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Old 12-17-2010, 09:01 PM
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Dude, can you get me a pic of where/what the plug in for the power outlet looks like and where it is. I have been told its by the seat belt dinger wire, but i cant find it.
 
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Old 12-18-2010, 02:31 AM
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the plug is directly under the front left bracket of the middle seat. It is under the carpet, i had to slit the carpet and pull it out.
 
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Old 12-18-2010, 08:52 AM
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Alright, as with most things this turned into a much bigger project than i ever thought. All easy but very time consuming. You will need to remove the entire front row of seats AS ONE them flip it over and drill out all the rivets that hold the center seat brackets. About 8 of them. From there on out its just putting the seats back in real simple but dont waste your time tring to find a way to do it with out taking the seats out. You have no other choice. all the holes and even the wiring harness for the power outlet are all ready drilled and holes in the carpet cut from the factory. hope this is helpful to anyone thinking of installing the actual dodge center console in the future
Is it really that hard? I was thinking of taking it out and taking the seat off of the bracket and keeping the armrest and making a box for underneath the armrest. Idk, I will look into it I guess...
 
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Old 12-18-2010, 01:11 PM
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No if thats your plan, dodge actually set you up perfectly. There are 4 brackets that come off the bucket seats and would make a perfect flat platform to bolt a box to complete with threaded mounting points. If the unclip and remove the seat cushion you will be able to see everything very clearly
 
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Old 12-18-2010, 04:43 PM
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Ok guys here are the pics. Hopefully this will help you guys decide. It is nice have some storage plus an extra power outlet

BEFORE:
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DURING:
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AFTER:
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JUST CUZ I HAD THE CAMERA OUT:
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Old 12-18-2010, 06:14 PM
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Nice Job, looks great.
 
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Old 12-18-2010, 07:30 PM
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Very nice work. I've been thinking of doing this myself but that depends how much I could find the console for around here. Probably won't start looking till it gets a bit warmer though. If you don't mind my asking how much did you pay for the console?
 
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Old 12-18-2010, 07:58 PM
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Very nice work. I've been thinking of doing this myself but that depends how much I could find the console for around here. Probably won't start looking till it gets a bit warmer though. If you don't mind my asking how much did you pay for the console?
Here's one, they have it listed for a 2002 but I'd swear its a 05+ console... maybe the 02 had the same console?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/02-DO...Q5fAccessories
 
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I got mine for $69. You can use the one out of the 2 gens they are just black instead of the llight gray. But other than that they are the exact same thing
 
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Originally Posted by QuadDodge02
No if thats your plan, dodge actually set you up perfectly. There are 4 brackets that come off the bucket seats and would make a perfect flat platform to bolt a box to complete with threaded mounting points. If the unclip and remove the seat cushion you will be able to see everything very clearly
Ok, cool thanks man. I will be looking in to as soon as I have some time. Console looks awesome in the truck.
 
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