vk console
Hello ppl
i got a vk commodore and the console that was in it when i bought it wasn't secure to the car, i had a look and the console that was in there and it only has 2 holes for 2 screws, and on the car where the console screw's into only has one hole, so i thought it must of been the wrong console, went to the wreckers and asked for a console out of a 85 vk commodore,
they gave me 1 for $35, pretty good i think, anyway it has 2 holes also, any1 know reason why is this?
cheers,
jade.
Last edited by Redy; 15-04-2010 at 12:51 PM.
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theres only one hole in the body of the car is that wat ur saying?
my car has 3 screw holes
2 at the front
and one in the back
Originally Posted by BIGbrown1
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do u have a hole in the front or the back??
maybe it got new carpet in it and they didnt put the holes for the screw thru the carpet
sit the consloe in where it shud be and get a texta and put it thru the texta hole in the concole to make a dot on the carpet
then cut out the dot and there shud be a hole
hey vkjonno
thanks for replying, well yeah there is only 1 in the body of the car, and my car don't have carpet just yet, gotta buy some new or 2nd hand, prob new stuff tho, so yeah i am not sure why the console has 2 at the back, and this has 1 at the from, just b4 the hand-brake
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thats weird
wait on sec ill run out and check mine
k i got one at the back, one next to the hand brake, and two at the front!
well mate i got no idea
take a photo and show me
The ones with the big console compartment in a VK have two screws inside the compartment at the rear, should also be something up the front to hold it down
ok i'll take a photo of the console i have and a photo of inside the car also tomorrow.
It depends which console you have, the low level console has one screw near the hand brake and two up the front.
The high rise console has two screws in the compartment as said above that screw to a bracket welded to the floor, cant remember if there is a clip or something up the front but i know there is no screws up there.
ooooooh i think my car must of had the low level 1, cause the screw's are in the same place that u described, cheers mate!
here are the pics anyway lol, i thought the console i had when i bought it was out of a different commodore like a vl or something, so i went n got 1 out of a vk and it was the same, didn't know there was 2 different version, oh well gotta look for a low level 1 now lol.
also i suppose there isn't away around putting the high-rise 1 in if the holes don't match up?
Yup that the high rise Calais/Berlina console, is pretty easy to put in, just need the bracket from the floor, the wrecker should be able to cut it out for you, then all you need to do is either weld or screw it down to the floor, you should be able to see where it goes under the carpet, in the third pic you can see where there is no sound deadening, that's where it goes.
Can take a pic tonight for ya as I have welded one to the floor pan of the wagon
ah i see, yeah that be great mate, need all the help i can get. any specific name i need to tell the wreckers? or should they know?
They will know, but its only a flat piece of steel with a couple of folds, make one
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maybe the vl one is different to the vk and u got a vl one
ah not sure, i asked for a console out of a vk, and it was out of a berlina, and apparently there different to the standard? lol i can get 1 off ebay for 95, gonna ask around the wreckers tho
The pic above is definitely a VB-VK console, not VL. The bracket you are looking for is just a small piece of steel with two holes in it, just make one.
captain halfajob
1. big hammer
2. punch
3. hell-long tek screw.
worked for me
(oh and beer)
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do that save the time and trouble1. big hammer
2. punch
3. hell-long tek screw.
worked for me
(oh and beer)
I'd agree the long as screws would be an easier option.
This is what the bracket looks like anyways.
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so wait
do the holes not line up?
I have the high rise console floor mount bracket down the shed (the 1 and only one I have seen on ebay in 5 years lol) and can trace around it on a bit of A4 and save as a printable PDF so you can then recreate it at the right size...
let me know if you want it by sending a pm of your email to me
cheers
Greg
yeah that be sweet mate, i pm'd ya with my email, only thing is i don't have a welder or know any1 with 1 (i think) lol
can just screw the bracket to the floor with a few self tappers mate, thats what i did on one of my other vk's years ago.
ah sweet as i'll just do that then heh, i like the high console better then the low
so sorry about not sending you the bracket... had so many other things on I just totally forgot!
I will see if I can get the bracket outlines in an A4 printable PDF to you tomorrow if I remember.
cheers
Greg
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