I Coulda Bought a New One
08-02-2011, 03:25 PM
#1
Safety Car
Thread Starter
I Coulda Bought a New One
My console lid was pretty much fragged and I coulda bought a new one but wheres the fun??
As you can see its pretty much had it. After noticing the massively reinforced 1/16" thick plastic latch hole that Chevy thought would hold back maybe a 4 year old, I decided to fix both problems at once.
I took an old scrap of plywood and cut it to go inside the perimeter of the old lid. I copied the screw holes, the latch hole and one for the light from the old plastic piece. Inside the lid needed a little grinding of some of the ribs to lay perfectly flat.
I sanded the plywood and applied two coats of satin black paint. After screwing the plywood to the lid I reattached the assembly to the console.
Very solid and it will take a prybar now to get it opened when its locked. The whole deal took an hour or two excluding paint drying time.
As you can see its pretty much had it. After noticing the massively reinforced 1/16" thick plastic latch hole that Chevy thought would hold back maybe a 4 year old, I decided to fix both problems at once.
I took an old scrap of plywood and cut it to go inside the perimeter of the old lid. I copied the screw holes, the latch hole and one for the light from the old plastic piece. Inside the lid needed a little grinding of some of the ribs to lay perfectly flat.
I sanded the plywood and applied two coats of satin black paint. After screwing the plywood to the lid I reattached the assembly to the console.
Very solid and it will take a prybar now to get it opened when its locked. The whole deal took an hour or two excluding paint drying time.
08-02-2011, 03:36 PM
#2
Pro
Good Idea, I would have stained the wood with a clear so it would look like a quality wood cover not the plastic one it came with. Can you get it reupholstered also. Maybe you could make this a DIY tech tip.
08-02-2011, 04:34 PM
#4
Safety Car
Thread Starter
Thanks Peter. I have the nice padded and embroidered console lid cover already so I didnt recover the OEM top except with what I already had. If I woulda had a nicer piece of plywood I probly woulda stained it. I may yet do that.
Last edited by HlhnEast; 08-02-2011 at 07:27 PM.
01-08-2012, 11:14 PM
#6
Burning Brakes
Great work. Like you, I've got better things to spend my money on!! (Like college tuition for my kids!!).
