center console Reply #15 – February 13, 2008, 04:09:47 AM Quote from: CougarSE;203781And IPSD is wrong again! The 83-84 console is one in its own.Got 5 lug snow flakes?i guess this is where i should say oops sorry i fusked up or i guess i'm not a thunk as smart i was or something like that. i did forget to mention that the 83-84 is a full length console and the 85-88 is not. what ever else there differences are or if 86 night cat can make it work will never be known because mr cougar se can step in and say i'm wrong but doesn't tell us how. maybe he doesn't know or just likes the way it makes him feel to point out that someone is wrong. way to go cougar se thanks for all the help. you did so much to help us out. to step in and someone is wrong without any other input is just as wrong as i am. so thanks again cougar se and i'm sorry 86 night car if i misled you just trying to help you get it figured out. Quote Selected
center console Reply #16 – February 13, 2008, 08:43:51 AM no worries, acually, the that's why i wanted this one, i liked that it was full length. I may need to find a new bezel to use with it, but it's all good. Quote Selected
center console Reply #17 – February 13, 2008, 09:30:24 AM The 1983-84 console can be made to physically bolt up to a 1985-88 dash. You would definitely need the correct radio panel for the car; those panels don't interchange between 1983-84 and 1985-88. The biggest problem comes in with the tray in front of the radio panel. There is a difference in the angles, where they meet the radio panel. Might have to do some shaving down.For the console switch panel itself, the window and mirror switches are in opposite positions, and the aforementioned joystick is what controls the mirrors. There may also be a slight wiring difference with the window switch that we've also mentioned on here before. That won't affect the operation of the windows. The power seat and window switches bolt right up to either panel.The two types of lids (flat or raised) have their own unique undersides that do not interchange. But either lid will fit any console liner. Technically the 1983 lids are a little different; I think it's where the hinge bolts on, something about the holes not being the same as later ones. I have a 1983 lid somewhere that I'll have to dig out one day and verify this, but I do know that it has its own part number. But it would still bolt to the console and work the same as any other lid. It doesn't matter which lid you have...it's just personal preference.But for the metal brackets that bolt to the floor; the console wiring harness; the console liner; and so on, it will basically interchange without much of an issue.And just FYI: there is a deeper grain on 1983-84 console panels (tray, switch panel) and the panels are black. The 1985-88 ones are almost smooth in grain, and are a very dark grey. If you want, you could sand the grain down and spray the panels dark grey, and nobody would ever know the difference. That's what I did in the convertible: used a 1984 switch panel, sanded down the grain, and painted it the interior color. Not a problem at all. Quote Selected
center console Reply #18 – February 13, 2008, 11:18:48 AM Quote from: ipsd;203863i guess this is where i should say oops sorry i fusked up or i guess i'm not a thunk as smart i was or something like that. i did forget to mention that the 83-84 is a full length console and the 85-88 is not. what ever else there differences are or if 86 night cat can make it work will never be known because mr cougar se can step in and say i'm wrong but doesn't tell us how. maybe he doesn't know or just likes the way it makes him feel to point out that someone is wrong. way to go cougar se thanks for all the help. you did so much to help us out. to step in and someone is wrong without any other input is just as wrong as i am. so thanks again cougar se and i'm sorry 86 night car if i misled you just trying to help you get it figured out.By golly IPSD is wrong again. The 85-88 Consoles are not all short! The 85-86 units are LONG and the 87-88 units are short.The 83-84 consoles kinda-sorta fit the later cars. They don't match up on the bottom of the dash. The console brackets that bolt to the bottom of the dash on 85-88 cars are not able to be used with an early console in a later car. So I don't know my consoles? I knew my snowflakes were 4 lug. Remember that? I've sold more consoles than you have seen, given away more consoles than you will ever touch and currently have more console styles than you know exist. Quote Selected
center console Reply #19 – February 13, 2008, 11:20:44 AM thanks for setting it straight eric. Quote Selected
center console Reply #20 – February 13, 2008, 05:54:21 PM I got my full consule with plate and everything from FLSTCI71Message him he has almost every color u want lol. and mine fit in the 86 Cougar perfectly. Quote Selected
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