I have a 2005 Vue with a manual gear shift. Does anyone know how I would remove the plastic cowling which covers the bottom manual gear shift area? I dropped a piece down in the bottom area and cannot reach it

Carefully ..... snaps off.

Are you referring to the cowling around the base of the shifter. I have removed the black plastic part around the top where the window controls are but now need to get at the bottom area

A picture is worth ............................ ?

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please snap a pic and post

I figured my question out. There were a couple of screws hidden by the glove compartment door and one other up under the dash. One removed I was able to open one side and get at the area.
Thanks for checking in and offering to help.