I need to remove just the shifter **** on a Camaro (mainly so I could just put it on mine) and I'm faced with 2 problems at the moment.

One, I couldn't take the plate that surrounds the **** without cracking it.
Two, I couldn't figure out what to do to remove the shifter ****.

I tried unscrewing it, and the top COVER came off, revealing another button...
Any help would be appreciated.

there is a clip in the front side of it that you need to pry out with a small flathead screwdriver. then it justs pulls right off.

and I'm assuming the clip is UNDERNEATH the ****?

No, it is about midway down the shifter ****. You will see a slot in the shifter head/****. I used an angled pick. Once the clip is out, you may have to pull the **** straight up with some force. We are talking about an automatic, I assume.

Yep
So the clip is in the head of the shifter ****, but I don't see it...Can I see it easily, is it the top, left, right or bottom side of the ****?

Move your shifter ALL the way to 1st gear.

The clip is in the middle of the ****, about halfway down, on the FRONT. It's more of a "feel for it thing" than actually being able to see it easily.

oh WOW, I can't believe I didn't see that...it seems odd that I didn't see that already, but that's not on the **** at all..

now I gotta go back to the junkyard and try it again

Thanks!

Take the clip too. You never know when you may need one.

Perfect advice, thanks for all the posts
The clip is pretty small, was kind of skeptic that I'd even find it

I thought I had to push in the clip (which definitely doesn't make sense now), but when I pushed, it slipped to the top and came out when I pulled out the screwdriver (luck..)
With barely a little force the **** just popped out! Went back for the clip too...

Thanks for the replies though!