Originally Posted by pizzaguy
Yea that screwed me up, too. Figured it was something to do with the Top (which, in a weird way, it does).
I found that I could work it free by pulling, twisting and praying
*. And I didn't break anything in the process!
* that is not a typo.
Were you able to determine what the tether is for? Near as I could tell all it did was secure the console to the drivetrain tunnel. Not sure why though.