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Title: 98 blazer console adapting for my 83
Post by: winky on October 27, 2012, 10:52:28 pm

Going to attempt to put upper console out of a 98 blazer in my truck. Why? I like the lights and fancy temp and compass haha :) a buddy gave me the console so why not?

Got it home and figured out the wiring

It works!
(http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/josh_brooks2/4D48E38D-FBDB-4B76-A2EA-BBFB6864628B-1768-000001F61E6CFEC4.jpg)

Full size ( too long)
(http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/josh_brooks2/8BCBDA09-C381-4614-8B53-071F707EDD2F-1768-000001F602D6141B.jpg)

I like the look and lights on this one so I'm going to shorten it and use it.  Removing the cd holder part
(http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/josh_brooks2/5449CFD3-7815-4C83-9D67-3F04AB065F5C-1768-000001F629AC552F.jpg)

Finished cutting out section on top panel, this is what it'll look like
(http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/josh_brooks2/C7FBEB77-BD83-4B74-8DBD-5C4A248EA39E-1768-000001F63D95A523.jpg)

Getting bottom panel ready (wife's steak knife set helped out haha)
(http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/josh_brooks2/A9D5F0BE-FD9C-47C2-93C7-AE7BBC3B44BD-1768-000001F652150288.jpg)

Everything welded back up
(http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/josh_brooks2/EF749A46-9491-4CCE-9075-9143E1C64CA1-1768-000001F65D3E6C10.jpg)

Sitting on console
(http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/josh_brooks2/E7306271-5053-4088-9BB8-85D10E6DF360-1768-000001F66FFB172D.jpg)

Still need to sand down and paint it all and fit it to the head liner. Any tips would be helpfull have any questions or comments let me know, thanks for looking!

Title: Re: 98 blazer console adapting for my 83
Post by: Captkaos on October 30, 2012, 09:55:37 pm

You look here? http://73-87.com/7387garage/interior/overhead_console.htm

Title: Re: 98 blazer console adapting for my 83
Post by: winky on October 31, 2012, 04:43:25 pm

Wish I had lol! I had the lights in front and back plus the main one so it wouldn't even fit in the cab. I'm don't modifying it any ways now lol.

(http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/josh_brooks2/730B4363-AD26-474B-A27F-8B2B6B0CFFD6-1085-00000142AF1F141A.jpg)


Ended up shortening it by over a foot

Title: Re: 98 blazer console adapting for my 83
Post by: winky on November 01, 2012, 07:09:45 pm

Blahhhhhh........  Hooked it all up.... Everything works but after about 45 seconds the temp goes to -- anyone had this happen or have any ideas?

Title: Re: 98 blazer console adapting for my 83
Post by: kalbert on December 04, 2012, 10:09:29 am

Probably a dumb question but you did grab the temp sensor too right?

Title: Re: 98 blazer console adapting for my 83
Post by: winky on January 13, 2013, 11:13:11 am

yup, sorry not trying to grave digg here. haven't been on in a while. just wanted to say that on the newer consoles and the one ones with the fuel trim etc you need the signal from the ecu to tell it how often to update,if you dont it defaults to that one direction and the temp goes blank. hopefully this will help any one else that ever trys this