 2 года назад

Great video mate. Thanks so much

@FordMercGuy 2 года назад

You're most welcome mate. Cheers for taking the time to drop a comment too, helps out alot

@ba.skidderLOCKDOWN 3 года назад

Cheers man made my day alot easyer

@FordMercGuy 3 года назад

Cheers mate, awesome to hear!

@josephatherton2781 Год назад

Thankyou , very helpfull video , a good way in to change , that little bulb .

@FordMercGuy Год назад

Thanks mate! Atleast we all have hindsight of this video.. Some of the steps screw removals aren't needed so should simplify the bulb access.

@MsJessedean Год назад

. Great video, too much effort for my liking 😂

@FordMercGuy Год назад

Thanks mate, yes hahah I know the feeling. Certainly a nuisance job 😂

@lobsterwhisperer7932 Год назад

Mine is still like new, but i do park under car-port, the great thing about these crumpled up gear surrounds is a tell-tale sign that car has spent its time in the sun..something to look out for, also grey looking trim on outside of car is another one, no matter how shiny the car looks in the pictures.

@FordMercGuy Год назад

Yeah mate good ones!!

@adzy_m Год назад

Jesus that’s a lot of effort. I was planning on pulling mine out. Sanding it and spraying it black. Might just leave it shitting looking now lol

@FordMercGuy Год назад

There are slightly easier ways of doing it, but yes slightly involved still. Bloody ford! Hahah

@philnorbury9032 Год назад

Really appreciate this thank you.

@FordMercGuy Год назад

You're very welcome!

@Lizards_Lounge 3 года назад

Thanks...get an old 2002 ba, thing is like new, but after 6 months I'm over these bubbles!! Just such a shame they did that.

@FordMercGuy 3 года назад

Agreed mate I guess it was a combination of cost cutting and also trying a new layering that ford had never used before

@aussiegrace 2 года назад

@@FordMercGuy I agreed. There seems to be so many things in these vehicles that they went the cheap route and they then wear out. The air mixer shaft should never have been made out of plastics once all it does in every car is eventually break and is a pain to get to. I have a 2004.

@kamranmirza3969 3 года назад

Hey mate thanks for the informative video helped me heaps. Console still apart as the new t5 globe I've put it in won't light up when I chuck my headlights on. Not in selector yet as socket plug won't go in as before. Any recommendations or ideas on what to do? Cheers

@FordMercGuy 3 года назад

No dramas mate. Interesting, well the bulb should light up straight away if it's a healthy bulb even if it's not placed into the selector housing. Perhaps your bulb is bad? And as for it not going into the housing.. It's quite fiddly if you haven't removed the whole centre console, not alot of room to work, I have small hands so makes it a little easier to rotate the plug but check the tabs on the hukb holder line up with the tab cut outs of the selector housing. Good luck mate. If you can, get a known working t5 globe and put that in and see if there is power coming in, or a test light if you have one.

@iwillnotcomply2002 Год назад

How'd you go with it

@thewholls7176 Год назад

Thanks mate good video i need to do this on my Fairlane and snap in new cigarette lighter while I’m there…..

@FordMercGuy Год назад

Thanks mate yes seize the opportunity while everything is open. Have you seen my video on the hidden factory cigarette lighter barrel light bulb holder?

@thewholls7176 Год назад

@@FordMercGuy yup thanks saw that but i think on the Fairlane they put a bulb in from factory - will double check

@FordMercGuy Год назад

Ah yes makes sense

@TurboAfterlifeRacing 3 года назад

omg this is great I just got a new chrome one for my bf, gotta install it

@FordMercGuy 3 года назад

Thanks mate! Nice, bling bling. Will be worth the effort!

@iwillnotcomply2002 Год назад

Fantastic..

@FordMercGuy Год назад

Thanks amigo!

