SANguru and I completed my switch from dark poplar to anthracite maple. I had done the dash and doors and today was the day to tackle the center console. All I can say is that removing the center console is as big a pain as everyone said it is. Two people definitely help to maneuver the thing out. It took much longer that we had expected due to a couple of unexpected issues. The good thing was that we were able to clean up some gunk from a drink that had spilled some time ago.
Here is what it looks like with the center console removed.
Here is what it looked like before with the dark poplar console. (I had done the dash already.)
Here is is all done.
Here is a picture of the dark poplar side by side with the anthracite maple.
It was a pain but I am very happy with the results and it's always satisfying to complete a DIY mod.
