The Overhead Console Thread

[df2x4]

I can mail ya couple if ya need.

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Already got one on the way but thanks!

 

[Z71Hobbs]

I now have a stash of “pegs”

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[TCBRacer77]

Is there any reason why we can’t use the tabs on rear of console in a regular cab? Rather than drilling holes and cutting tabs off? Just thinking if I could replicate “factory mounting” in my regular cab, provided that the inner skin would allow?

 

[sewlow]

Is there any reason why we can’t use the tabs on rear of console in a regular cab? Rather than drilling holes and cutting tabs off? Just thinking if I could replicate “factory mounting” in my regular cab, provided that the inner skin would allow?

Lot of work for the same result.
Not much space between that inner metal skin & the outer roof. Cutting those holes in the right spot without doing any damage to the outer would be a whole lot dicier than punching 3 small holes.
...and yes, those holes should be punched, not drilled. Drilling removes material. Punching doesn't. Leaves more metal for the screws to glom onto.

 

[TCBRacer77]

Lot of work for the same result.
Not much space between that inner metal skin & the outer roof. Cutting those holes in the right spot without doing any damage to the outer would be a whole lot dicier than punching 3 small holes.
...and yes, those holes should be punched, not drilled. Drilling removes material. Punching doesn't. Leaves more metal for the screws to glom onto.

What kind of punch are we talking? I’ve seen sheet metal punches but I can’t seem to picture how that would work without access to back side of sheet metal. Sorry… I’m learning lol…

 

[sewlow]

I have a 5 & a 7-pack, but these would work. Start little & work up.

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[TCBRacer77]

I have a 5 & a 7-pack, but these would work. Start little & work up.

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Okay I see, I think I was over complicating it in my head. I was thinking of the sheet metal hole punches that stamp cuts a hole… This makes perfect sense, thank you!

 

[bretcopsey]

If you remove that garage door opener door, (Yes. That's actually what it's for!) a lens from an S-10 overhead light snaps right into that opening.
The tabs on the lens actually match up & snap into pre-existing holes in the console.
The fit is slightly loose, but a needle or pliers heated up can be used to slightly melt/bend the tabs on the lens from the backside of the console when the lens is installed, to get it to fit just that much better.
Operative word is 'slightly'!
Don't bend the tabs so much so that if you ever have to replace the bulb, the console has to be removed in order to get the lens off.
Throw in an LED festoon bulb or two. Wire it up into the dash light rheostat as the original O/H light is.

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...or...
Go BIG & r-e-a-l-l-y bright!
There's room for 2 or 3 of these, depending on what size you get.

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Any help on what year S-10 for this lens? I’ve tried searching for S-10 dome lens and keep coming up with a Dorman part #74323 which is much smaller than what would be required to fill the hole after removing the garage door opener door from the console.

 

[sewlow]

Yea, I couldn't find a part number either.
I'll stop by the P-n-P in the next couple of days & see if I can find one.

 

[bretcopsey]

I made it out to the pick n pull today and can confirm this lens came in overhead consoles in S10 Blazers, Jimmys and Bravadas which also have the home link module that should pop right into the truck console. Looks like the years are 95-04.

I grabbed what I could find since I was there. None of the lenses have part numbers on them.