Well go something from the UPS folks on my porch when I got home from work. It was my +99 console and hardware from NorCalVP. Well I just couldn't wait till this weekend since I am heading to the beach for a week of vacation and had to get it put in, okay I was impatiant
Well it was simple and I like to thank Bob_98SR5 for his write up and answering a few of my questions and also SLC Punk for a few answered questions too. Bob with the right bracket and handbrake handle no need to cut anything its just a strait plug and play install, as for the electronics they were a matter of moving the wire to the front and moving the switches.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...42604975yeRLZN
Well have a look through the album and there you will find pics as I went along. So for anyone thinking about this its easy just find a complete console and handle and one bracket and you will be good. I think this took me about 1.5hrs and that included taken the pictures as I went along.
Hope everyone enjoys !

 

Thats awesome, I might try and do the same for mine. I wonder if there is a piece of a dash kit you could get for that part of the console. jason B might have something.

 

WT,

Hey, that's great you finished it! Good that you bought all the parts Told ya it would save time!

Great pics too. I may want to borrow some of them w/ your permission, of course.

Bob

 

No problem Bob Let me know if you prefer the high res pictures I got a folder of them here but only sent up a few to the album. Yeah all worked out great that bracket is the ticket .
As for the wood trim I am starting to get some fadding real bad on a few pieces so maybe this summer just remove it all and get something else... Hmmm dang need more mod money... oh yeah TAX refund....

 

WT,

Just curious, what is the yaw rate sensor assembly for?

Thanks.

Roy

 

Wow that's pretty neato - I might have to try that mod myself.

So if you get the whole thing (console, handle, bracket) from a junkyard or whatnot, you don't have to drill or cut anything?

 

Okay now I'm confused ?? what are you asking ?? or is it just me

 

Yeap as easy as that no cutting no fuss just be sure to get one that has a heater cut out in it if you have one now. Bob has a excellent write up on it on his page but you can skip the cutting and tapping parts just unbolt and rebolt, move 3 things to dash holes and your done. Maybe we can talk Bob into updating his writeup cause I'm to lazy to do one of them.
Oh at lunch today I noticed something neat the newer top lid has another opening(compartment) on it I didn't have on my old one....

 

VA and WT:

to your questions, my writeup does say that buying all the parts will save you alot of time and allows you to skip certain steps:

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ADDENDUM: READ THIS BEFORE YOU CONTINUE!
When I originally conceived of this mod in January 2003, I only started with the 99 center console shell and had to purchase the rest of the internal parts. The cost of this mod was approaching my threshold and thus, I modified and recycled many parts to make it "fit".

Roger from Colorado provided the best tip and improvement to this mod thus far: find a local junkyard or ebay seller and acquire the 99 e-brake assembly as well as the silver bracket. Buying from a junkyard or ebay will not only lower the cost of this mod, but also save you a significant amount of time---you can skip Parts 3 and 4. Steps 3 and 4 are labor intensive steps.

Keep this in mind when you read the rest of this write up. Enjoy!

****

Bob

 

Took me awhile to find that top compartment too :-)

 

WT,

I was asking about the device on this picture which says : sensor assembly, yaw rate.

Thanks

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...42605093IDRWeG

 

my 01 came with this mod

only foolin'! nice clean work.

 

Just a note, even if you can't get the handle/ bracket, driling is simple and literally only takes few minutes w/ a cordless drill and the right sized bits.

 

You know good question don't know LOL was actually the label on the bracket thought it was the part number really didn't pay much attention to what it actually said till now that you pointed it out. I was in a hurry to get the picture pushed up and just get it installed.

 

It took me over 6mo to find that little storage compartment in the lid. My son was the one who actually found it by accident. I was like HEY COOL! I even looked at the bottom of it and wondered why all the dead space? Never ocurred to me to pull up on it without releasing the latch. I use this space to store all my gas receipts, a pen, and my tire guage. Kinda stealthy if you don't know about it.

 

there's also a coin holder thing that holds up to 4 dollars in quarters

which would be awesome if they didnt RATTLE SO MUCH!

i'm gonna cut up some rubber pieces and glue them in there to kill some of that sometime soon...