Showing posts with label upper console instal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label upper console instal. Show all posts

Friday, May 23, 2014

Upper Console Installed

I have the upper console pretty much installed. I have some tweaking to do and I want to see if I can add some more felt around the top edge to try and tidy up my install a little more. I also want to make sure my wires are tucked away neatly inside of the console, I did a pretty good job but there are a lot of wires in there so I just want to be doubly, doubly sure that there are not any pinched wires or wires that are not properly insulated that could cause a short, a short would be very bad! :(

I have the push buttons wires run down the drivers side windshield frame and under the dash to be plugged into the tone generator on the Knight Rider World Voice Box. They too can be hooked up to do things individually but that would be a whole load more wires to deal with so for now I'm OK with them just being hooked up to a tone generator when I put the Knight Rider 2 T.V. dash in. I have the rocker switches wired, the first two as mentioned before are for the front Fog Lights, the other four switches are not yet assigned for any purpose yet, not sure what I'll use them for just yet.

The headliner near the front will need some additional padding as I appear to have a gap there that needs to be filled, perhaps some 1/2" foam rubber under the headliner will do the trick? I'll see what I can do about that.

I'll follow up a little more on my install with a video as I know there are many out there who seem to like my videos.

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Upper Console Mounting Brackets Painted

I painted the mounting brackets that I made from some aluminum 1" wide channel for my upper console install.  I probably did not really need to paint it as it is being covered by the console anyways but I just like to be thorough.

Friday, May 9, 2014

Upper Console Update 3

I had to cut out part if the headliner and then cut out a section of the T - bar in order to make a hole to allow some room for the backs of my side rocker switches on the upper console. That was a slow and painful job cutting that out with my Dremel tool. I did another test fit and still need to make the hole a tiny bit bigger as it still interfered with the switch wire connectors.... A little job to continue tomorrow. I'll also file the edges of the hole smooth once I am satisfied that I have a good fit and then prime and paint my hole to prevent any rust getting in there. I'm getting close to having the upper console installed.