Parts needed:
The roof console
The mounting posts (4 of them)
Dome light mounting screws(2 Needed) (You need these in order to correctly mount
the dome light section!)
Unscrew the black ground wire
Cut off about 2" of the wires from the connector back (We are patching it in.)
(NOTE: The dome light bulb holders they tend to get heated up and break this seems to be the
weakest part of this console.)
**REMOVE BATTERY CABLE Your going to be playing with the electrical wiring!
HEADLINER REMOVAL:
If you have removed your headliner before do so now and skip to the next section, if you have
never done this before do the following:
Remove sunvisors and mounting assembly
Remove "B" pillar black plastic moldings/ rear T-Top lock moldings
Remove the coat hangers\ rear speaker covers
Snap off the seat belt receptacle trim (be careful they break easily)
Remove the plastic molding between the headliner and rear window (4 screws)
Remove the dome light assembly (slide the clips off of the studs)
Note: There are 4 plastic clips held in place with steel retainers embedded into the headliner
material in the forward section of the headliner where your visors sit. These are almost impossible
to get off without doing some damage! Try to pull gently slowly and constantly, don't jerk or pull
quickly, otherwise damage will occur!
Go around and gently remove the headliner, parts of it may be stuck in place be
careful!
Set the headliner aside for now, remove the old dome light mounting studs and install
the console mount posts, there should be some little divots already pre-punched for you to drill a
small hole into. Do not over tighten!
Go ahead and check the mount posts positions stick the console up there and push it
forward into the mounting posts, everything at this point should be ok. Remove the console.
HEADLINER HOLE CUTTING:
**Be careful when cutting. Remember you cannot fix it once you have cut too much.
***DO NOT CUT OUT YOUR HEADLINER UPHOLSTERY!!!!!
What you need to do is cut from the center of the area where your upholstery is into 4
triangular sections cut down to 1/2" away from each corner of the headliner and stretch the fabric
around and over where you cut out the headliner material (kind of like your existing dome light
hole is) use spray glue or what I used gray duct tape to affix the cloth this will hold the fabric in
place and there will be no chance of the material ever pulling out.
After having cut the upholstery material go ahead and test fit the console and see if it?s
going to fit, if you have to make any additional cuts do so now while the headliner is out of the
car.
After you have finished with the first hole cut out the second two smaller oval holes,
(you won't have to worry about stretching the fabric on these holes cut all the way through.
Go back into the car and remove the wiring harness clips for the dome light, you'll have
to feed it through the forward hole in your headliner when you install it.
Re-install your headliner
WIRING:
You should have the orange and white wiring harness sticking through the forward hole
in your headliner, let about 3 " of wire stick out and cut it off, prep the wires.
The wiring from the console is as follows:
Black- ground to body
Purple/purple and white and or white wires from console to white wire from car
Do a good job of splicing these wires, if you use wire connectors like I did be warned
that when it comes time to install the console, there's not a lot of space up there and you may
have to stuff the wires around a bit.
Before you install the console check and make sure the map light bulb is good and also
make sure the bulb receptacle is making good contact with the board.
Install the plug into your console and install the console itself. Line up the posts with
the console, you may have to push up as well as forward because of the headliner material GO
SLOW!
Now install the 2 dome light post screws (don't over tighten!)
Hook your battery back up and try it out, the button on the console closest to the driver
seat should turn on the map light, the other should turn on the rest of your interior lights.