I'm thinking about putting a 4th gen console in my car. It has a cupholder, lol, and it will be easier for me to adapt my Flip-out-TV once I get it here. I was wondering if anyone has pics of one installed in a 3rd gen. I remember a post awhile back, but I couldn't tell very well what it looked like. Thanks alot.

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Dallas
Ram Air Z

 

installation info is in my sig,

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WAs it hard to fabricate?

 

Hey, thanks alot. The only question I'm having is how to get the CD player and A/C controls to fit. I haven't gotten the console yet, but wanna know how hard it would be for those. Thanks.

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Dallas
Ram Air Z

 

Well, thats a firebird, the Camaro's are much harder.

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Are there any differences between the 97+ TA console and the 97+ Camaro console. Which would be a better fit into my car if they are different, thanks alot.

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Dallas
Ram Air Z

 

I guess It doesnt work with power windows/mirrors?

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i only see these consoles with automatics how do they fit on a manual third gen?

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i've seen it done, kinda overdone but it's a different mod and i'm not one to tell someone to leave it stock......why wouldn't your display idea work? mine worked just fine.

 

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[This message has been edited by nosaint (edited December 14, 2001).]

 

Hey Nosaint, is that your car in the picture??? If so, Which console did you buy, Firebird, or Camaro, and what year did it come out of. I saw that you had 2 head unit, and your A/C controls. That is what I want to do with mine. I am putting in a Flip out TV, but I am keeping my CD player. How hard was it to do, thanks.

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Dallas
Ram Air Z

 

its a 93 - 97 trans am model.

I had to cut the bottom of the audio pod out and remove some of the stuff in the back.
It requires so messing around to make it all neat and tidy. But two units will fit. The bottom one is a DSP unit.

 

is that the ash try that was turned into the power window switch holder?? I like that alot, how hard was it??

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1 of 2,384 made, Black with Silver decals
383 c.i. TPI, my "little beast"

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I was raised a FORD guy, but I def. couldn't resist that one.

 

minor hacking required. i wanted to keep the cover, do a search for GRDPRX i think, he made a panel for both window switches and the power mirror one.

 

for my power window switches I dremeled out the ash tray and I am custom forming something so it looks like it was never there, stuff is drying maybe I will have some pics tonight......hopefully

 

Hey Nosaint,
What are those seats out of? They look like they came out of an older Bonneville SSE/SSEI.
I like them, let me know how they fit.

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not bonneville
91 corvette sports

[This message has been edited by nosaint (edited December 14, 2001).]

 

Will a 4th gen console work with a 5 speed?

 

Ok sort of on the same topic, Has anyone used the 4th gen heater controls, with the center console, on their 3rdgen? I like the rotory design better than the slider. It would be different too.

 

yeah, I wanna know too. I'm thinkin of doin a complete swap if I can find a decent parts car to pull from. I'd much rather have an electricly controlled HVAC system than the current vacuum controls.

 

No. The 3rd gens are cable operated, while the 4ths are electronic...You would literally have to replace everything in teh A/C system just about...

 

Firebird's are a breeze. You may be able to fab something with an old firebird pod to mount into the camaro for your radio and a/c controls.

Re: the 4th gen controls, first they are much larger than the 3rd gen, second the 3rd gen is cable, vacuum and electronic, the 4th gen is all electronic so it wouldn't quite work.

If you want to change out to a 4th gen heater core then you'd be fine.

 

... how bout that auto-shifter? I'm assuming by the handles that most of the swaps are on automatic trans 3rd gens (like mine ... ah someday, I'm'a find mahself a 6-speed ) anyway... what I'm wonderin' is if ya'll ever feel a need for the gear-lights? Anyone think there's a way to fab the gear-lights (gear position lights) into the 4th gen console? Mine in my '91 T/A glow that pontiac bloody orange, which I'd like to keep!

 

Here is my litte setup,

This is the newest pic. There are wires everywhere due to my Carb to TPI swap.


This is an earlier pic with a T-Handle since I couldn't find my regular ****,