FivepointSlow
Well-Known Member
I am going to be swapping my god awful and useless center console, that from the factory came with a single useless cup holder, and now has no cup holder due to my recent power outlet mod
to a console out of a 2002.
I figured. While I'm doing that I might aswell upgrade my shifter bezel and get rid of that stupid door, and my double single din radio bezel for a single double din radio bezel.
I'm very aware what is involved in swapping the center consoles. Pretty much identical. Same mounting points. Very straight forward. I will need to modify the wiring harness but between the one in the 02 and the one in my 94 I'll be fine.
The shifter bezel is equally as easy. I think in the new edge bezels the connector for the power wires are different but nothing a little splicing can't fix.
The radio bezel is where I'm confused. On my 1994 bezel, I have a support bar that bolts into the firewall. On the newer ones it has no bar. It looks like it just pops into the dash. So my question is what do I need to support a double din radio? Is there a bracket I can take out of a junkyard car or something I have to get custom with?
New radio bezel-
94 bezel with support bar-
I will also be using the rear defroster button and fog light buttons from a radio bezel and rewiring everything to work off those, I will then put a coin holder in the center console and at some point replace my cluster bezel with a newer one aswell so I don't have 2 rear defrosters.
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to a console out of a 2002.
I figured. While I'm doing that I might aswell upgrade my shifter bezel and get rid of that stupid door, and my double single din radio bezel for a single double din radio bezel.
I'm very aware what is involved in swapping the center consoles. Pretty much identical. Same mounting points. Very straight forward. I will need to modify the wiring harness but between the one in the 02 and the one in my 94 I'll be fine.
The shifter bezel is equally as easy. I think in the new edge bezels the connector for the power wires are different but nothing a little splicing can't fix.
The radio bezel is where I'm confused. On my 1994 bezel, I have a support bar that bolts into the firewall. On the newer ones it has no bar. It looks like it just pops into the dash. So my question is what do I need to support a double din radio? Is there a bracket I can take out of a junkyard car or something I have to get custom with?
New radio bezel-
94 bezel with support bar-
I will also be using the rear defroster button and fog light buttons from a radio bezel and rewiring everything to work off those, I will then put a coin holder in the center console and at some point replace my cluster bezel with a newer one aswell so I don't have 2 rear defrosters.
Crapatalkin' on the iPhone 5.0