Q: I need to replace the gear shift skirt on my Lincoln MKT 2011 do I have to remove the center console and how hard is that

asked by on February 22, 2018

The gear shift skirt broke away from the console I need to replace the skirt do I have to remove the center console in order to do that and how hard is it
My car has an automatic transmission.

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