Roof console in my neon! 1st on this site for sure.

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:54 pm

I did a search here and found nothing. Which means no one on here has one. So I am one of few if there are any out there that have one. I yanked this out of a 98 Chevy Blazer

Only mounted up there. Still have to make and cut some parts in the headliner to get it to be flush all the way back. And I got the wires and sensor for the temp/compass. So I have the lights hooked up now. But I want to replace all the map lights and dome light with superflux LEDS. Should look really cool and be alot brighter and draw less power. So far I am VERY happy with it. Extremely useful. Didn't pay too much for it all either. Only 40 for the whole console and all the wiring/sensors I need to make everything work. And I need to paint the "grey" black. And I also want to put a 5-6 in TV in the second compartment. Would work perfectly! On with the pics!

caustic neon · Post by **caustic neon** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:10 am

that looks killer, my wife has a blazer and i never even thought of that. but i did want to put a tv in the last compartment so pics and a how to are deff requested.

REKIII · Post by **REKIII** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:13 am

That looks unexpectedly good!

Bob

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:16 am

Reminds me of my old Chrysler Fifth Avenue!
You should get a disco ball hanging fromt here, or maybe a strobe light.

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:16 am

Thanks guys. I am very happy with it. Still gunna mod it out some. But the usefulness of this thing is amazing. Sunglasses holder, digital thermometer and compass, cd holder(going to house my tv), and 4 movable map lights and one huge dome light which I can put many lights in for many different colors at my will.

Install wasn't too bad. Just took a little creativity. I will do a little write up tomorrow and take pics the next time I take it down to wire it up all the way.

Mopar_Korean · Post by **Mopar_Korean** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:39 am

Thats pretty nifty. To bad I have a sunroof. Maybe I can think of something.....

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:42 am

Blazers did actually come with a "short" console. Basically something like this just much shorter to accommodate the sunroof. How well it will work in a neon I don't know. But just letting you know.

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:18 am

sunroof ftl god i love youre mods always so different(in the good way like mommy told us when we were kids)

OB · Post by OB » Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:24 am

Wow clean install, nice job.

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:32 am

Fuzzyneon wrote:sunroof ftl god i love youre mods always so different(in the good way like mommy told us when we were kids)

Thanks guys. Really appriciate it. This actually wasn't too hard. But the hard part is on the way. Tryin to get pieces cut up and places in to make it fit perfectly flush. Wiring the temp gauge/compass should be easy though now that I have the plug for it.

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:33 am

i vote you paint the tan that crazy green color

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:37 am

Opi wrote:i vote you paint the tan that crazy green color

That tan is aqually fabric. The headliner fabric. So that would be more difficult. I could glass it I suppose. For now it will just be painted black. And I will continue working on other projects. ...the 823943728 I have going on hahah.

But thanks for the tip dude.

PioneerUrban · Post by **PioneerUrban** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:36 am

Now that is cool!

Would like to see some pics when it's finished.

Good job on that!

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:08 pm

OMG!!! That is so friggin pimp, i love it!

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:14 pm

Thanks. I figured alot would love it. Now time for all you to scour your jy to find one! hahah

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:18 pm

And the really shitty part is that I JUST SOLD my Blazer a few months ago... I could have easily taken the roof console from it beforehand...

REKIII · Post by **REKIII** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:22 pm

I'm pretty sure GM used the same console in the silverado and sierra pickups too. I know my 01 silverado I used to have had a very similar console.

Bob

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:25 pm

They also used them in jimmys if I am not mistaken.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:26 pm

Blazer, Jimmy, Bravada, they're all the same thing.

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:08 pm

i have a console EXACTLY like that!

in my blazer.

NickKo · Post by **NickKo** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:35 pm

kornholio788 wrote:Install wasn't too bad. Just took a little creativity. I will do a little write up tomorrow and take pics the next time I take it down to wire it up all the way.

WAY Cool.

Please keep us posted and Thanks !

I BET a lot of local junkyards are going to be running out of overhead consoles from Jimmys and S-10's soon .....

The WORST part of the whole thing, is having to go into the CHEVY section at the junkyard to get the overhead console !!

The Horror.

- Nick

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:47 pm

i wouldnt bother doin this to my 2gn, but i wonder if it would fit the coupe...

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:53 pm

Just so everyone knows the fitment isn't perfect. There are def gaps between the roof and the console. And you can't see them in the pics. I don't want people buying these then bitchin at me cuz it isn't a perfect fit. As it most definitely isn't. Honestly the pics make it look alot better fitting then it is. But quite frankly the gaps don't bother me. But I love a challenge so I am going to fill them in anyway.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:03 pm

Could you trim the console a bit to fix those gaps, or are they huge?

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:27 pm

TheRandom1 wrote:Could you trim the console a bit to fix those gaps, or are they huge?

It isn't the consol that needs trimming really. I guess you could do it like that. But the contour is just a little off. I will take pics tonight to give you guys a better idea of what I am talking about.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:40 pm

Yeah, hurry up and do that then! lol

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:47 pm

TheRandom1 wrote:Yeah, hurry up and do that then! lol

Lol I am at work son! I will tonight.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:49 pm

Sorry, but the coolest overhead console of all time belongs to Dodge...

That would take some work. But they do make a shorter version. Hmmmm....

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:52 pm

Cheeseheads work? Since when?

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:53 pm

I already have a tv on the way for that back compartment. I won't have one in front of it like that one though. And I will indeed have glow in it. So mine will be sorta like that. Just hand made. Which imo is much more fun. And plus that one would probably be hard to find for 40 bucks in a jy lol