Im trying to take out my shifter assembly on my 5th gen and im having some trouble. Ive gotten the 4 bolts that keep the assembly to the car and gotten the cables off the shifter itself, but I dont know how to get the cables off the plastic assembly.

 

go to pspectuning.com and view the first half of the installation of his shifter. it tells you step by step how to get the whole thing off.