@zacrx4 2 года назад

Where do you get the new surround ? I can’t find them anywhere

@FordMercGuy 2 года назад

Hey mate I believe some are available online at eBay the one like I got was second-hand from the wreckers

@Seekah_ 2 года назад

Yo bro, does the assembly have the electronics in it? My select shift is buggered so wondering if a swap out would fix

@FordMercGuy 2 года назад

Hey bro from what I remember no electronics plug into this plate. Other than the bulb illumination light globe holder that lights up inside it, nothing else was connected to it.

@Seekah_ 2 года назад

@@FordMercGuy ezpz cheers for quick reply

@FordMercGuy 2 года назад

No dramas mate. Take yours off and give everything a good clean. You never know, maybe some debris stopping rjf mechanism moving/working well.

@luke9031 2 года назад

Is there a video of putting it all back together?

@FordMercGuy 2 года назад

Hey mate, unfortunately not but all I did was reverse the steps I did in pulling everything apart to put everything back together!

@luke9031 2 года назад

@@FordMercGuy cheers mate👍

@FordMercGuy 2 года назад

No dramas mate thankfully there was no extra steps needed for putting everything back together just make sure that you take the opportunity to put a brand new globe in the shifter selection light bulb holder while you've gone to this effort

@luke9031 2 года назад

@@FordMercGuy definetley mate, will be grabbing a new t5 globe tomorrow. Thanks again mate. Appreciate it 👍

@FordMercGuy 2 года назад

No dramas mate. Glove up so you don't get finger oils on the bulb so it doesn't blow prematurely

@DanielSan-ch7dr 3 года назад

Wish I found this about 2hrs ago before I pulled everything out

@FordMercGuy 3 года назад

Ah dayum, shieet! Atleast you've got the knowledge for next time 👊

@lobsterwhisperer7932 3 года назад

did you watch a certain youtube video instructing to pull out dashboard?

@aussiegrace 2 года назад

Haha I had everything unscrewed but can’t lift the whole centre console out which is why I went searching and found this. At least I know I am doing everything right so far. Now I can’t slide the brake covering off!!! 😵‍💫 I’m heading towards getting out the air mixer shaft. Yep. By myself. I’m a 50 year old girl 🤪

@Myjointpumpingmysoundsystem Год назад

Measure twice before cutting research before destroying

@thekernall7662 Год назад

The only thing that didn't go back as undone were the two small release clips at the bottom of the rear console compartment, couldn't get them to line up with the holes eventhough everything else lined up perfectly. Luckily there are those two roofing TEK screws (really ??????) to secure the rear of the console that Ford sourced from Bunnings..........honestly what a joke.

@FordMercGuy Год назад

And unfortunately for the next generation these cars being so brittle will be very annoying to work on

@thekernall7662 Год назад

Fords seem to have the worst plastics used for interior parts.

@DONOChannel 2 года назад

Can’t remove the handbrake cover trim for the life of me, it’s like it was super glued on

@FordMercGuy 2 года назад

Woah perhaps yours has never been removed in its life an seized on, or yep someone glued it on hahahah

@DONOChannel 2 года назад

@@FordMercGuy I’d say it’s never been removed in its life, bought it from the original owner with 220,000km and he didn’t quite look after it

@aussiegrace 2 года назад

Mine too. I got mine from Vic Ambulance at 22,000 so I know mine has never been removed. Did you eventually get yours off?

@DONOChannel 2 года назад

@@aussiegrace I never was able to get it off. I was able to do everything I needed to without removing it, but yeah never managed to find a way

@FordMercGuy 2 года назад

How annoying hey!

@marcussimo2004 3 года назад

Do you think it'd be possible to remove the surround and replace with a leather boot to give at manual shifter look?

@FordMercGuy 3 года назад

Anything is possible, but this may look a bit fiddly being such a long gear shift position park to drive and sports shift positions.

@loganpop8707 2 года назад

can u pull the auto trans cable with just doing this??

@FordMercGuy 2 года назад

Hi mate I'm unsure best to be safe and not pull too hard during the process

@snaiike 8 месяцев назад

I asked Ford to replace my gear knob.. they've quoted over 700... it's just one screw to pull out the knob and put a new one in.. are you kidding me.

@FordMercGuy 8 месяцев назад

Yeah mate, I call all dealerships: stealerships. Basically all makes of manufacturers nowadays. Unfortunately out to maximise profits at any way possible :C it's a shame really!

@calebwilliams2530 2 года назад

Where did you buy the new plate

@FordMercGuy 2 года назад

Hey mate 2nd hand from wreckers.

@mahangaberryman6763 2 года назад

I need a new surround cause one of the plastic rubber bits is kinda stuck when u try to move it in to the tiptronic.

@FordMercGuy 2 года назад

Give the area a good clean mate maybe you will get lucky and free up gunk that is jamming it

@mahangaberryman6763 2 года назад

@@FordMercGuy Hey man, my car doesn't shift in to tiptronic? But park, reverse and the rest all work perfectly, it's when I shift in to tiptronic the gears don't show up on the dash, any thoughts?

@FordMercGuy 2 года назад

Hey mate not too sure. Maybe open it all up, clean it all. Maybe contact cleaner all the electrical circuitry for a contact clean and see how you go?

@mahangaberryman6763 2 года назад

@@FordMercGuy Yeah bro shot bro I'll check it out.

@jetson2075 3 года назад

Shouldn't be so many screws involved.

@FordMercGuy 3 года назад

Agreed mate! There is a way to remove the whole centre console without needing to remove many screws along the edges like I did. But this was the way I managed to get it done. I missed the bolts near the handbrake I believe.

@shaneroser6235 2 года назад

@@FordMercGuy there is a much easier way in the big section under the lid of the console there are 2 little push clips this will release the back section of the console without taking all the back screws out

@aussiegrace 2 года назад

@@shaneroser6235 he did that.

@markryan4873 2 года назад

@@FordMercGuy if you were to remove the handbrake assy, it would be advisable to pull the driver seat out so you could texta around the bolts to ensure same adjustment when you replace it. Mine is in pieces your way now. The bits sticking down on diagonally opposite corners under the shift plate which look like they are threaded, can be squeezed slightly (they are split to allow a tiny narrowing, oddly in 2 different orientations, probably an access thing), to enable an easier lift before the slidey wiggle to remove the plate. Hope this makes somebody's job easier, it gave me a few moments...

@FordMercGuy 2 года назад

Good on you mate I'm sure it will help someone else

@thekernall7662 Год назад

All I can say is that this would have to be the worlds worst console assembly, and I thought Holden did things the hard way.

@FordMercGuy Год назад

Yeahh bloody nightmare!! Proper tetris

@thekernall7662 Год назад

I had to do this all to change a blown T5 quadrant globe. I can't believe that they've made this so hard. Imagine if you took your Falcon to a dealer to replace this globe and they told you, that'll be $200 to get the light working again. It's no wonder all these BA~BF vehicles have a dark shifter quadrant at night.

@sharons9367 2 года назад

I need to replace the globe I can’t believe I have to do this just for a globe change Surely there has to be a easier way

@FordMercGuy 2 года назад

This is about the easier way unfortunately. Usually people take the front seats out and the whole middle console to make it easier. Bloody ford worth this design. Good luck, just take your time 👊👊

@sharons9367 2 года назад

@@FordMercGuy stupid design I’ve got a Ute can believe the process for the fuel pump 😡

@FordMercGuy 2 года назад

Ahh the drilling through the floor to access it??

@sharons9367 2 года назад

@@FordMercGuy apparently it’s not easy either cross bar there Also my dash lights are dull have you done a video on replacing globes ?

@FordMercGuy 2 года назад

Cross Bar too? Jeez bloody ford. The dash and speedo lighting is all LED. No easy way to change them unfortunately